Tractor Supply Co. has opened one of several new businesses in Dunlap, Tenn.
NEW BIZA number of retailers, from chains to local operations, and one major industry have called Dunlap, Tenn., home in the last couple of years. Below are some of the major players that have come to town.OPEN 2011Backdraft Donut StationDunlap Indoor Flea MarketHughes Produce MarketMann+HummelTractor SupplyVerizon WirelessVictory MotorsOPEN 2010Caring Hearts of DunlapNew China BuffetSource: City of Dunlap
DUNLAP, Tenn. — Dunlap and Sequatchie County have not regained all the ground lost during the economic plunge, but incoming industry Mann+Hummel and retailers such as Tractor Supply and Verizon Wireless are sprouting up along the town’s main drag as signs of a rebound continue.
“I think it’s the beginning of a new era,” Dunlap Mayor Dwain Land said. “Even with the economic downturn, I think Dunlap is going to be fortunate enough to start coming out of it.”
Land admits that, even with the excitement of landing a new business that promises 150 jobs or more, there’s still “a lot of work to do.”
The county still needs another 200 jobs or so to get back to employment levels from the middle of the last decade, but there’s hope on the horizon, he said.