Major Manufacturers in the Knoxville Area* (Based on Employment Size of 100+) 2006 *Knoxville Area includes: Anderson, Blount, Knox, Loudon, Sevier and Union Counties. Total Company/Address Emps Phone/Website BWXT-Y12, LLC 4,381 865-574-1000 George E. Dials; National defense weapons President & GM PO Box 2009 www.y12.doe.gov/ Oak Ridge, TN 37831 UT-Battelle, LLC Top Officers Products 4,062 865-220-5101 Dr. Jeff Oak Ridge National Laboratory; energy and Wadsworth; defense research and technology transfer PO Box 2008 Lab Director www.ut-battelle.org/ Oak Ridge, TN 37831 Denso Mfg. Tennessee 2,900 865-982-7000 Mack Hattori; President 1720 Robert C. Jackson Automotive starters & alternators (There is another plant in McMinn Co. with 1,100 employees) www.densocorp-na-dmtn.com/ Maryville, TN 37801 CMH Manufacturing 2,216 865-380-3000 Kevin T. Clayton; CEO (Clayton Homes) Finance) www.clayton.net/ Maryville, TN 37802 1,680 865-977-2011 Mel Lager; VP & GM Box 9128 Alcoa, TN 37701 retail lots; & mortgage loan companies (21st Mortgage and Vanderbilt Mortgage & P.O. Box 9790 Alcoa, Inc. Prefabricated homes; home communities; www.alcoa.com/ Primary aluminum Sea Ray Boats, Inc. 1,476 865-522-4181 Fiberglass pleasure boats President & CEO 2600 Sea Ray Blvd. www.searay.com/ Knoxville, TN 37914 Sanford Brands Rick Stone; 900 865-977-5477 Mike McKay; Plastic office accessories Operations (Eldon/Rubbermaid) Manager 1427 William Blount Dr. www.eldonoffice.com Maryville, TN 37801 Siemens Medical 825 865-966-7539 Solutions Wilfried Loeffler; Senior VP Positron Emission Tomography, nuclear scanners, cyclotrons, and detectors 810 Innovation Dr. www.ctimi.com/ Knoxville, TN 37932 ARC Automotive, Inc. 750 865-583-7600 Automotive air bag actuators President & GM 1729 Midpark Rd. www.arcautomotive.com Knoxville, TN 37921 Blalock & Sons, Inc. John Skladan; 650 865-453-2808 Sid Blalock; Ready-mix concrete CEO 1225 Parkway www.blalockconstructio Sevierville, TN 37862 n.com Knoxville News-Sentinel 625 865-523-3131 Bruce Hartmann; President & 2332 News-Sentinel Dr. Knoxville, TN 37921 Publisher www.knoxnews.com/ Newspaper publishing Carlisle Tire & Wheel 585 865-457-4930 Gordon “Woody” Industrial pneumatic tires Linkous; 520 JD Yarnell Plant Manager Industrial Pkwy www.carlisletire.com/ Clinton, TN 37716 Monterey Mushrooms 527 865-458-4611 www.montereymushrooms.co 19748 Hwy 72 N Greg Sweet; Mushrooms GM m Loudon, TN 37774 Eagle Bend 511 865-457-3800 Manufacturing Dan Scherle; Automotive metal stampings GM 1000 JD Yarnell Industrial Pkwy Clinton, TN 37716 Melaleuca, Inc. www.magnaint.com/ 460 865-523-6600 Plant Manager 5301 N. National Dr. 436 865-584-9141 supplements, and personal care products Mike James & Automotive safety restraints, seat belts, Phil Hulbert; webbing and air bag components (includes 1601 Midpark Rd. Plant Managers plants in Knox & Blount Counties) www.keysafetyinc.com/ Knoxville, TN 37921 Panasonic Electronic Detergents, dental care products, nutritional www.melaleuca.com/ Knoxville, TN 37914 Key Safety Systems, Inc. Teri Williams; 421 865-673-0700 Yasutaka Electronic components and automotive Devices Corp. of Kanamori; America President 5105 S. National Dr. www.pedca.us.panasonic .com/ Knoxville, TN 37914 Ceramaspeed, Inc. 400 865-681-7070 400 865-458-4681 Andrew Hecker; Automotive mufflers and exhaust systems VP & GM 2400 Maremont Pkwy www.arvinmeritor.com/ Loudon, TN 37774 400 865-670-1313 Pres Lawhon; Automotive brake calipers GM 10215 Caneel Dr. www.pbr.com.au/ Knoxville, TN 37931 Shoffner Mechanical Ceramic stovetop heating elements www.ceramaspeed.com Maryville, TN 37804 PBR Knoxville, LLC John Golec; President 1227 McArthur Rd. Maremont Co. speakers 370 865-523-1129 www.shoffnermechanica 3600 Papermill Dr. l.com/ Doug Shoffner; Metal guards and sheet metal fabrication President & Owner Knoxville, TN 37919 APAC – Tennessee 366 865-983-3100 Hazen Hinds; Asphalt paving compounds Division 226 Gill St. President www.apac.com/ Alcoa, TN 37701 Kimberly-Clark Corp. 361 865-541-7000 Bill Rowe; GM Paper towels and bath tissue 5600 Kimberly Way www.kimberly-clark.com Loudon, TN 37774 Knoxville Coca-Cola 360 865-546-6020 Bottling Co. Baxter Caldwell; Bottling and soft drink distribution Sales Center Manager P.O. Box 50338 www.cokecce.com/ Knoxville, TN 37950 Exedy America Corp. 358 865-932-3700 www.exedy.co.jp/ Mascot, TN 37806 350 865-938-1511 James R. Martin; Chairman & CEO P.O. Box 59043 Outdoor plastic commercial signs corporate headquarters office www.imagepoint.com/ Knoxville, TN 37950 Interstate Bakeries Corp. Automotive torque converters President 2121 Holston Bend Dr. ImagePoint, Inc. Koji Akita; 350 865-524-3631 Bill Marsh; Bread bakeries including Merita brand Plant Manager 3100 Northwest Park Dr. www.interstatebakeriescorp.co Knoxville, TN 37921 m Yale Commercial Locks 347 865-986-7511 www.yalelocks.com/ Lenoir City, 37771 P.O. Box 1189 Door locks and knobs GM 100 Yale Ave. John H. Daniel Co. Dick Krajewski; 340 865-637-6441 Richard Bryan; President Men’s suits (includes ColeRich Custom Clothes) www.johnhdaniel.com Knoxville, TN 37901 Skier’s Choice 330 865-983-9924 www.skierschoice.com Maryville, TN 37801 327 865-983-2992 319 865-453-0199 308 865-577-2511 Mike Clarke; Crushed stone and aggregates President 3001 Alcoa Hwy www.vulcanmaterials.com Knoxville, TN 37920 300 865-408-2100 Tom Campbell; Trenching and construction machinery President 9600 Corporate Park Dr www.astecunderground.com Loudon, TN 37774 290 865-938-7828 Pete DeBusk; Medical devices and healthcare products Chairman/CEO & 200 DeBusk Lane www.deroyal.com/ Powell, TN 37849 Pepsi Bottling Group Automotive engine valves www.trwauto.com/ Sevierville, TN 37876 DeRoyal Industries, Inc. Keith Linbilly; Plant Manager 128 River Bend Dr. Astec Underground, Inc. Aircraft turbine engine repair www.standardaero.com Maryville, TN 37801 Vulcan Materials Co. Greg Young; VP & GM 1029 Ross Dr. TRW Fuji Valve, Inc. Ski boats President 1717 Henry G. Lane St. Standard Aero (Alliance) Rick Tinker; 270 865-637-9294 Founder Quenten Wentworth; Soft drink bottling and distribution VP & GM 2708 Federal Rd. www.pbg.com Knoxville, TN 37914 Gerdau AmeriSteel 260 865-546-5472 Corp. www.gerdauameristeel.c om Knoxville, TN 37901 256 865-481-7119 Electronic airplane components www.boeing.com/ Oak Ridge, TN 37830 255 865-688-7655 Greg Hibbard; Optical lenses GM 4435 Anderson Rd. www.colenational.com Knoxville, TN 37918 American Sugar Phil Andrews; GM 767 Boeing Rd. Luxottica (ColeVision) Steel concrete reinforcing bars VP & GM P.O. Box 1882 Boeing-Oak Ridge Co. Arlan G. Piepho; 250 865-458-5681 Refining (AE Staley) Mike Slimbarski; Plant Manager Corn syrup and ethanol; carbohydrate processing 198 Blair Bend Dr. www.tateandlyle.co.uk Loudon, TN 37774 AMETEK – Advanced 250 865-482-4411 Measurement Tech Kevin Kott; Engineer Modular research instrumentation; gamma & alpha semiconductor detectors; nuclear research instruments 100 Midland Rd. www.ametek.com Oak Ridge, TN 37830 Omega Cabinetry 250 865-457-9403 Freddy Burgess; Wooden kitchen and bathroom cabinets, 1709 Lake City Hwy doors and frames Ken Tsujimura; Automotive aluminum engine components www.omegacabinets.com Clinton, TN 37716 Aisin Automotive Plant Manager 245 865-481-2600 Casting Tennessee, Inc. President 221 Frank L. Diggs Dr. www.aisinauto.com Clinton, TN 37716 Rohm & Haas 245 865-521-8200 www.rohmhaas.com Knoxville, TN 37916 240 865-457-6700 John Manuck; Plastic additives and compounds President 1 Quality Circle www.techmerpm.com Clinton, TN 37716 Knoxville Cast Stone Polymers and emulsions Plant Manager 730 Dale Ave. Techmer PM, LLC Paul Fortunato; 230 865-524-3351 Warren Strunk; Concrete blocks and retaining walls Plant Manager (Sequatchie Concrete) www.seqconcrete.com/ 2100 Sutherland Ave. Knoxville, TN 37919 Viskase Corp. 106 Blair Bend Dr. 228 865-458-2071 Patrick Glarrow; Plant Manager Synthetic meat casings www.viskase.com Loudon, TN 37774 Brunswick Boat Group 223 865-582-2200 President & CEO 800 S. Gay St. 215 865-986-5533 John Downing; Industrial polymer concrete products www.strongwell.com Lenoir City, TN 37771 203 865-458-5478 John Sisson; Ski boats Plant Manager 5075 Kimberly Way www.malibuboats.com Loudon, TN 37774 East Tennessee Zinc Co. headquarters) GM 3621 Industrial Park Dr. Malibu Boats West Pleasure boats manufacturing (corporate www.brunswick.com/boats Knoxville, TN 37929 Hubbell Lenior City Peter Hamilton; 200 Zinc mining 865-933-4123 PO Box 160 No website Strawberry Plns 37871 Reily Foods/JFG Coffee 200 865-546-2120 www.luzianne.com Knoxville, TN 37919 200 865-220-7700 Bruce Richards; GM 250 JD Yarnell Industrial Pkwy Clinton, TN 37716 Coffee bean roasting and packing Plant Manager 3434 Mynatt Ave. Rexnord (Link-Belt) Rick Brantley; www.rexnord.com Cylindrical roller bearings for heavy duty equipment Rockford Manufacturing 200 865-970-3131 No website Rockford, TN 37853 194 865-342-3600 187 865-457-1425 185 865-675-2400 Truck exhaust tubing and pipes David Dunbar; Vibration analyzing machinery President 835 Innovation Dr. www.emersonprocess.com Knoxville, TN 37932 185 865-777-5404 Randy Boyd; Pet containment products President & CEO 10427 Electric Ave. www.petsafe.net Knoxville, TN 37932 181 865-524-1281 Mark Russell; GM 1906 Third Creek Rd. Knoxville, TN 37921 Pat Ring; No website Clinton, TN 37716 Rock-Tenn Co. electric power, and air/ heat Plant Manager 130 Eagle Way Radio Systems Corp. In-cab services for trucks including: internet, www.idleaire.com Knoxville, TN 37923 Emerson Process Mgmt. Michael Crabtree; President 410 N. Cedar Bluff #200 Southern Tube Forming Cotton, synthetic yarn and cordage President 3901 Little River Rd. IdleAire Technologies Ernest Koella III; www.rocktenn.com Folding paper boxes; recycling services Bush Brothers & Co. 179 865-588-8685 Chairman & CEO 1016 E. Weisgarber Rd. headquarters. (There are approx. 200 emps at www.bushbeans.com 175 865-577-2923 Gerry Sanders; Military uniforms and outerwear clothes GM 2323 W. Blount Ave. No website Knoxville, TN 37920 Vinylex Corp. Canned vegetables and pet food; corporate Jefferson Co. plant) Knoxville, TN 37909 Valley Apparel, LLC Jim Ethier; 175 865-690-2211 Sam Reynolds; Extruded plastic products President 2636 Byington-Solway Rd. www.vinylex.com Knoxville, TN 37931 American Safety Razor 165 865-546-4208 Razors Plant Manager 2820 Media Dr. www.asrco.com Knoxville, TN 37914 Intex Enterprises, LLC Kermit Bantz; 160 865-457-2000 Martin Automotive parts painting services Shoemaker; 193 Frank L. Diggs Dr. Plant Manager http://intexenterprises.net Clinton, TN 37716 Travis Meats, Inc. 160 865-938-9051 Meat processing and packing President 7210 Clinton Hwy www.travismeats.com Powell, TN 37849 Processed Foods Corp. William Travis; 155 865-525-0401 Graham Hunter; President Frozen foods 3600 Pleasant Ridge Rd. www.customfoods.net Knoxville, TN 37921 Sara Lee Bakery Group 152 865-579-7200 Hot dog and hamburger buns President & CEO 2110 Chapman Hwy www.saraleebread.com Knoxville, TN 37920 Knoxville Door & George Curtis; 150 865-522-0600 Millwork, Inc. Tommy Boring; French and patio doors GM 3015 John Sevier Hwy www.jeld-wen.com Knoxville, TN 37914 Remotec, Inc. 150 865-483-0228 Mack Barber; Hazardous duty robots President 353 JD Yarnell Industrial Pkwy www.es.northropgrumman. com/remotec Clinton, TN 37716 Senior Operations, Inc. 150 865-483-7444 (Flexonics) Plant Manager 115 Franklin Rd. fabricator flexonics.com 150 865-938-2063 Jesse Lee; Athletic uniforms President 6723 Pleasant Ridge Rd. www.sportsbelle.com Knoxville, TN 37921 Unitrac Railaroad Pipe expansion joints; sheet metal and steel www.senior- Oak Ridge, TN 37830 Sports Belle, Inc. Marti Lincoln; 150 865-693-9063 Glenn Healey V; Railroad equipment & supplies; steel mill CEO Materials 2715 Byington-Solway www.unitracrail.com Knoxville, TN 37931 Family Brands/Elm Hill 140 865-986-8005 Meat processing and packing President 1001 Elm Hill Rd. www.fbico.com Lenoir City, TN 37771 Union Knitwear John Ed Wampler 140 865-992-4207 Stanley Lester; Knit t-shirts and tops; women’s blouses President 155 Durham Dr. Maynardville, TN 37807 Aqua-Chem, Inc. 130 865-544-2065 Dave Water desalinization equipment Gensterblum; 3001 John Sevier Hwy President www.aqua-chem.com Knoxville, TN 37914 Timken RBS Corp. 130 865-932-5756 www.timken.com Mascot, TN 37806 130 865-573-0122 Plastic automotive parts www.usionline.net Rockford, TN 37853 1740 Riverside Dr. Travis Merry; President 2460 Stock Creek Blvd. General Shale Brick Railroad freight car bearings GM 2122 Holston Bend Dr. Usi, Inc. Bruce Bates; 125 865-522-0051 Ed Bridges; Plant Manager Bricks www.generalshale.com Knoxville, TN 37915 SL Tennessee, LLC 125 865-457-8511 Automotive parking brakes President 312 Frank L. Diggs Dr. http://sl-america.com Clinton, TN 37716 Briggs Plumbing Y.K. Woo; 124 865-523-1161 Products, Inc. Chuck Dockery; Plant Manager Porcelain and enameled steel tubs, sinks and lavatories 5040 S. National Dr. www.briggsplumbing.com Knoxville, TN 37914 Tennessee Asphalt Co. 121 865-579-2000 www.tnasphalt.com Knoxville, TN 37920 120 865-541-5500 Bill Fleming; Cement Plant Manager 6212 Cement Plant Rd. www.cemex.com Knoxville, TN 37924 CoorsTek, Inc. Asphalt paving compounds President 520 Maryville Pike Cemex Bill Ratliff, Jr.; 120 865-481-8021 Troy Howe; Operations 1100 Commerce Park Dr Industrial ceramics and semiconductor devices and parts Manager www.coorstek.com Oak Ridge, TN 37830 Fulton Bellows, LLC 120 865-546-0550 CEO 2801 Red Dog Lane Knoxville, TN 37914 Roger Clark; www.fultonbellows.com Thermostat control components Smurfit-Stone Container 120 865-689-1800 Corp. Chuck Smith; Corrugated containers GM 4512 Anderson Rd. www.smurfit-stone.com Knoxville, TN 37918 Xtreme Marine Corp. 120 865-981-9898 Tony Williams; Aluminum for boating industry Manager 1752 Henry G. Lane St. Maryville, TN 37801 CCP Industries 114 865-690-6400 Randy Royster; Plant Manager (Intex Supply) Optical lens wipes and other industrial textile wipes www.tranzonic.com 2530 Westcott Blvd. Knoxville, TN 37931 O-N Minerals Co. 111 865-992-3841 www.oglebaynorton.com Luttrell, TN 37779 110 865-986-6513 Mikael Johansson Automotive tooling Plant Manager 4700 Industrial Park Dr. www.secocarboloy.com Lenoir City, TN 37771 DH Compounding Co. Lime; cut and shaped limestone GM 486 Clinch Valley Rd. Seco-Carboloy, Inc. Kent Justice; 101 865-457-1200 Dan Rader; President Plastic compounds 1260 Carden Farm Dr. www.polyone.com Clinton, TN 37716 Durakon Industries 100 865-457-8244 www.durakon.com Clinton, TN 37716 100 865-573-1917 Robert Anders; Compressed and liquefied industrial gases President 222 Council Place www.holstongases.com Knoxville, TN 37920 Innovo, Inc. Plastic truck bedliners President 1330 Carden Farm Dr. Holston Gases, Inc. William Wade; 100 865-546-1110 Pat Anderson- Harness aprons; garment storage bags and Lasko; canvas duffle bags 2633 Kingston Pike President #100 www.innovogroup.com Knoxville, TN 37919 Millenium Materials, Inc 100 865-966-2170 www.millenmat.com Knoxville, TN 37932 100 865-966-5866 Belt conveyors, bucket elevators, tumblers and hoppers www.smalleymfg.com Knoxville, TN 37932 7751 Norris Fwy Dale Roberto; President 10640 Dutchtown Rd. Tindell’s, Inc. High-tech ceramics VP 642 Barbrow Ln Smalley Manufacturing Sam Weaver; 100 865-922-7751 Shawn Tindell; President Truss manufacturing and building supplies distributor www.tindells.com Knoxville, TN 37938 Wampler’s Farm 100 865-986-2056 Sausage Co., Inc. President 781 Hwy 70 West Lenoir City, TN 37771 Ted Wampler; www.wamplersfarm.com Sausage processing