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CUPE opens Clarksville manufacturing site; officials praise jobs, community fit
Summary
At a ceremonial event in Clarksville, local officials and company representatives celebrated CUPE’s decision to build a manufacturing facility on a 20-acre site set aside by the Economic Development Council, emphasizing workforce and community fit.
Unnamed Commissioner, Commissioner, said CUPE’s arrival felt personal: “CUPE actually was the very first dinner meeting I had as commissioner. It's the very first day on the job we had dinner, and I knew it was a special group of people.”
The remarks came at a ribbon-cutting-style event in Clarksville where local leaders and company representatives marked the opening of a manufacturing site on 20 acres reserved years earlier by the Economic Development Council. Officials described the project as a fit for the local workforce and community and highlighted the site-selection process that led the company to Tennessee.
Unnamed Official, Official, thanked the company for its investment: “Thank you is the word. It is the phrase for today because what you have done has changed the lives of Tennesseans. You have made an investment in our state that will impact the economic vitality of this region and create more opportunity for Tennesseans, as a result of your decision to move your company here.”
Unnamed Company Representative, Company representative for CUPE, described the company’s decision-making: “Before making the final decision, we spent about a year traveling around the Midwest looking for a site for our new manufacturing facility. We ended up choosing Tennessee because of the people here.” The representative also noted the product to be manufactured locally: “After today, I'll be able to proudly share with them how CUPE mayonnaise is now made in Tennessee.”
An Economic Development Council representative, Economic Development Council representative, said the 20-acre parcel had been set aside specifically to attract a company like CUPE: “Years ago, the Economic Development Council set aside this very special 20 acres that we're sitting on here today, and we waited years for a very special company to come to look at this property.”
Speakers emphasized community relationships and cultural ties as factors in the project’s importance. One unnamed official referenced international connections, saying the investment “deepens the bond between Clarksville and Japan.”
This was a ceremonial event and the remarks recorded in the meeting were celebratory; no formal motions, votes, budget approvals, or other official actions were reported in the transcript excerpts provided.
