P.O. Box 464 100 W. Main Street Hartsville, TN 37074. Phone: (615) 374-4607

Business Incubator

 

*Current & Graduated Incubator Tenants:

  • Armster Reclaimed Lumber located to a 12,000 square foot building plus one adjoining acre in Village 2 on August 13, 2008.  This company employed four and salvaged and re-manufactured lumber with a home office in Connecticut.  Due to the economic down-turn, the Connecticut home office discontinued the TN branch in 2009. 
  • Covenant Displays, after eight years as an Incubator tenant, graduated in 2003 to a new location in Lebanon.  The company produces special order acrylic display stands, primarily for the religious bookstore market.  This family-owned business employs six.
  • Cowan & Sons Woodworking graduated from the Incubator in 2000, moving to a permanent location in Red Boiling Springs.  The company manufactures cabinetry for the high- end residential market. This family-owned and operated business employs 17.
  • *EMS, Inc. located to a 4,000 square foot building in May, 2005.  This family enterprise originally began in Cumberland Gap, TN and employs three.  They rehab switch boxes and other heavy electrical equipment.  Mitchell Gibson, owner, is always looking to expand.
  • *North Central Recycling, a regional trash recycling entity for the North Central Tennessee area, utilizes Trousdale County inmate labor.  Since 1994, NCR occupies a 16,000 sq. ft. building and continues to provide a valuable service for the Four Lake region.
  • *RDP Properties located to a 4,000 sf bulding in Village 2 in September, 2011, with plans for classic automobile restoration.
  • *Piedmont Gallery, Inc., a flooring and millwork manufacturer with its home office in Fairview, TN, located the cabinetry division and two employees to a 4,000 sf building in October, 2008.  This manufacturer utilizes modern-day lumber, as well as river-reclaimed wood types, in the building, designing, and installation of hardwood floors, cabinets, high-end furniture, etc.  The owner, Leo Berg, plans to expand the cabinetry division into a second PowerCom 4,000 sf building.
  • RMT Mowers  began operations 08/011/07 in the 12,000 square foot Power Stores building, including the two mobile trailer offices located thereon.  This industry employed four and manufactured mowers for state/county/city & contract highway mowing.  Due to financial difficulty, they left the incubator program in 2009.
  • Smith County Industrial Coatings, an Incubator graduate of 18 years, continues to thrive at its permanent location in Gordonsville.  Current employment is 15.
  • *Southern Debindery occupies two 4,000 sq. ft. buildings where they recycle out-of-edition textbooks.  The Lebanon based company employs three.
  • *State of Tennessee/Division of Geology, leases a 4,000 sq. ft. building for the storage of rock/core samples gathered in the region.  A tenant since 2000, this division of the State's Department of Environment and Conservation studies, analyzes, and records the core findings for future reference.
  • Sunfresh Farms moved to a permanent location on the Wilson County and Smith County line thirteen years ago.  This family-owned and operated firm produces, packages, markets and ships vegetables and berries for regional markets.  They currently employ 15 persons.
  • *Tennessee Spring & Metal  began work at the site as General Spring in 1992.  Due to the recent recession, General Spring filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2008, at which time, it was purchased by a previous partner, Paul Benny, who is currently rebuilding as Tennessee Spring & Metal.  They employ 10 and occupy a 32,000 sq. ft. building.
  • *Tennessee Valley Authority leases one 16,000 sf building for the warehousing of varying types of temperature-sensitive instruments, as well as equipment.  A tenant since the land transfer and payment in April, 2007, TVA has continuously proved to be a good, helpful neighbor to the Four Lake Authority. 
  • *V&C Manufacturing & Warehousing began in March, 2010 as a new division of special-order PVC adhesive for the plumbing and irrigation industry produced by Volunteer Adhesives (a former Four Lake incubator graduate) in partnership with T. Kristy of California.  They currently occupy 13,470 sf building and a 4,000 sf building, both in Village 1 - employing 10.  V&C is now owned by the Kristy family and are in the process of a Lease/Purchase agreement for the PowerCom Spec. Building to produce and distribute the specialty adhesive throughout the US.
  • *Victory Truck Lighting located to a 4,000 sq. ft. building in April 2006.  This company specializes in LED & incandescent truck lighting and accessories.
  • Volunteer Adhesives, which graduated to a 30,000 sf building in Lafayette in 2003, continues to thrive.   A producer of special order industrial adhesives, the company employs 15 full-time workers.