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Megasite offers no guarantee…

by design | Jan 14, 2013 | News, The Daily Focus

Hemlock Semiconductor is set to layoff 300 to 400 employees at their Clarksville plant. This is further proof that the proposed megasite in Jefferson County may create jobs, but sustainable jobs prove difficult to come by. Click here to read about the company’s initial investment in Commerce Park a megasite in Clarksville, TN…. and here  to read about upcoming layoffs.

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