Editing Cookeville, Tennessee (section)

=== 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>