Dickson County is Regional Hub for Industry
Dickson County is a regional hub for the western portion of Middle Tennessee‚ with residents from surrounding Cheatham‚ Hickman‚ Humphreys‚ Montgomery and Houston counties making trips here to shop‚ dine or catch a movie.
Increasingly‚ they also come here for jobs and the quality health-care facilities that Dickson County offers.
“Horizon Medical Center in Dickson is the largest hospital serving this region‚ and its Sarah Cannon Cancer Center at Natchez Medical Center opened in January 2007‚” says David Hamilton‚ president and CEO of the Dickson County Chamber of Commerce.
The county is also a regional hub for industrial development‚ both for manufacturing companies and the overall workforce. Four manufacturers are among Dickson County’s five largest employers – Tennsco Corp.‚ Nemak Tennessee (formerly Teksid Aluminum)‚ Shiloh Industries and Quebecor Printing Corp.
“More than 50 percent of the people who work in our industries live outside of Dickson County‚ so we are a big job provider for our neighboring communities‚” Hamilton says. “We have been fortunate to have additional companies come here such as Bridgestone APM‚ MetriCan Stamping Corp. and Bavarian Polymers‚ plus there have been major expansions at Tennessee Quality Foods‚ Shiloh Industries and others.”
Hamilton also points out that a spacious Dickson County Industrial Park is home to several “international residents‚” with three Canadian companies‚ two Japanese companies and one each from Germany and Mexico.
“A key asset is our location. We are located on Interstate 40 and only 30 minutes from Nashville and its major airport there‚” he says. “Dickson County also has the Tennessee Technology Center that is available to help train our workforce. We are a pro-business community with a great work ethic. In fact‚ many local plant managers have told me that Dickson County industries are the most productive they have ever been involved with.”
The steadily growing economy has fostered an expanding residential community in Dickson County.
“A growing population means that more retail businesses are looking to serve that population‚” Hamilton says. “Our Wal-Mart Supercenter ranks high in sales volume for all Wal-Marts throughout Tennessee.”
Phil Hall‚ a local businessman and developer in Dickson‚ completed the second phase of Hallcrest Plaza that features the addition of Office Depot‚ Peebles‚ Quizno’s and Great Clips to the complex. The first phase brought national tenants to Dickson such as Goody’s‚ Blockbuster and Hibbett Sports.
“In 2007‚ we started a development called Crestview Park along Highway 46 that features 40 acres of office buildings and 14 acres for retail space‚” Thornton says. “People are discovering Dickson County more and more. It has fine schools‚ shopping opportunities‚ good industry‚ entertainment options and a great quality of life. If a young couple asked me today for advice on a nice place to live and raise a family‚ I wouldn’t hesitate to tell them about Dickson County.”
