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Governor Lee, Commissioner McWhorter Announce Bottling Company International to Establish Manufacturing and Distribution Operations in Warren County
February 1, 2023
Veloture Development Group is excited to welcome their first site selection and incentives client to Warren County, TN, City of Morrison. This is an exciting project for Veloture to be a part of as we helped the company navigate the incentive and local community landscape. We are grateful for our continued partnership with BCI, the State of Tennessee Dept. of Economic and Community Development, TVA, and the local community. This project will continue to add value to Tennessee's iconic beverage brand sector for decades to come. Over 50 new high wage jobs will be created as a result of this project, all in rural Tennessee!
- Spirits manufacturer and distributor to invest more than $9 million, create nearly 60 new jobs in Morrison
NASHVILLE, Tenn.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter and Bottling Company International (BCI) officials announced today the company will invest $9.5 million to establish a new bottling, storage and distribution facility in Morrison, Tennessee.
As a result of the project, BCI will create 57 new jobs in Warren County.
BCI has acquired the former McCormick Warehouse in Morrison, where it will bottle and distribute Nashville-based Pennington Distilling’s brand-name whiskey, vodka and rum.
Founded in March 2022, Bottling Company International specializes in the bottling and distribution of vodka, whiskey and other spirits. BCI will serve the company’s growing customer base from its sole location in Warren County.
Since 2018, TNECD has supported nearly 30 economic development projects in the Upper Cumberland region, resulting in approximately 2,700 job commitments and nearly $978 million in capital investment.
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