Washington County Economic Development Council
Enhancing job growth in Washington County, Johnson City and Jonesborough
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WCYB) — A $14 million investment into a golf cart manufacturing facility is expected to bring 225 new jobs to Johnson City, officials announced Tuesday.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter and MD Carts, LLC officials announced today the company will invest more than $10 million to expand its presence in Northeast Tennessee.
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A new manufacturing facility in Johnson City will be the first U.S. location for a German-based company.
State officials announced Thursday BorTec USA’s plans to invest $3.1 million and create 35 new jobs at its plant at 3618 Bristol Highway.
The heat treatment plant will mainly produce wear- and corrosion-resistant pipes for the oil and gas industries.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community
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Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter and BorTec USA officials announced today
the company has selected Northeast Tennessee as its first U.S. location.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WCYB) — A plastics company has selected Johnson City for its second US-based location and is expected to create more than 50 jobs.
PVS Plastics Technology Corporation will invest more than $5 million and will be located next to ebm-papst, one of its longtime customers. PVS will manufacture and supply injection molding plastics.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter and PVS Plastics Technology Corporation officials announced today the company will invest $6.9 million to establish its second U.S. facility in Johnson City, Tennessee.
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Bob Rolfe, Tennessee’s commissioner of economic and community development, with Suk Je Lee, the president and CEO of Sungwoo Hitech America Corp. at Wednesday’s announcement that the South Korean company is locating its first U.S. plant in Washington County.
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TELFORD, Tenn. – Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Sungwoo Hitech officials announced today that the company will invest $40 million to locate its first U.S. manufacturing operations, Sungwoo Hitech America Corp, in Telford.
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PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
The Washington County Economic Development Council will hold a regular scheduled meeting on March 21, 2025, at 8:30AM at the City of Johnson City-Administrative Conference Room, 601 East Main Street, Johnson City, TN, 37601. The purpose of the meeting is reading and approval of minutes, financial report, and any other matters that may come before the board.
