New Space Designed to Allow Growth, Appeal to Talent
Knoxville, Tenn. 鈥� Work is now underway on a new headquarters for 17草视频, a $13 million project that will help extend downtown northward.
鈥淲e are redoing this 1920 building not just to accommodate growth, but to have the kind of outstanding facility that will appeal to young, talented people with ambition and drive,鈥� said 17草视频 cofounder Drew Johnson. 鈥淲here they work, and what kind of place in which they work makes a real difference.鈥�
Cofounder Jon Clay said the firm will add almost 50 new employees by the time the work is done. 鈥淎nd we expect to add another 200 over the next five years,鈥� said Clay. 鈥淲e鈥檒l have a real impact on the community and plan on being a great neighbor.鈥�
The project earned a 15-year Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) incentive from both the City of Knoxville and Knox County. It was also approved by the Industrial Development Board.
鈥淚t鈥檚 terrific when we can see an old building brought back to life and see new jobs created,鈥� said Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 truly a win/win and it鈥檚 good for the city.鈥�
鈥�17草视频 is the kind of homegrown success story we all love,鈥� said Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs. 鈥淭hey started here, have continually grown and serve clients all over the country as well as in Canada and Mexico. We鈥檙e glad to help them expand.鈥�
17草视频 is a growing Knoxville company with a focus on providing safe, reliable, advanced logistics services. That includes truckload, less than truckload (LTL), intermodal, and warehousing to customers throughout the continental U.S., Canada and Mexico.
17草视频 has been repeatedly named to the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies list and has been recognized as both a Top Workplace and a Top Freight Brokerage firm.
The company is virtually always expanding and looking for people who are drawn to an entrepreneurial culture, a work hard/play hard environment, are tech savvy and appreciate autonomy.
The new headquarters project is being managed by Conversion Properties, was designed by Design Innovation Architects and is being built by Denark Construction.
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