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Bringing in the Business
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The Davidson County economy has seen no shortage of change over the last several decades.
As jobs and income shift away from the furniture and textile industries, though, the region has begun to find its feet and industry is on the upswing.
Nowhere is that more apparent than in the city of Lexington, where Italian refrigeration manufacturer Arneg LLC recently opened a multimillion-dollar facility.
“We have a workforce that is blessed with a manufacturing mentality,” says Steve Googe, the Davidson County Economic Development Commission’s executive director. “They understand the manufacturing process and what
it takes to work in a manufacturing facility. So we felt that even though we were challenged to do different things, we might go back and look at things like advanced manufacturing recruitment.”
The effort to play up Davidson County’s existing manufacturing strength when recruiting new companies has paid off. Arneg’s initial investment is $20 million, and the company is expected to create roughly 180 jobs over the next three years.
Story by Michaela Jackson
