McMinn County Auto Supplier are Driving Employment

24 Aug 2014


ATHENS, Tenn — Kathy Knight says a new $28 million HP Pelzer factory that's building automotive soundproofing products here is growing faster than company officials first thought.

"That gives us hope that the economy has turned around and we're seeing the jobs we had lost" in the Great Recession, said Knight, who directs the McMinn County Economic Development Authority. Read More