Sanford to move Sharpie manufacturing to East Tennessee
Friday November 14, 2008
Sanford Corporation is moving its Sharpie manufacturing to Blount County...
Sanford Corporation is moving its Sharpie manufacturing to Blount County.
A spokesman for Sanford's parent company, Newell Rubbermaid Inc., said Sharpie manufacturing, which employs 300 people, will move to Maryville, where about 150 jobs will be created. A packaging center is to open at the end of 2009, providing about 125 jobs.
Sanford's plant in Lewisburg, TN will close in 2009, ending jobs for 270 workers.
When the changes are complete, Sanford will have about 800 workers in Tennessee, compared with about 900 now.
Source: Knoxville News Sentinel
