Corporate Headquarters

Compiled by the Economic Development Board, the following information pertains to corporate services in the Knoxville MSA.

Clayton Homes, Inc.
Clayton Homes is a national, vertically integrated modular and manufactured housing company. Through our family of brands, we build, sell, finance, lease, and insure a full spectrum of affordable housing and are the nation's number one retailer of modular and manufactured homes.

Sea Ray
Every Sea Ray boat is a reflection of their commitment to precision, innovation and craftsmanship. Spacious cockpits flow into thoughtfully designed cabins. The design, details and materials are tested and approved by the most dedicated group of professionals in the marine industry. The result is a line of boats, from 18 to 68 feet, that continues to set higher standards when it comes to aesthetics, engineering and technology. The result is a line of boats, from 18 to 68 feet, that continues to set higher standards when it comes to aesthetics, engineering and technology.

Marriott International, Inc.
Marriott International, Inc., is a leading lodging company. Its heritage can be traced to a root beer stand opened in Washington, D.C., in 1927 by J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott. Today, Marriott International has more than 2,800 lodging properties located in the United States and 67 other countries and territories.

Ruby Tuesday

HT Hackney
For over 100 years, H.T. Hackney has provided customers with everything they need to be successful in today's increasingly competitive market. Since 1891, Hackney has achieved it's premier market position as a result of providing superior customer service and competitively priced merchandise. Their programs are created around the concept of offering customers the ability to obtain their entire store needs from one reliable source.

Talbots, Inc.
The Talbots, Inc. is a leading national specialty retailer of women's, men's and children's apparel, shoes and accessories. On May 3, 2006, The Talbots, Inc. acquired The J. Jill Group, Inc., which is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the company. The company offers its merchandise under the Talbots and J. Jill brands via stores, catalog and internet. Together, the brands serve a broad diversity of women within the fast-growing 35+ population through an extensive range of sizes and distinct yet complementary styles.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Originally known as Clinton Laboratories, ORNL was established in 1943 to carry out a single, well-defined mission: the pilot-scale production and separation of plutonium for the World War II Manhattan Project. From this foundation, the Laboratory has evolved into a unique resource for addressing important national and global energy and environmental issues. Today, ORNL pioneers the development of new energy sources, technologies, and materials and the advancement of knowledge in the biological, chemical, computational, engineering, environmental, physical, and social sciences.

ORNL Facts and Figures
Staff: 3800 total, 1500 scientists and engineers
Budget: $1.06 billion, 75% Department of Energy, 25% work for others
Replacement cost of buildings: $7 billion
Total land area: 58 square miles
Guest researchers: 3000 each year, about one-fourth from industry
Visitors: About 30,000 each year, plus 10,000 precollege students

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HGTV
HGTV, America's leader in home and lifestyle programming, is distributed to more than 89 million U.S. households and is one of cable’s top-rated networks. HGTV.com is the nation's leading online home and garden destination that attracts an average of 5.2 million unique visitors per month. HGTV owns 33 percent of HGTV Canada and provides much of the Canadian network’s daily programming. The network’s branded programming also can be seen in 47 other countries and its selected programming is available to service men and women on board Navy ships and through American Forces Radio & Television Service (AFRTS) which services more than 1,000 outlets in over 175 countries.   HGTV in headquartered in Knoxville, TN and is wholly owned by The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE:SSP), which also operates Food Network, DIY Network, FINE LIVING TV NETWORK and Great American Country (GAC.)