The Lebanon Wilson County Chamber of Commerce was proud to join the Mt. Juliet Chamber at 2:29 p.m. on Feburary 29 for a groundbreaking ceremony at what will be the location of the Mt. Juliet Chamber’s new office location.
The building project is expected to be complete by fall 2016. The office (projected facade pictured above with Mt. Juliet Chamber president Mark Hinesley and Lebanon Wilson Co. Chamber president Melanie Minter) will be located on East Division Street across from the train station.
Local officials along with Chamber and community members attended a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, January 29 at the site of the Lebanon Municipal Airport’s new terminal.
The terminal, designed by Manous Designs will be a state-of-the-art facility, funded by a partnership between the of State of Tennessee and the City of Lebanon. Heather Bay, owner of Direct Flight Solutions and manager of the Lebanon airport, thanked those who have made this terminal a possibility and spoke hopefully of the future and the economic and community impact that the new facility will have.
On Wednesday, January 27, members of the Lebanon Wilson County Chamber of Commerce staff joined new Chamber member Rockie Williams Dodge-Chrysler-Jeep-Ram as ground was broken at the future home of the company’s new dealership.
The location of what will become a state-of-the-art 46,000-square-foot facility is a 13-acre plot on Pleasant Grove Road close to Providence Marketplace in South Mt. Juliet. The new space will hold 700 new and used cars and will have 1,200 parking spaces. The design includes a planned play area for children, a customer lounge, a shuttle service that will be available to take customers to Providence shopping and recreational areas while cars are serviced, and a possible indoor nature trail.
Rockie Williams’ current dealership location, 1700 West Main Street in Lebanon, is expected to remain open and operational after the completion of the new facility later this year. Meanwhile, the addition of the Mt. Juliet location is expected to create approximately 30 jobs.
A groundbreaking ceremony for the new Veterans Memorial Museum took place on Thursday, October 29. The day also marked the one-year anniversary of the Veterans Park.
The celebratory event continued from 10:00 a.m. until close to 2:00 p.m. and included storytelling by veterans, free hotdogs, a display of military vehicles, and a brief speech by Wilson County Mayor Randall Hutto.
