Flexco invests $17.5 million to establish manufacturing operations in Tennessee
Flexco Products of Tennessee, LLC has announced plans to establish manufacturing and distribution operations in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. The company, which specializes in tubing and steel and aluminum fabrication, will invest $17.5 million into the project, creating 60 new jobs in the process. Flexco hopes this new facility, its second U.S. plant, will allow the company to better serve its customers with improved production and shipping times.
In a recent quote, Tom Jellison, chief executive officer, Flexco Products of Tennessee, LLC, said, “Flexco’s expansion to Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, has been facilitated by Mayor Blake Lay’s proactive approach to the growing manufacturing industry in Lawrenceburg. Flexco’s Lawrenceburg manufacturing facility will serve as a central hub to the southeastern U.S.”
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Alexis Gajewski is a manufacturing writer and editor with nearly 20 years of experience covering the people, practices, and technologies that keep industrial facilities running. For more than a decade, she served as Senior Content Strategist for Plant Services, creating content for plant managers, engineers, and maintenance professionals on a variety of industrial topics.
During her tenure, Alexis worked to develop the brand’s digital strategy and helped launch and produce Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast. She also created The Lighter Side of Manufacturing, a weekly blog that explored the inventive and sometimes humorous side of the industry.
Alexis co-founded Influential Women in Manufacturing, a recognition program that honored 49 women in its first two years, earned an industry award for Best Product Launch, and received a proclamation from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and a commendation from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.
She also led newsroom operations and development at a large media company where she set editorial standards, developed training curriculum, and helped support AI adoption for more than 150 editors across 80+ brands spanning manufacturing, industrial processing, automation, and more.
Additionally, Alexis works as a freelance writer and editor, and her areas of interest include continuous improvement, the skilled workforce, and the role of emerging technology on the plant floor.
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