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GM Announces $27M in Investment at Spring Hill Plant

By James Bennett jbennett@c-dh.net Workers at the General Motors Spring Hill Manufacturing facility will produce a right-hand vehicle for export to Australia, bringing more job security to the labor force, UAW Local 1853 Chairman Mike Herron said. GM revealed Friday it will invest $27 million more into the plant, which employs more than 4,000 workers in producing the Cadillac XT5 …

Annual Meeting 2017 Award Winners

[soliloquy id=”3364″] Table Award Winners: President’s Award “Most Fun” – Columbia Machine Works Chairman’s Award “Best All Around” – BMC Metalworks Ambassador of the Year 2016: Claire Sellers Gold Circle of Excellence 2016: Caledonian Financial Columbia Machine Works, Columbia Power and Water Systems Community First Bank and Trust First Tennessee Bank Platinum Circle of Excellence 2016: BMC Metalworks First Farmers …

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Call 2 Answer, LLC to Establish Operation in Spring Hill, Creating 250 New Jobs

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, Economic and Community Development Commissioner Randy Boyd and Call 2 Answer, LLC officials announced today that the company will invest $800,000 for a new medical and urgent contact center that will create 250 jobs in Maury County. “Tennessee offers companies tremendous advantages. Among the biggest benefits for any business tied to the health care …

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Plea to students: complete FAFSA

By MIKE CHRISTEN mchristen@c-dh.net, The Daily Herald With only a few days remaining for prospective Tennessee Promise students to file their Federal Application for Student Aid, Maury County’s leaders in education and community development urge the region’s students to make sure they file the documents and remain eligible for the state’s scholarship program. The deadline to complete the application is less …

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Spring Hill Wins Business Facilities’ 2016 Silver Deal of the Year

The Silver Award in BF‘s annual Deal of the Year contest went to the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development for General Motors’ $789 million expansion of its plant in Spring Hill, TN, a project that will have an estimated economic impact for the region of $3 billion over the next 10 years. “GM’s decision to put a new high-efficiency engine program and modernize vehicle …

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Housing Market Lures Buyers to Maury County

Bill Lewis , For The Tennessean8:05 a.m. CST December 18, 2016 When Bill Tucker decided to downsize from his large, three-story house, he made a decision that might have been surprising just a few years ago. Tucker bought a house in Maury County, the next county south of Williamson County along I-65. And he isn’t alone. A combination of lower …

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Survey Reveals MCPS Teachers are Optimistic

By The Daily Herald A recent study shows Maury County educators feel more positively about their school system than they did last year. The study, conducted by Bryant Research in conjunction with Mary Beth West Communications, reveals an increase in education professionals’ overall rating of Maury County Public Schools over an identical questionnaire sent to teachers in May 2015. Educators …

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Three Ways You Can Empower Students as a tnAchieves Mentor

Written by Julius Johnson, tnAchieves mentor and former Tennessee Commissioner of Agriculture One hour of your time each month could change a student’s future. That’s what being a tnAchieves mentor is all about: making small investments that pay big dividends in the lives of our youth. Maury County is on the hunt for new mentors in time for the application …

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Armada Nutrition Announced New Facility in Spring Hill

Food packaging company to invest $2.1 million, create 310 new jobs  NASHVILLE — Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Randy Boyd along with Armada Nutrition officials announced today the company will expand its Spring Hill operations. The food packaging company will invest $2.1 million and create 310 new jobs over the next five years in Maury County. …