Editing Tennessee (section)

===Industry===
[[File:Nissan Leaf 2018 (31874639158) (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|alt=A Nissan Leaf, which is manufactured in Tennessee|A [[Nissan Leaf]], one of six models manufactured at the [[Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant]], the largest automotive assembly plant in North America]]

Until [[World War II]], Tennessee, like most Southern states, remained predominantly agrarian. Chattanooga became one of the first industrial cities in the south in the decades after the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], when many factories, including iron foundries, steel mills, and textile mills were constructed there.<ref name=jsh/> But most of Tennessee's industrial growth began with the federal investments in the [[Tennessee Valley Authority]] (TVA) and the [[Manhattan Project]] in the 1930s and 1940s. The state's industrial and manufacturing sector continued to expand in the succeeding decades, and Tennessee is now home to more than 2,400 advanced manufacturing establishments, which produce a total of more than $29 billion worth of goods annually.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tnecd.com/industries/advanced-manufacturing/|title=Advanced Manufacturing|author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2020|website=tnecd.com|publisher=Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development|access-date=March 31, 2021}}</ref>

The [[automotive industry in the United States|automotive industry]] is Tennessee's largest manufacturing sector and one of the nation's largest.<ref name="commercialappealauto">{{cite news |last1=Evanoff |first1=Ted |title=How Tennessee became Car Country, USA |url=https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/money/cars/2018/02/28/tennessee-auto-industry-nissan-smyrna-gm-spring-hill-volkswagen-chattanooga/1028963001/ |access-date=October 9, 2020 |work=The Commercial Appeal |date=March 27, 2018}}</ref> [[Nissan Motors|Nissan]]'s [[Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant|assembly plant]] in [[Smyrna, Tennessee|Smyrna]] is the largest automotive assembly plant in North America.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schmitt |first1=Bertel |title=Who makes the most cars in North America? Who has the largest auto factory in the U.S.? Don't be embarrassed, few get it right |url=https://dailykanban.com/2015/02/27/makes-cars-north-america-largest-auto-factory-u-s-dont-embarrassed-get-right/ |access-date=May 25, 2021 |work=Daily Kanban |date=February 27, 2015}}</ref> Two other automakers have assembly plants in Tennessee: [[General Motors]] in [[Spring Hill Manufacturing|Spring Hill]] and [[Volkswagen]] in [[Volkswagen Chattanooga Assembly Plant|Chattanooga]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Grigsby |first=Karen |title=Tennessee's huge auto industry: 7 things you may not know |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/cars/2018/03/27/tennessee-auto-industry-smyrna-nissan-gm-spring-hill-vw-chattanooga/447779002/ |work=The Tennessean |date=March 27, 2018 |access-date=February 21, 2020}}</ref> [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] is constructing [[Blue Oval City|an assembly plant]] in [[Stanton, Tennessee|Stanton]] that is expected to be operational in 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Connolly |first1=Daniel |title=Ford aims to create 5,700 jobs with new factory, battery plant near Memphis |url=https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/money/business/development/2021/09/27/ford-electric-vehicles-memphis-regional-megasite-new-jobs/5884664001/ |access-date=September 28, 2021 |work=The Commercial Appeal |date=September 27, 2021 |location=Memphis}}</ref> In addition, the state contains more than 900 automotive suppliers.<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.-->|title=Tennessee courts a changing industry|url=https://www.autonews.com/technology/tennessee-courts-changing-industry|work=[[Automotive News]]|location=Detroit|date=November 11, 2019|access-date=March 31, 2021}}</ref> Nissan and [[Mitsubishi Motors]] have their North American corporate headquarters in [[Franklin, Tennessee|Franklin]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Peters |first1=Jeremy W. |title=Nissan to Move U.S. Headquarters to Tennessee |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/10/business/nissan-to-move-us-headquarters-to-tennessee.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311154203/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/10/business/nissan-to-move-us-headquarters-to-tennessee.html |archive-date=March 11, 2018 |url-status=live |url-access=limited |work=The New York Times |date=November 10, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=McGee |first1=Jamie |last2=West |first2=Emily R.|title=Mitsubishi North America to move headquarters to Nashville area |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2019/06/25/mitsubishi-moves-headquarters-franklin-tennessee-california/1549906001/ |access-date=October 9, 2020 |work=The Tennessean |date=June 25, 2019}}</ref> The state is also one of the top producers of [[food industry|food and drink products]], its second-largest manufacturing sector.<ref name=nam/> A number of well-known brands originated in Tennessee, and even more are produced there.<ref name=ustr/> Tennessee also ranks as one of the largest producers of [[chemical industry|chemicals]].<ref name=nam>{{cite web |title=2020 Tennessee Manufacturing Facts |url=https://www.nam.org/state-manufacturing-data/2020-tennessee-manufacturing-facts/ |website=nma.org |publisher=National Association of Manufacturers |access-date=May 25, 2021 |location=Washington, D.C. |date=2021}}</ref> Chemical products manufactured in Tennessee include [[industrial chemicals]], [[paints]], [[pharmaceuticals]], [[synthetic resin|plastic resin]]s, and [[soap]]s and [[personal care|hygiene product]]s. Additional important products manufactured in Tennessee include [[metal fabrication|fabricated metal]] products, [[electrical equipment]], [[consumer electronics]] and [[home appliance|electrical appliances]], and nonelectrical machinery.<ref name=ustr>{{cite web|url=https://ustr.gov/map/state-benefits/tn|title=Tennessee Trade Facts|author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2020|publisher=Office of the United States Trade Representative|access-date=April 9, 2021}}</ref>