Highlands Region gets boost with Academy Sports & Outdoors announcement

Governor Haslam, Commissioner Hagerty Announce Academy Sports + Outdoors to Create 700 New Jobs in Cookeville

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty along with Academy Sports + Outdoors officials announced today the company will build a new 1.6 million square foot distribution center on more than 200 acres in Cookeville to support continued company growth. The premier sports, outdoors and lifestyle retailer will invest $100 million and create approximately 700 new jobs in Putnam County over the next five years.

“I want to thank Academy Sports + Outdoors for its investment in Tennessee and the hundreds of new

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TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ASKING FOR INPUT FOR 25-YEAR TRANSPORTATION PLAN

SPARTA, Tenn. –   Your help is needed. The Sparta – White County Chamber of Commerce has partnered with Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) to bring a public survey forum to White County in an effort to gather data for the Tennessee Long-Range Transportation Plan.

The event will be held at 8:30 a.m., Friday, August 15, 2014, in the third floor courtroom at the White County Courthouse, 1 E. Bockman Way.