Articles Tagged with ''Tennessee''

A Tennessee man who pretended to be a contractor was recently sentenced to 10 years of jail time for defrauding seven families over two years, reported Kelsey Gibbs of News Channel 5 Nashville.

Building better business skills is the overriding theme for the Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association’s Educational Workshops during its 48th Annual Convention & Trade Show. STAFDA has a loaded agenda for its Nov. 10-12 Convention & Trade Show at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

The Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association rolled out its inaugural Excellence in Distribution program on March 12-14 at the Hilton Nashville. STAFDA members from across the U.S. and Canada arrived for the 2.5-day program with customized agendas and 15 industry experts ready to share their insights into what’s new in the wholesale distribution and supply chain arenas.

Women make up 11 percent of the construction workforce, meaning there is much to be done to bring more females into the industry and support their careers. Together, we can build a stronger workforce by making sure women in the industry feel connected, valued and empowered.

Simpson Strong-Tie will invest $110 million to expand its manufacturing operations in Gallatin, Tennessee. The expansion will create 37 new jobs in Sumner County. The new facility on Airport Road will allow Simpson Strong-Tie to meet growing product demand and relocate a portion of its fastener manufacturing operations.

Registration opens Monday, Nov. 20, for STAFDA’s highly anticipated Excellence in Distribution program. Managed by the Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association, the three-day management school is designed specifically for professionals in the construction/industrial distribution and the supply chain industries.

Rockwood Sustainable Solutions unveiled Tennessee’s first drywall recycling plant in Lebanon, Tennessee. In addition to keeping this malodorous material out of the landfill, the company has also partnered with another Lebanon business, Arrowhead Ag, which will further process it and use the gypsum for soil amendment products and the paper as animal bedding.

L&W Supply announced that Richard Brown has been named branch manager of its Chattanooga, Tennessee, location.

Located only 17 miles from the rapidly growing city of Chattanooga, Tennessee, the community of Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee, offers residents easy access to urban amenities and jobs while maintaining a close community feel.

To meet market demand, JLG announced its plans May 17 to expand its manufacturing footprint in the company’s Jefferson City, Tennessee, facility to increase SkyTrak telehandler production in the coming years.