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Haslam to attend grand opening of Hankook plant (1,800 jobs in Tennessee tire plant)
The Wichita Eagle ^ | October 17, 2017 | The Associated Press

Posted on 10/17/2017 2:44:16 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Fresh off a trade mission to drum up more business from Asia, Gov. Bill Haslam is attending the grand opening South Korean tiremaker Hankook's new plant in Tennessee.

Hankook broke ground on the $800 million plant in Clarksville in 2014. The company later announced it would move its North American headquarters from New Jersey to Nashville, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) from the new factory.....

(Excerpt) Read more at kansas.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Local News
KEYWORDS: jobs; korea; tennessee

1 posted on 10/17/2017 2:44:16 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Take the last train to Clarkesville, and I’ll meet you at the station............


2 posted on 10/17/2017 2:53:08 PM PDT by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Yes! Real products for a real need creating real wealth.


3 posted on 10/17/2017 3:00:45 PM PDT by KC_Lion (If you want on First Lady Melania's, Ivanka Trump's or Sarah Palin's Ping Lists, just let me know.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

So HanKook is moving it’s HQ too! wooHoo The Garden State loses more jobs and tax revenue to a Southern State....


4 posted on 10/17/2017 3:03:58 PM PDT by Autonomous User (During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

MAGA!Too bad for Christie though.


5 posted on 10/17/2017 3:07:41 PM PDT by Don Corleone (.leave the gun, take the canolis, take it to the mattress.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

My dad is from Clarksville. Nice little town haven’t been there in years, but I have fond memories. Glad to see good things happening for them :)


6 posted on 10/17/2017 3:13:31 PM PDT by Mrite
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To: Autonomous User

They’re pledging SEVEN BILLION DOLLARS to get Amazon’s HQ2.


7 posted on 10/17/2017 3:14:06 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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There’s 2 Amazon distribution facilities near Chattanooga & another near Murfreesboro. Good economic news.


8 posted on 10/17/2017 3:21:49 PM PDT by sweeperboy
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