Clarksville-Montgomery County Housing Market is amongst Nation’s Best
July 13, 2012
The National Association of Home Builders recently released an index of housing markets that are on the rise.
Washington, D.C. – The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) recently unveiled an index that tracks housing markets on the mend, the NAHB/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI). The IMI is intended to draw attention to the fact that housing markets are local and that there are metropolitan areas where economic recovery is underway.
The index measures three readily available monthly data series that are independently collected and are indicative of improving economic health. The three are employment, house prices and single family housing permit growth.
Clarksville Housing Market continues to be strong.
Construction Workforce Tops 1,600 at Hemlock Semiconductor Site in Clarksville Tennessee
May 11, 2011
Administration Building Nearly Complete as Manufacturing Campus Takes Shape
Clarksville, TN – More than 1,600 construction workers are currently active at Hemlock Semiconductor Group’s Clarksville, TN site as construction of the administration building nears completion. Warehouse, maintenance buildings, and other support facilities will be finished later this year and production facilities will be complete in 2012.
The $1.2 billion plant is scheduled to begin producing polysilicon, the cornerstone material for solar cells, in late 2012. The Clarksville Hemlock Semiconductor facility will meet the needs of the growing solar industry. [Read more]
On-site construction workforce reaches 1,150 at Hemlock Semiconductor facility in Clarksville
December 27, 2010
Training Underway for Production Operators Who will Operate Plant
Clarksville, TN. – 1,150 construction workers are currently employed at the Hemlock Semiconductor, L.L.C. site in Clarksville, with the on-site construction workforce expected to peak at approximately 1,500 workers by mid-2011. Hemlock Semiconductor is building a $1.2 billion facility to manufacture polysilicon, the cornerstone material for solar cells.
“We have carpenters, electricians, pipefitters, welders and many more craft persons working on our site,” said Jim Russo, project director, Hemlock Semiconductor, L.L.C. “We are constantly awarding new contracts and creating jobs.”
An aerial view of the Hemlock Semiconductor construction site. Photo taken in October 2010
