The town of Tennille has been shrinking ever since the cotton mills closed. There is no interstate or port nearby, and just about 1500 residents.
But it received a big economic boost Thursday. A Georgia-grown transportation company says it will build a $6.5 million dollar plant there for a new business venture.
"Tennille has, in many ways, been left out in the cold when it comes to industrial development," says Theo McDonald, president of the Washington County Chamber of Commerce. "This is the first new industry for Tennille in quite a number of years and I think it will have a tremendous positive impact on the community."
Henry County-based Bennett International Group plans to make, sell and deliver metal utility buildings from the plant. It says it will hire 150 workers.
But it received a big economic boost Thursday. A Georgia-grown transportation company says it will build a $6.5 million dollar plant there for a new business venture.
"Tennille has, in many ways, been left out in the cold when it comes to industrial development," says Theo McDonald, president of the Washington County Chamber of Commerce. "This is the first new industry for Tennille in quite a number of years and I think it will have a tremendous positive impact on the community."
Henry County-based Bennett International Group plans to make, sell and deliver metal utility buildings from the plant. It says it will hire 150 workers.
