Editing Morristown, Tennessee (section)

===Manufacturing===
Morristown is considered to be one of the largest [[Manufacturing in the United States|manufacturing]] and industrial hubs in the state of Tennessee.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Morristown Area Chamber of Commerce |title=Why Morristown? |url=https://selectmorristowntn.com/why-morristown/ |website=selectmorristowntn.com |access-date=June 7, 2020}}</ref> There are several industrial parks located in the eastern, western and southern parts of the city,<ref name="etpcgrant">{{cite web |last1=City of Morristown |title=East TN Progress Center Receives State Grant |url=https://www.mymorristown.com/news_detail_T2_R303.php |website=mymorristown.com |access-date=June 7, 2020}}</ref> and over 100 manufacturers have based their facilities in Morristown, ranging from [[food processing]], [[aerospace manufacturer|aerospace technology]], [[machine industry|machine and parts production]], [[plastics engineering]], and many other industries.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Morristown Area Chamber of Commerce |title=Existing Industry |url=https://selectmorristowntn.com/why-morristown/existing-industry/ |website=selectmorristowntn.com |access-date=June 7, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Jordan |first1=Miriam |title=ICE Came for a Tennessee Town's Immigrants. The Town Fought Back. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/06/11/us/tennessee-immigration-trump.html |access-date=July 1, 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=June 8, 2018}}</ref>

In 2019, the Morristown area was reported to be home to 109 manufacturing companies, with projections showing Morristown could gain 3,000 jobs and over $600,000,000 in investment in the manufacturing sector alone by the year 2024.<ref name="stevens"/>

Morristown's manufacturing market employs nearly 10,000 or 24% of the workforce in Hamblen County, and an extra 11,000 [[commuting]] from surrounding counties such as Jefferson, Grainger, [[Cocke County, Tennessee|Cocke]], and [[Hawkins County, Tennessee|Hawkins]] for employment.<ref name="labor market">{{cite web |last1=Morristown Area Chamber of Commerce |title=Labor Market & Workforce |url=https://selectmorristowntn.com/why-morristown/labor-market-workforce/ |website=selectmorristowntn.com |access-date=June 7, 2020}}</ref>