![]() Rossview, CHS girls finish 2nd and 3rd in TSSAA Dual State Wrestling Tournament: Three teams from Clarksville competed in the TSSAA Dual State Tournament at the Williamson County Ag Expo Park. But that won’t stop the county’s plans to revitalize the ballpark. READ MOREĬounty still plans to ‘bring Stokes Field alive’ despite collapse of Northwest Little League: After more than 50 years of fielding teams, the Northwest Little League has disbanded. But she’s back! READ MOREīed Bath & Beyond closing in Clarksville along with over 250 stores nationwide: A household retailer is closing doors as part of a nationwide initiative to cut their brick-and-mortar operations in half. READ MOREĭuke’s Thai Food returns, with famous pad Thai, fried rice, spring rolls: The beloved Thai restaurant on Kraft Street closed years ago when Duke retired and moved to Florida. Motorcyclist dies from injuries in wreck on Providence Boulevard: The minivan turned in front of the motorcycle near Plum Street, and the motorcyclist has died from his injuries. IDB enters into option agreement with developer for convention center: The 69-acre site for the planned convention center is just northeast of Tennova Healthcare, where the developer will also build a hotel. Woodson found not guilty in home invasion that left intruder, victim dead: The lone suspect who didn’t take a plea in a 2021 home invasion slaying on Dandelion Drive has been found not guilty by a jury. Skyline 500, Clarksville’s first rooftop bar, opens this week: The rooftop bar on the top of Shelby’s Trio will feature signature drinks, tapas and more. Now, another company is looking to join the effort, bringing big benefits to the local work force. READ MOREĮV supplier to bring 68 high-wage jobs in $70 million project: EV battery manufacturing is ramping up in Clarksville, with big announcements from LG Chem and Microvast. "This announcement is more good news for our community, and further proves Clarksville-Montgomery County is on the right track in our economic development efforts.CLARKSVILLE, TN – Here’s a look at the top local news stories from Clarksville Now this week.ġ0-story building, Millan Center, planned downtown: A massive mixed-use development is headed for downtown, and it will become Clarksville’s tallest building. “We are grateful that LG Chem will expand their investment in Clarksville, providing an historic level of capital investment along with hundreds of new, high-paying jobs for families in our growing community," Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts said. ![]() ![]() But the EDC has been working to make it more attractive to a potential developer, including winning a variance enabling a company to build structures higher than the previous M-2 Industrial zoning for the site had allowed. The Clarksville-Montgomery County Economic Development Council has been mum on the prospects for a major development project on the site. Shin said the site's access to TVA energy, and existing infrastructure played a major role in the company's decision to pick Clarksville, though he declined to name other locations the company considered. The community purchased the property last year for $18 million. The announcement, the latest in a string of news putting Tennessee at the forefront of the electric-vehicle industry, follows weeks of speculation that an undisclosed company was considering the Montgomery site for a possible multibillion-dollar production plant.įormerly farmland owned by the Allensworth family, the 422-acre, now-industrial site is served by rail and a Tennessee Valley Authority substation. Go deeper: What to know about LG Chem's $3.2B investment in Middle Tennessee The deal still awaits a technical sign-off from the State Funding Board, which meets again in mid-December. Tennessee Economic Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter confirmed Tennessee had offered incentives to the company for the Clarksville development, but he did not offer further details. Shin said the factory is projected to produce 120,000 tons of cathode battery materials annually once fully operational, which is enough to power batteries in 1.2 million electric vehicles. ![]() LG Chem CEO Hak Cheol Shin said construction on the plant is set to begin in the first quarter of 2023, with mass production scheduled to start in late 2025. "What we’re announcing today will change the lives of Tennesseans," Lee said. Tennessee and LG Chem announced plans to develop a cathode materials plant for electric vehicle batteries, which Lee said will bring around 1,000 jobs to the area with a $3.2 billion investment. Bill Lee on Monday called the "largest single foreign-direct investment in the state's history." A South Korean company is headed to Montgomery County in what Tennessee Gov.
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