As of Wednesday afternoon, Clarksville-Montgomery County is without an executive director for Industrial Development.
In a special-called meeting, Frank Tate was fired by the board of directors for the Industrial Development Board s over-arching umbrella agency, the Economic Development Council.
No reason was given publicly for Tate s termination. It s not clear what happens next with what has historically been the top position in local industrial recruitment.
EDC Board Chairperson Suzanne Langford said it is too soon to speculate on that. It was a decision of the (EDC) board and I am sure the board will craft a plan to go forward, County Mayor Jim Durrett said after the meeting.
Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and LG Electronics officials announced April 14 the world-leading home appliance manufacturer will expand its Clarksville operations.
To help meet the unprecedented U.S. demand for its top-rated washing machines, LG plans to increase production by investing an additional $20.5 million to add another shift for manufacturing. Higher production is expected to 334 new jobs, which will bring total LG Clarksville employment to about 1,000 this year.
âAmerican consumers love LG washers from Tennessee, as seen by in the double-digit percentage growth in sales over the past year,â said Thomas Yoon, president and CEO of LG Electronics North America. âThe production expansion in Clarksville will help us meet the unprecedented demand for our top-rated washing machines across the country.â
Chris SmithThe Clarksville-Montgomery County Economic Development Council offices on Jefferson Street.
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The Economic Development Council board this week fumbled the process of hiring a new CEO, causing some concern among board members about a reversal vote, with one calling it “borderline unethical.”
On Monday morning, April 12, the Clarksville-Montgomery County Economic Development Council – the umbrella agency that oversees industrial development, tourism and related economic promotion activity – took a vote between two CEO candidates, referred to as Candidate A and Candidate B. Their identities have not been disclosed.
While board members seem agreed that both are good candidates, there were definite preferences, with Candidate A touted as “professionally trained and highly engaged with economic development associations” who would be new to the area, and the other, Candidate B, someone who already has “established relationship
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This year could see Buckhead’s highway-capping, nine-acre park concept emerge from Covid-induced hibernation. HUB404 would create a tapestry of trails and grassy park settings out of thin air above Georgia Highway 400, at a reported cost of $200 million or more. After years of planning and research, an official fundraising launch and publicity push in late 2019 lent the clearest vision to date only to be torpedoed by the pandemic. “We plan to have the funds identified and raised to get back on track with engineering and final cost estimation [this year],” says Jim Durrett, head of Buckhead Coalition and Buckhead CID. “The nonprofit board is growing, and we’re eager to make progress.”
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CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Arnold Hodges, District 6 county commissioner, passed away early Sunday at the age of 69 following a long battle with leukemia.
“We lost an awfully good county commissioner,” Mayor Jim Durrett told Clarksville Now. “It’s a sad day in Montgomery County.”
A lifetime resident of the Cunningham area, Hodges served 35 years as a forest technician for the Tennessee Department of Agriculture. He was first elected to serve District 6 in 2014.
Hodges was a member of Central Civitan Club, McAlister’s Lodge and the Montgomery County Cattleman’s Association, according to Leaf Chronicle archives.
A funeral service for Hodges has not yet been announced.