CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The Nashville Business Journal is reporting that Amazon plans to build a 1,000-job distribution center in Clarksville.
Citing anonymous sources and project documents, NBJ says the 1.1 million-square-foot facility would be on a 100-acre property near the LG plant and Google data center.
Industrial Development Board Executive Director Frank Tate told Clarksville Now that he’s unable to confirm or comment on any possible negotiations with industrial prospects.
If a deal comes through, this would be the second major industrial announcement for Clarksville this year. In February, Microvast announced plans to build a 287-job electric battery manufacturing facility here.
Clarksville has seen several such announcements in recent years, according to IDB documents:
- 2015: Google, $600 million investment, 75 jobs
- 2016: LG Electronics, $250 million investment, 600 jobs
- 2017: Atlas BX, $75 million investment, 200 jobs
- 2018: VK Integrated Systems, $1 million investment, 60 jobs
- 2020: CBE Companies, $1.2 million investment, 500 jobs
- 2020: FNS Group, $33.4 million investment, 60 jobs
- 2021: Microvast Power Solutions, $220 million investment, 350 jobs
The biggest Clarksville industrial announcement of the last 10 years was for Hankook Tire, with an $800 million investment and 1,800 jobs.