Manufacturing

Manufacturing is a major component of the Rutherford County TN economy and the sector employs more than 23,000 workers. 

General Mills Production Facility in Murfreesboro, TN

The plant employs 350 people, and Calder raves about them.

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Nissan LEAF, Manufactured in Smyrna, TN

Nissan's plant in Smyrna will be the U.S. producer of the LEAF, an all-electric car. The company received a $1.4 billion loan from the U.S. Department of Energy for the project, which includes building a new facility to manufacture the LEAF's battery pack in Smyrna. When all is up and running, the investment will create about 1,300 jobs.

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