Major Manufacturers

Company County Employee Range Description
Clayton Homes, Inc. Blount, Grainger, Union 5000-9999 Manufactured and modular homes; financier & insurer of manufactured homes
DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee, Inc. Blount 5000-9999 Advanced automotive components and systems 
Y-12 National Security Complex Roane 5000-9999 Manufacture and refurbishment of nuclear weapon components
Arconic Blount 1000-4999 Aluminum beverage can sheets
Aisin Automotive Casting Tennessee, Inc. Anderson 500-999 Automotive parts - aluminum die-castings
Bush Brothers & Company Jefferson/Knox 500-999 Baked beans, chili, hominy and greens
Carlex Glass Company Monroe 500-999 Automotive glass sets
Charles Blalock & Sons, Inc. Sevier  500-999 Hot and cold mix asphalt; ready-mix concrete
Commercial Vehicle Group Monroe 500-999 Truck and boat seats and military clothing
Eagle Bend Manufacturing Inc. Anderson 500-999 Automotive frames
Howmet Aerospace Hamblen 500-999 Ceramic cores, wax patterns & investment castings
JTEKT Automotive TN Hamblen 500-999 Pumps & hoses for power steering systems
JTEKT Automotive TN - Vonore Co. Monroe 500-999 Automotive steering systems
Keurig Green Mountain Knox 500-999 Manufacturer/distributor of single-cup beverages & brewers
Kimberly-Clark Corp. Knox/Loudon 500-999 Paper towels and bath tissue
Koch Foods Hamblen 500-999 Process poultry
MAHLE Engine Components Hamblen 500-999 Aluminum pistons
Malibu Boats West, LLC Loudon 500-999 Fiberglass pleasure boats
Mastercraft Monroe 500-999 Pleasure boats
Monterey Mushrooms, Inc. Loudon  500-999 Mushrooms
Newell Rubbermaid Blount 500-999 Rubbermaid, Rolodex, PaperMate, and Sharpie office & writing products
Rich Products Corporation Hamblen 500-999 Frozen cakes & muffins
Sea Ray Boats, Inc. Knox/Monroe 500-999 Fiberglass pleasure boats
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. Knox 500-999 Clinical imaging, preclinical & biomarker solutions
SL Tennessee Anderson 500-999 Gear shift assemblies, parking brake levers, head lamps & tail lamps
Smith & Wesson Blount 500-999 Manufactuer of firearms
Team Technologies  Hamblen 500-999 Assembled plastic parts & components
Tuff Torq Corporation Hamblen 500-999 Transmissions & transaxles
B/S/H Home Appliance Corp. Campbell 250-499 Ranges, stove tops, & barbecue grills
Carlstar Group Anderson 250-499 Lawn and garden, ATV, and commercial tires
Colgate Palmolive Co. Hamblen 250-499 Oral care – Dental cream & rinse
Colortech, Inc.  Hamblen 250-499 Polymer color & additive concentrates
DeRoyal Industries, Inc. Knox/Union/Claiborne 250-499 Medical supplies including: acute care, patient care, wound care & equipment
DWK Life Sciences Roane 250-499 Pharmaceutical glassware
Energy Solutions Roane/Anderson 250-499 Industrial Waste 
Great Dane Scott 250-499 Flat bed trailers
Hubbell Lenoir City Loudon 250-499 Polymer Concrete products
Iconex Hamblen 250-499 Printing supplies for businesses
Kawasaki Tennessee, Inc.  Hamblen 250-499 Automotive parts
Knoxville Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Knox 250-499 Bottling and soft drink distribution
Lifetime Products, Inc. Knox 250-499 Plastic kayaks and playground equipment
Melaleuca, Inc. Knox 250-499 Detergents, dental care products, nutritional supplements and personal care products
Meritor, Inc. Hamblen 250-499 Precision forged gears, spindles & knuckles for on highway truck axles
OTICS USA, Inc.   Hamblen 250-499 Automotive parts
Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) Anderson  250-499 Engineering and technology consulting
Skier's Choice, Inc. Blount 250-499 Ski boats
SSW Advanced Technologies (Gemtron) Monroe 250-499 Tempered and decorative glass
Takahata Precision Tennessee, Inc. Scott 250-499 Plastic automotive parts
Tate & Lyle Loudon 250-499 Corn syrup, fuel alcohol
Techmer PM, LLC Anderson 250-499 Plastic additives and compounds
Tennier Industries Scott 250-499 Clothing
Viskase Corporation Loudon 250-499 Synthetic meat casings
Yamaha - Tennessee Watercraft Inc. Monroe 250-499 Pleasure boats
England Furniture Claiborne 100-249 Furniture manufacturer
Iatric Manufacturing Solutions  Hamblen 100-249 Wet wipes
Inteplast Bags and Films Corp.  Hamblen 100-249 Polypropylene films
International Paper Hamblen 100-249 Corrugated packaging
Lisega Sevier  100-249 Pipe Hangers
Renold Jeffrey Hamblen 100-249 Engineered steel chain
Sonoco Flexible Packaging Hamblen 100-249 Rotogravure printing, flexible packaging
Sonoco Products Company Cocke 100-249 Metal packaging for food and household products
SumiRiko Tennessee, INC. Claiborne 100-249 Anti vibration devices
Vestal Manufacturing Monroe 100-249 Metal fireplaces & steel home products
Volunteer Blind Industries Hamblen 100-249 Mattresses, box springs, mattress pads; helmet cover
Volunteer Knit Apparel Inc Claiborne 100-249 Knitwear operation
Wallace Hardware Hamblen 100-249 Wholesale hardware, building materials
       
Source:  Book of Lists; Community websites, Database USA 2025