OAK RIDGE, Tenn., March 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Two far-reaching projects announced in recent days further bolster the Knoxville-Oak Ridge Innovation Valley’s claim as a world-class center of research, entrepreneurial activities and high tech jobs.
Work begins this week on the 188-acre Cherokee Farms high tech park on the University of Tennessee Knoxville campus. The first building [...]
March 17, 2009
Projects Bolster Innovation Valley Claim as World-Class Research and Entrepreneurial Hub
March 17, 2009
Three East Tennessee companies cut 137 jobs
The Department of Labor and Workforce Development reported today that 137 people are being laid off as two companies are closing their East Tennessee facilities and a third has announced a mass lay-off.
Johns Manville, which manufactures glass fibers for gypsum wallboards, is laying off 68 people at its Etowah plant between April 1-30; Eclipse Manufacturing, [...]
March 17, 2009
Goody’s cuts 154 jobs in Middle Tennessee
As Goody’s Family Clothing finishes its liquidation, 154 Nashville area workers are out of a job.
According to a report released Tuesday by the Tennessee Department of Labor, the employees at Goody’s retail locations in and around Nashville will be let go at the end of February.
The company confirmed plans to liquidate in January, though details [...]
March 17, 2009
Brunswick cuts another 70 Sea Ray jobs
Brunswick Corp. cut another 70 jobs today at its Knoxville-based Sea Ray Boat division.
In addition to 70 workers laid off at the company’s Knoxville Plant, 70 workers at the Riverview Plant were laid off, as part of a previously announced closing of that operation.
Both facilities are in Forks of the River Industrial Park in East [...]
