Hemlock Semiconductor is set to layoff 300 to 400 employees at their Clarksville plant. This is further proof that the proposed megasite in Jefferson County may create jobs, but sustainable jobs prove difficult to come by. Click here to read about the company’s initial investment in Commerce Park a megasite in Clarksville, TN…. and here to read about upcoming layoffs.
Stories in this Week's Focus
- The Knoxville Focus for January 19, 2026
- Publisher’s Positions
- Judge Kline kicks off election campaign
- Kentucky’s ‘Mr. Republican’: John M. Robsion
- Helping boys grow up to be Godly men has been the goal
- Halls, HVA win district wrestling dual titles
- The Knoxville Focus for January 12, 2026
- Publisher’s Positions
- Knox Co. school board gives superintendent a good grade
- Three From Tennessee: Wynne F. Clouse, Lon Scott and Joe Brown