CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP/WMOT) — The mid-state will get 1800 new jobs and enjoy $800 million in investment thanks to Hankook Tire.
Governor Bill Haslam and U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander where on hand In Clarksville Thursday when the company broke ground for its new plant.
Hankook is one of the world’s largest tire makers. The company announced plans to build the facility last year. Hancook learned this week it will get $16 million in incentives from the state.
Hankook officials plan to begin making high-end performance tires by early 2016 and hope to make 11 million tires annually.
Tennessee is now home to more than 900 automotive sector companies.