Industry

New jobs may result from tax reductions (12/08/11)
The city's Industrial Development Board approved two tax abatement requests for expansions to existing Shelbyville businesses that may result in new jobs. Last week, Chamber of Commerce head Walt Wood told the city council that he had been working with two existing companies that were in the process of planning expansions, but stressed their plans are not yet complete...

Quake shakes up CKNA production (04/14/11)
Japan's March 11 earthquake has forced adjustments at Nissan parts supplier CalsonicKansei North America, which has plants in Shelbyville and Lewisburg. Workers will soon be supplying parts for five more vehicles....

New industry likes TTC's efforts (09/02/10)
A new industry, or an existing industry looking to expand, needs workers, and that's why the recruitment process often includes information about local opportunities for workforce training. When SMW Automotive announced last week that it would open in the former Summit Polymers building and bring 170 jobs to Shelbyville, the news release issued by the state specifically quoted an SMW executive praising the role played by Tennessee Technology Center and its industrial programs...

New industry announced for Summit building (08/26/10)
State economic development officials announced this morning that SMW Automotive, a supplier of brake and chassis components for companies like Nissan and Volkswagen, will open a production facility this fall in the former Summit Polymers location in Airport Industrial Park. The project represents a $26 million capital investment by SMW and is expected to create 170 jobs over the next five years....

New industry brings 34 jobs (06/10/10)
The creation of 34 new jobs and a $7.25 million investment in Bedford County was announced Wednesday at the former location of DESA Industries. Kentucky-based Gold River Feed Products will open a new location at 783 Eagle Blvd. that will employ the workers over the next five years...

Tyson to add 40 jobs (04/08/10)
Forty new jobs and a $5 million upgrade for the Tyson Foods poultry plant in Shelbyville were announced Wednesday. With the county's unemployment rate at 13 percent, the announcement was welcome news to area leaders. According to Wally Taylor, manager of the Shelbyville complex, work on the improvements will begin as soon as this weekend, which is designed to streamline the operations and, most importantly, add jobs...

Bluegrass artist rep hits a low note (03/31/10)
A Bell Buckle woman who runs an artist representation agency has been ordered to pay restitution to a local bluegrass star after pleading guilty to three theft charges. Michelle L. Bayus of Cemetery Road, who runs MLB Music Agency of Bell Buckle & Sheffield Lake, Ohio, has been ordered to pay $13,144.59 in restitution to bluegrass artist Valerie Smith...

New packaging center a 'Christmas present' in tight economy (12/06/09)
Newell Rubbermaid celebrated the opening of its packaging operations center on Friday with tours for local VIPs and on Saturday with a luncheon for employees and their families. The 133,000-square-foot packaging center adjoins the existing 568,000-square-foot distribution center on Railroad Avenue. It includes packaging functions which were formerly located at Newell Rubbermaid's manufacturing plant on Sharpie Way...

City council doesn't act on mayor's request (11/13/09)
The speed limit on U.S. 231 North will remain the same. Shelbyville's city council took no action on the idea Thursday after Mayor Wallace Cartwright brought up the topic of lowering the speed allowed to 55 mph last week. Cartwright said he would like to see the speed lowered due to the location of Heritage Medical Center and other establishments on the state highway...

Wood: Industries considering area (11/13/09)
Shelbyville & Bedford County Chamber of Commerce CEO Walt Wood said the number of industrial prospects looking at the community is growing, and that the county has been on the "short short list" for several companies this year. Wood spoke Thursday to the Rotary Club of Shelbyville...

GM to kill Saturn brand after Penske deal falls apart (10/01/09)
DETROIT (AP) -- For those who expected General Motors' once-funky Saturn brand to live on with a new owner, there has been a sad twist. Saturn, once billed as a different kind of car company, appears as dead as Pontiac and Oldsmobile. At the brand's 350 remaining dealers around the country, there were high hopes that a deal would be announced for GM to sell the brand to former race car driver and auto industry magnate Roger Penske...

A big bang at the Fire Academy (04/25/08)
If you think you hear explosions around Bedford County next week, there isn't anything to be worried about. "Post blast training" is to be conducted at the Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy (TFACA) on Unionville-Deason Road by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) next week for the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) in preparation for possible deployment...

Luncheon honors professional women (04/25/08)
The 15th Annual Professional Women's Luncheon, held Wednesday at the Blue Ribbon Circle, honored four women with its regular annual awards -- and surprised a fifth woman by honoring her for starting the event. The event is sponsored by WLIJ-AM/WZNG-AM...

Utility plan for BCNH will cut costs (04/24/08)
Bedford County Nursing Home presented a plan Tuesday night to the county's Financial Management Committee which will allow it to separate its utility services from the Bedford County Medical Center building. Earlier this year, some county officials, hearing that it would cost up to $50,000 per month to operate the boiler which serves both buildings, were concerned that the nursing home would become a drain on county finances once the hospital moves to a new location this summer. ...

Injunction bars Tyson from advertising claim (04/23/08)
BALTIMORE (AP) -- A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday barring Tyson Foods from advertising that its poultry products don't contain antibiotics thought to lead to drug resistance in humans. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Richard Bennett was a victory for rivals Perdue Farms and Sanderson Farms Inc., who are suing to stop the advertisements...

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