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Article: Tennessee: Center of the New Automotive South
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- The Tennessee Tribune
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- January 13, 1999
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Tennessee TRIBUNE, The
01-13-1999
Tennessee: Center of the New Automotive South
When Hyperion Seating of Lewisburg gets an order for a seat for a Saturn automobile, it can build the seat, load it, and deliver to so that it's ready to be installed in the automobile as it comes down Saturn's assembly line in Spring Hall all within three hours.
That's why it's crucial for companies like Johnson Controls to be located near manufacturers they supply, said Dave Rosnowski, spokesman for the automotive interior supplier. Johnson Controls has eight plants employing nearly 4,000 in Tennessee, including the joint venture "just-in-time" Hyperion Plant.
It's also an important factor in why Tennessee is ...