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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A multi-billion dollar semiconductor may begin producing a critical base component in solar energy panels starting in 2013.
Hemlock Semiconductor Director of Contract Manufacturing Terry Strange says construction has gone well on the $1.2 billion first phase of the project being built in Clarksville. Strange told The Leaf-Chronicle (leafne.ws/Pk8MkE) the key has been investments made by local government, assisted by the state, in procuring and preparing land with infrastructure.
Strange, who is moving to Louisville, Ky., says it was a risk involving millions of taxpayer dollars, but the local leadership made the right decision under considerable scrutiny.
The plant, which will produce polycrystalline silicon for solar cells and semiconductor chips, is projected to begin operations in 2012 and employ between 500 and 800 people in specialized and technical jobs.
Hemlock Semiconductor Director of Contract Manufacturing Terry Strange says construction has gone well on the $1.2 billion first phase of the project being built in Clarksville. Strange told The Leaf-Chronicle (leafne.ws/Pk8MkE) the key has been investments made by local government, assisted by the state, in procuring and preparing land with infrastructure.
Strange, who is moving to Louisville, Ky., says it was a risk involving millions of taxpayer dollars, but the local leadership made the right decision under considerable scrutiny.
The plant, which will produce polycrystalline silicon for solar cells and semiconductor chips, is projected to begin operations in 2012 and employ between 500 and 800 people in specialized and technical jobs.
Monday, October 1 2012, 12:51 AM CDT
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Couple's bodies found in their Blount County home
May 20, 2013 18:14 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A Blount (blunt) County sheriff's spokeswoman says autopsies will be performed on the bodies of a couple found dead in their home in Louisville (LEW'-ihs-vil).
Marion O'Briant told the Knoxville News Sentinel (http://bit.ly/14otRDJ ) the sheriff's office is not characterizing the death of Rebecca and Steven Adkins as a murder-suicide, pending autopsy results. She said a family member found the bodies Sunday night. Rebecca Adkins was 53 and Steven Adkins was 54. It wasn't clear how long they had been dead when found.
Information from: Knoxville News Sentinel, http://www.knoxnews.com
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