Editing Charleston, Tennessee (section)

==Economy==
The city is across the Hiwassee River from a large [[paper mill]] operation of [[Resolute Forest Products]] in [[Calhoun, Tennessee|Calhoun]], which is a major local employer. Logging trucks and [[rail transport|rail]] traffic to and from this plant frequently traverse Charleston.

Charleston is the postal [[Address (geography)|address]] of the international headquarters of the [[Christian denomination]] [[The Church of God (Charleston, Tennessee)|The Church of God]], commonly called "The Church of God (Charleston, Tennessee)" to distinguish it from other similarly named denominations. However, the denomination's headquarters are actually located in Cleveland.

[[Olin Corporation|Olin Chemical]] and Lonza, both located on Old Lower River Road in Charleston, make pool chemicals as well as several other products.  They employ several hundred people.

[[GE Lighting]] (DHL Supply Chain) broke ground right off the interstate in 2007 and employs several hundreds of people, distributing [[General Electric]] light bulbs. 
An [[Amazon.com|Amazon]] Fulfillment Center, located off the interstate in Charleston, employs several hundred people.

Germany-based chemical company [[Wacker Chemie]] broke ground in 2011 on a new solar-grade polysilicon production facility (550-acre Greenfield site). At a cost of $2 billion, 650 new jobs were generated.