Editing Cookeville, Tennessee (section)

==Economy==
[[Image:CookevilleMall.jpg|thumb|right|Cookeville Mall]]
Cookeville is the Upper Cumberland region's largest city and as such is known as the "Hub of the Upper Cumberlands".<ref name="crisman">{{cite news|last1=Crisman|first1=Emily|title=Cookeville, Tennessee: Choose Your Own Adventure.|url=http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/glimpse/2015/story/2015/aug/30/cookeville-tennessee/321786/|access-date=March 22, 2017|newspaper=Times Free Press|date=August 30, 2015}}</ref> It is at the center of the [[labor market area]] consisting of [[Putnam County, Tennessee|Putnam]], [[Cumberland County, Tennessee|Cumberland]], [[DeKalb County, Tennessee|DeKalb]], [[Jackson County, Tennessee|Jackson]], [[Overton County, Tennessee|Overton]], [[Smith County, Tennessee|Smith]], and [[White County, Tennessee|White]] Counties, with a civilian labor force in 2013 of 103,500 jobs (roughly one-third of which are in Putnam County).<ref name="MTIDA_data">{{cite news|title=2015 Community Data Profile: Cookeville (Putnam County).|url=http://cookevillechamber.com/sites/default/files/cookeville2015.pdf|access-date=March 22, 2017|agency=Middle Tennessee Industrial Development Association|date=2015}}</ref> {{as of|2020|June|30|df=US}}, 16 commercial [[bank]]s and four [[credit unions]] operated in the city, with combined deposits over $2.5 billion.<ref name="MTIDA_data"/> Total retail sales in Cookeville for 2016 were $1.6 billion.<ref name="MTIDA_data"/> Putnam County's [[unemployment]] rate was 3.0% {{as of|2017|May|lc=y}}, down from 3.7% in April.<ref name="2Labor Force Estimates - United States & Tennessee">{{Cite web|url=http://tn.gov/assets/entities/labor/attachments/Labor_Force_Estimates%2C_May_17.pdf|title=Labor Force Estimates - United States & Tennessee.}}</ref> Cookeville's [[cost of living]] is low, and the city ranked 8th in the U.S. on the Center for Regional Economic Competitivess Cost of Living Index in 2016.<ref name="cost-of-living">{{cite news|author=<!--Not stated--> |title=Cookeville 8th least expensive city.|url=http://herald-citizen.com/stories/cookeville-8th-least-expensive-city,13452|access-date=March 22, 2017|newspaper=[[Herald-Citizen]]|date=February 11, 2016}}</ref>

===Top employers===
According to the city's 2030 Comprehensive Annual Plan published in 2010, Cookeville's top employers in 2009 were:<ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/640/Cookeville-2030-Plan-PDF?bidId= |title=Cookeville 2030 Plan |publisher=Cookeville Municipal Planning Commission |date=October 25, 2010 |access-date=October 10, 2020}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
|1
| Cookeville Regional Medical Center
|1,600
|-
|2
|[[Tennessee Tech]]
|1,500
|-
|3
|[[Putnam County, Tennessee|Putnam County]] Board of Education
|1,200
|-
|4
|[[Averitt Express]]
|600
|-
|5
|[[Oreck Corporation|Oreck]]
|550
|-
|6
|[[Cummins, Inc.]]
|470
|-
|7
|[[Tennessee|State of Tennessee]]
|440
|-
|8
|City of Cookeville
|400
|-
|9
|Tutco
|360
|-
|10
|[[SunTrust Banks]]
|350
|}

=== Manufacturing ===

Manufacturing is the largest sector of Cookeville's economy, with over 100 plants and 8,000 employees. With 13% of the workforce, retail trade employs about 4,200 people and is the second-largest sector. Health care workers are about 12% of the work force, at 3,840. Education is another major sector, with nearly 2,000 employees at [[Tennessee Tech]] and the public school system.
 
Several companies are based in Cookeville. In 2006 [[David Oreck|Oreck]] manufacturing moved its [[Long Beach, Mississippi|Long Beach]], [[Mississippi]], plant to Cookeville after [[Hurricane Katrina]]. Oreck employs about 500 people and is a prominent business in the region. The trucking company [[Averitt Express]] is based in Cookeville, as is J&S Construction. The manufacturing company [[ATC Automation]] is also based in Cookeville, and in 2016 announced a $10.4 million investment plan intended to add 110 engineering jobs to the city.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://businessfacilities.com/2016/10/keeping-up-with-advanced-manufacturing/|title=Keeping Up With Advanced Manufacturing|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=October 12, 2016|work=Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions|access-date=March 14, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> Later in 2016, Academy Sports & Outdoors opened a 1.6 million square foot distribution center in Cookeville, the state's largest distribution center under one roof. It employs 700.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tnecd.com/news/academy-sports-outdoors/|title=Academy Sports + Outdoors - News|website=Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development}}</ref> Also in 2016, Spanish automotive supplier Ficosa relocated a factory and 450 jobs from nearby Crossville to a new, $58 million facility in Cookeville, where it added an additional 550 jobs. The Ficosa plant produces high-tech rear-view mirrors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ucbjournal.com/just-in-ficosa-construction-complete/|title=Ficosa construction complete|work=Upper Cumberland Business Journal|first=Liz|last=Engel|date=April 7, 2016 }}</ref>

=== Technology and research ===
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In 2017, Science Applications International Corp. announced that it would establish its first center of excellence to deliver information technology services in downtown Cookeville. It will be named the Technology Integration Gateway and will employ 300 information technology (IT) professionals when fully developed.<ref>{{Cite press release|url=https://investors.saic.com/press-release/saic-open-first-technology-integration-gateway-cookeville-tennessee
|date=May 22, 2017 | title=SAIC to Open First Technology Integration Gateway in Cookeville, Tennessee |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730080436/https://investors.saic.com/press-release/saic-open-first-technology-integration-gateway-cookeville-tennessee/ |archive-date=July 30, 2018 |url-status=dead | publisher=[[Science Applications International Corporation]]}}</ref> Also in 2017, [[Scottsdale, Arizona]]-based Digital Dream Forge opened a software testing facility in Cookeville, employing 80.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ucbjournal.com/digital-dream-forge-to-open-new-facility-in-cookeville/|title=Digital Dream Forge to open new facility in Cookeville|work=Upper Cumberland Business Journal|first=Liz|last=Engel|date=February 5, 2017 }}</ref> In 2018, Italian tile and glass maker Colorrobia announced it would open a $5 million laboratory in Cookeville to service ceramic tile factories in the area.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tnecd.com/news/colorobbia-usa-inc-to-establish-facility-in-cookeville/|title=Colorobbia USA, Inc. to Establish Facility in Cookeville|website=Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development}}</ref>

=== Retail ===

Interstate Drive, parallel to [[Interstate 40]] at the south end of town, is the site of many popular [[restaurant]] and [[hotel]] [[chain store|chains]]. A 228,000-square-foot [[retail park]], Shoppes at Eagle Point, is just off of Interstate Drive at the intersection of South Walnut Avenue and East Veterans Drive.<ref name="Eagle Point">{{cite news|title=Shoppes at Eagle Point Development.|url=http://www.cblproperties.com/pag.nsf/DevelopmentsWeb/Shoppes+at+Eagle+Point+Development?opendocument|access-date=March 22, 2017|agency=CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322203916/http://www.cblproperties.com/pag.nsf/DevelopmentsWeb/Shoppes+at+Eagle+Point+Development?opendocument|archive-date=March 22, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Historic Downtown's West Side has several locally owned retail stores and restaurants. Cookeville is also home to three of the region's [[microbreweries]].<ref name="red_silo">{{cite news|last1=Militana|first1=Laura|title=Cheers! Red Silo microbrewery to open.|url=http://herald-citizen.com/stories/cheers-red-silo-microbrewery-to-open,16938|access-date=March 22, 2017|newspaper=[[Herald-Citizen]]|date=August 28, 2016}}</ref>

Cookeville is considered to be [[CrossFit|CrossFit]]'s "global mecca", with many of the world's top [[CrossFit Games|CrossFit Games]] athletes living and training together at four-time individual champion [[Rich Froning Jr.|Rich Froning]]'s [[CrossFit Mayhem]] location.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/11/19/sport/crossfit-games-cookeville-tennessee-mecca-spt-intl/index.html|title=How US town Cookeville became CrossFit's global mecca|first=Will |last=Edmonds|website=CNN|date=November 19, 2019 |access-date=February 13, 2020}}</ref>

===Points of interest===
* [[Tennessee Tech]]
[[File:Dogwood Park Fountain View.jpg|thumb|Dogwood Park viewed from East Broad Street entrance. ]]
[[File:Cane-Creek-Lake-sunset-tn2.jpg|thumb|right|Cane Creek Lake]]
* Dogwood Park
* Cane Creek Park
* Heart of the City Playground
* Park View Skate Park
* [[Window Cliffs State Natural Area]]
* [[Burgess Falls State Park]]
* [[Cummins Falls State Park]]
* [[Gerald D. Coorts Memorial Arboretum]]
* [[Cookeville Railroad Depot|Cookeville Depot Museum]]
* Cookeville Performing Arts Center
* [[Arda E. Lee's Hidden Hollow]]
* [[White Plains (Cookeville, Tennessee)|White Plains]]

===Museums===
* Cookeville History Museum
* Cookeville Children's Museum
* Derryberry Art Gallery
* Cumberland Art Society and Gallery
* Appalachian Center for Craft Gallery

===Performing arts===
[[Image:Dogwoodpavilion.jpg|thumb|right|Dogwood Outdoor Performance Pavilion]]
* Cookeville Community Band
* Cookeville Children's Theatre
* Dogwood Outdoor Performance Pavilion
* Bryan Symphony Orchestra
* Bryan Fine Arts Center
* Mastersingers
* Cookeville Performing Arts Center
* Backdoor Playhouse
* Drama Center Backstage
* Wesley Arena Theatre
* Shakespeare in the Park
* StoryTeller Theatre and Academy
* Brown Bag Lunch Concerts