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CALHOUN, Tenn. — McMinn County Mayor John Gentry says he essentially kept two budgets amid the last business downturn in case there was a problem with the county's biggest taxpayer, known for years as the Bowater plant. Read More

A Japanese automotive supplier is buying Waupaca Foundry, Inc., the world’s largest producer of ductile iron and gray iron castings which operates a foundry in Etowah, Tenn. Hitachi Metals, Ltd. said today it has signed an agreement to acquire Waupaca from its current owner, KPS Capital Partners, LP (KPS),...

Hitachi Metals Ltd. (5486) will pursue more mergers and acquisitions after unveiling plans to pay $1.3 billion for Wisconsin-based Waupaca Foundry Inc., the largest-ever purchase for the Japanese specialty metals producer. Read More