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Facility Will Create 75 New Jobs

NASHVILLE — Tennessee Economic and Community Development Commissioner Matt Kisber along with Carter Logistics, LLC, a leading third-party logistics provider serving the automotive, appliance, electronic and food industries, today announced the opening of a cross-dock facility that will create 75 new jobs in Andersonville, Tenn.

$500,000 Awarded to SWTDD, Hardeman and McNairy Counties for Technology Research Programs

NASHVILLE — Governor Phil Bredesen and Commissioner Matt Kisber, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, announced today the recipients of the Existing Initiatives Grant Class of the Rural Technology Assistance Grants. Three Tennessee communities will receive a total of $500,000 in grant money to continue and extend previously funded regional technology research programs.

Annual Conference to Spotlight Growth Potential of Clean Technologies

Grants of Up To $250K Available to Rural Communities

NASHVILLE — Tennessee Economic and Community Development Commissioner Matt Kisber today announced applications are available for the Tennessee Rural Technology Assistance Program, a series of competitive grants aimed at increasing technology usage and availability in rural areas of Tennessee. The grants will be awarded to selected counties in which the population of all municipalities is less than 20,000 as of July 1, 2009.

Tennessee Main Street Communities to Receive $15,000

New Program Offers $120 Million in Tax Credits to Firms Investing in Small Business

Additional Community Development Block Grants Funded by Federal Stimulus

NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Matt Kisber awarded more than $7 million in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The Recovery Act dollars will fund 18 additional projects submitted in the 2008 CDBG funding cycle for community livability, water and sewer, and housing rehabilitation.

Multi-Million Dollar Capital Investment to Create Over 400 New Jobs

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Economic and Community Development Commissioner Matt Kisber today congratulated the board of directors and senior leadership of Carlisle Companies of Charlotte, North Carolina on the company’s decision to locate a new manufacturing facility in Jackson, Tenn. The facility will be operated by Carlisle Tire and Wheel, a subsidiary of Carlisle Companies and will manufacture tires, inner tubes and wheels for a variety of vehicles used in the agricultural, all-terrain vehicle, golf, industrial, lawn/garden and trailer markets. The project represents a multi-million dollar investment by Carlisle Tire and Wheel and is expected to create approximately 440 new jobs. The acquisition of the new facility is subject to confirmatory due diligence and is expected to close in late September.

County Joins Nine Established Communities

NASHVILLE – Matt Kisber, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, announced today that Robertson County has met the criteria to join the state’s retiree recruitment program, Retire Tennessee, bringing the state’s total number of active Retire Tennessee Programs to 10.