OUR PARTNERS

Working Together to Strengthen the Valley Region

Our competitive advantage lies in the strength of our local and regional partnerships. We prepare our communities for sustainable economic growth and empower new and existing businesses to thrive in our seven-state region. Get to know some of the many organizations that make our work possible.

Partners in Economic Development

We work in partnership with nearly 400 Economic Development Organizations including state, regional, and local chambers of commerce. Serving as your single point of contact, we streamline the site selection process by identifying the organizations, programs, and services your company needs.

TVA Economic Development

Our team connects site selectors with state and local governments, offering support and providing valuable resources at each stage of the decision-making process. Globally recognized as a top organization in economic development, we provide confidential and expert support to meet your location and expansion goals.

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Local Power Companies

Together, with the 153 local power companies in our seven-state service territory, we provide low-cost, reliable public power to the businesses — and more than 10 million people — who call our region home.

LOCAL POWER COMPANIES

Partners at the State Level

We’ll help you connect with the best partners for your project. Click on the links below to learn more about all of the state, regional, and local economic development organizations that we partner with.

Regional Federal Partners

Our seven-state region is also home to regional organizations as committed to growth as we are.

Search For Your Venture’s Next Home

Explore nearly 1,000 available properties and buildings virtually, using our interactive properties and communities tool. Filter by property type, size, location, and more. Or, take a data dive into our communities, and get the scoop on population, housing, and the local workforce.

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Without this program [InvestPrep], I can confidently say that we would not have announced the largest announcement in our city’s history.

-Mandy White, Greater Jackson Chamber Chief Economic Development Officer
Haywood County has seen unprecedented and explosive growth thanks in large part to TVA Economic Development’s product development programs.

-Aaron Stewart, Brownsville-Haywood Economic Development Corporation Executive Director
We’re seeing a surge of nearly 10,000 new manufacturing jobs in our county on sites that [the TVA Economic Development] team has helped develop. New homes, commercial growth and investments in our educational system, infrastructure and first responders have all been made possible by TVA’s economic development staff and programs.

-Aaron Stewart, Brownsville-Haywood Economic Development Corporation Executive Director
Power is really a secondary matter. TVA is primarily intended to change and to improve the standard of the living of the people of that Valley.

-President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Assisting communities in their product development efforts is particularly rewarding to me. I take pleasure in working with partners on the local, state, and federal level to enhance sites and buildings that ultimately attract new job opportunities.

-Bess Hubbard, TVA Economic Development Economic Development Services
For me, economic development is about creating and maintaining lasting relationships with our local power company partners and their customers by offering them valuable programs that promote success.

-Thomas Buehler, TVA Economic Development Economic Investments Manager

Helping Make Your Site Search a Success

Globally recognized as a top organization in economic development, the TVA Economic Development team provides confidential and expert support to meet your location and expansion goals. Our team of over 50 economic development professionals are here to guide you on your site selection journey.

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In the News

Centrus to Expand in Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Centrus, the only uranium enrichment centrifuge manufacturing facility in the U.S., announced plans to expand operations in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Plans for the project include creating 430 new jobs and investing more than $560 million to support large-scale restoration of uranium enrichment capability. Economic development partners include Oak Ridge Electric Department, the Tennessee Department of…

Heil Trailer International Plans to Expand Operations in Athens, Tennessee

Heil Trailer International, a global manufacturer of specialty transport trailers, announced plans to expand operations in Athens, Tennessee. Plans for the project include creating 18 new jobs and investing $9.8 million following the securement of a U.S. Department of the Army contract for the company’s Tactical Fuel Distribution System. Economic development partners include the Athens…

ALUKO Group Announces New Operations in Halls, Tennessee

ALUKO Group, a South Korean aluminum manufacturer, announced plans to establish operations in Halls, Tennessee. Plans for the project include creating 285 new jobs and investing $108 million in the Lauderdale County manufacturing facility. Economic development partners include Ripley Power & Light, Lauderdale County Economic and Community Development, Lauderdale County, and the Tennessee Department of…