Buchanan Realty Group CLICK HERE located in Hamilton Hills Shopping Center, 621 Old Hickory Blvd., sponsors Strictly Business, a weekly column that takes a look at a few of this week’s business highlights.
The Buchanan Realty Group – (731) 300-3071 – provides commercial real estate services throughout Tennessee. The group specializes in leasing, tenant representation, investment sales and acquisition – concentrating on retail, hospitality, c-store, medical, industrial and multi-family sectors.
Business Spotlight – new shipping container design/construction concept
Rising along the banks of the Kentucky Lakes Big Sandy River is a one-of-a-kind structure utilizing a new, innovative Shipping Container Design/Construction Concept.
According to Cary Henson, president of Henson Construction Services Incorporated – this Concept provides Owner’s the opportunity to adjust the arrangement of shipping containers in the most advantageous configuration to create unique interior spaces, as well as customized exterior skins.
The Concept is envisioned to be mechanized and mass-produced to meet consumer demand in Residential Single-Family, Residential Multi-Family, Commercial and even Industrial markets.
“The Concept will fit easily in today’s “Green” & “Eco-Friendly” Building Trends,” Henson said, “However, the clinchers are simplicity and bottom-line construction savings from both cost and schedule perspectives. The construction schedule can be significantly decreased.” For complete story CLICK HERE
Chick-fil-A construction continues off North Highland Ave. and Tinker Hill Road
An opening date has not been announced, but construction of a new Chick-fil-A near the Old Hickory Mall at the southwest corner of North Highland Avenue and Tinker Hill Road continues.
The restaurant will consist of 4,759 square feet located on a 1.42 acre lot, with 52 parking spaces.
Chick-fil-A has three locations in Jackson – 3 Stonebridge Boulevard, Jackson-Madison County General Hospital and inside the Old Hickory Mall, 2021 North Highland Avenue.
Golden Circle Auto Group purchases Jones Chevrolet in Lexington
With locations in Jackson, Bolivar and a preowned supercenter in Iuka, Mississippi, Golden Circle Auto Group has extended its boundaries with the purchase of Jones Chevrolet – now Golden Circle Chevrolet – at 515 South Broad Street, in Lexington.
“We were looking to expand and Lexington is attractive – a very good market,” said Dameon Nowlin, a dealer-operator with Golden Circle Auto Group, “We’ll also have about 40 employees.”
Dameon said with five dealerships – two in Jackson – the inventory gives the customer more buying power.
“We have over 500 vehicles available … not just Ford’s,” Dameon said, “We were looking to expand our brand line.”
Slim Chickens moves opening day into November
A new date has been announced for the opening of Slim Chickens, 6 Channing Way.
The restaurant is scheduled to open November 8.
Business hours will be 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week for the lobby, and 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. for the drive thru.
The Jackson restaurant hopes to hire between 120 and 150 people.
The Jackson location is one of 10 scheduled to open in Tennessee.
Slim Chickens is recognized as a leading fast casual franchise which features dine-in and drive-thru in the “better chicken” segment.
Tennessee considering $900 million Ford incentive package
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee is poised to spend approximately $900 million of its tax revenues on incentives, infrastructure projects and more under an agreement with Ford Motor Co., which has announced plans to build an electric vehicle and battery plant near Memphis.
The sweeping spending package must be approved by the Republican-led General Assembly, which began the work Monday. The special legislative session was called by Republican Gov. Bill Lee.
Ford and South Korean battery maker SK Innovation announced last month that they would spend $5.6 billion to build a factory to produce electric F-Series pickups. The project, located near the small town of Stanton in rural Haywood County, is expected to create about 5,800 new jobs at the West Tennessee megasite by 2025.
Lee has said Tennessee offered $500 million in incentives to help secure the project, but this week, the state unveiled plans to spend hundreds of millions more.
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