Two Manufacturers Invest $29M To Expand In Tennessee
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Protomet Corporation will expand its footprint in East Tennessee by establishing engineering and manufacturing operations in Rockwood. The Loudon, TN-based engineering and manufacturing company will create 250 new jobs and invest $25 million in the project.
Protomet plans to acquire and retrofit the former Albahealth building, which closed just over one year ago. The Roane County facility will join and support Protomet’s other manufacturing operations in Loudon and Anderson counties.
Protomet Corporation will expand its footprint in East Tennessee by establishing engineering and manufacturing operations in Rockwood. The Loudon, TN-based engineering and manufacturing company will create 250 new jobs and invest $25 million in the project.
Protomet plans to acquire and retrofit the former Albahealth building, which closed just over one year ago. The Roane County facility will join and support Protomet’s other manufacturing operations in Loudon and Anderson counties.
“In the last three decades, Tennessee’s pro-business climate has helped fuel our company’s growth,” said Protomet Corporation President Jeff Bohanan. “Today, we are excited to announce the creation of our fourth engineering and manufacturing facility in East Tennessee as we partner with the great people of Rockwood to build a bigger future together.”
?Protomet serves customers in the automotive, boating and homeland security industries. With the additional plant in Rockwood, Protomet will employ more than 500 Tennesseans.