Distribution

Our Distribution Cluster

• International Comfort Products has a distribution facility in Lewisburg employing 180 people.
• Genesco distributes Dockers products out of a Lewisburg facility employing 49 people.
• Autom Religious Items has a distribution facility in Lewisburg employing 40 people.
• Southern Carriers performs Transportation, Logistics, and Warehousing out of Lewisburg employing 14 people.
• Our 9-county labor shed features more workers in the following distribution related sectors than the average US labor shed:
  • 15 times more employees in Mixed Mode Transit Systems
  • 3 times more employees in General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload
  • 2 times more employees in General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Less Than Truckload
  • 2 times more employees in Freight Transportation Arrangement
• Since 2011 employees in the following distribution sectors have grown in our 9-county labor shed:
  • 150% growth since 2011 in Scheduled Freight Air Transportation
  • 108% growth since 2011 in Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage
  • 55% growth since 2011 in Packing and Crating
  • 38% growth since 2011 in Freight Transportation Arrangement
  • 35% growth since 2011 in General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Less than Truckload
  • 27% growth since 2011 in General Warehousing and Storage
  • 17% growth since 2011 in General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload

Interstate Access

• Lewisburg located on Interstate 65 and have 4 times more General Freight Trucking companies than the US average.

No Inventory Tax

• Tennessee has no inventory tax on finished goods.

Middle Tennessee State University’s Supply Chain Management Program

• Lewisburg is positioned in close proximity to Middle Tennessee State University (located 35 miles from Lewisburg) with over 22,000 students which features a Masters of Supply Chain Management Program. Click here to learn about the program:
  
  

Skilled Labor

• Under 100 employees in Lewisburg are a member of a union
• Tennessee is a Right-To-Work state
• The following numbers of skilled people work in the food/beverage sector in our 9-county labor shed:
  • 21,984 employed in Freight Stock Moving
  • 14,564 employed in Heavy and Tractor Trailer Drivers
  • 5,260 employed in Packaging
  • 2,697 employed in General Warehousing and Storage
  • 2,488 employed in Freight Transportation Arrangement
  • 558 employed in Mixed Mode Transit Systems
  • 405 employed in Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage

Unskilled Labor

• 25,084 people are employed through temporary staffing agencies in our 9-county labor shed

Free Community or Technical College Training for all Tennesseans- Tennessee Promise

• The Tennessee Promise provides free tuition through Columbia State Community College for either a degree or certificate program for graduating high schoolers.

K-12 Public Schools

• The Marshall County School System serves approximately 5,400 enrolled students from K-12 per year.
• Our system ranks in the top 75% of all school districts in Tennessee by www.schooldigger.com.
• In 2014, our students performed better than the state average in testing in the following areas:
  • 9% better in English I
  • 8% better in Algebra II
  • 7% better in Algebra I
  • 4% better in Biology I
  • 2% better in US History

Air Access

• The Nashville International Airport, located 49 miles from Lewisburg, is served by 13 carriers with more than 410 average daily arriving and departing flights with non-stop service to 57 airports. The following carriers serve the airport:
  • Air Canada
  • Alaska Airlines
  • American Airlines
  • American Eagle
  • Boutique Air
  • Delta Air Lines
  • Delta Connection
  • Frontier Airlines
  • JetBlue Airways
  • OneJet
  • Southwest Airlines
  • United Airlines
  • United Express
• Non-stop service is provided to and from the following airports through Nashville:
  
  

Taxes/Business Climate

• There are no personal income taxes on wages and salaries in Tennessee.
• The state Corporate Income Tax rate in Tennessee is 6.5%.
• According to The Tax Foundation, Tennessee has the lowest state debt per capita in the country, meaning we will have sustainable, low taxes for the foreseeable future.
• In 2015, Tennessee was named the “Fourth Best State in the Country for Business” by Chief Executive magazine.

Available Buildings and Sites

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Incentives

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• Click here to view the State of Tennessee’s incentives programs:
  

• Click here to view incentives from TVA: