Chamber fits between Dallas, Houston in new national ranking

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Dyersburg State Gazette

Site Selection magazine's May issue included a ranking of the nation's top economic development teams, and the Dyersburg/Dyer County Chamber of Commerce received an honorable mention.

"Dallas, Dyersburg, Houston," said Chamber CEO Allen Hester. "Let me read that again. Dallas, Dyersburg, Houston. That's a pretty huge honor."

"To be gauged against competition like that, I guess they thought we were worthy," said Hester.

The magazine commented: "Dyer County may be small, with just 38,000 inhabitants, but the community in Northwest Tennessee packs a lot of punch.

"In 2007, the county landed five significant corporate real estate deals, totaling $56 million in capital investment and generating more than 840 new jobs."

Hester said the reason "might be trite, but unity -- singularity of purpose -- is what it takes. When all the stakeholders, the cities, the county, the business community work together, that's the team effort that's visible with the can-do spirit."

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In other words, Dyer Co. ranks very high in working to keep out unions and pay their employees cut rate wages. Gosh I love it when I'm right!!

-- Posted by youknowimright on Wed, May 14, 2008, at 11:59 PM

Unions, like the democrats are no longer for the working man. Unions take your dues and democrats take your money (taxes) and give to the undeserving lazy deadbeats.

-- Posted by talk2t53 on Thu, May 15, 2008, at 1:57 PM

Way to go, Dyersburg! There's only one Dyersburg. See for yourself. Google the word "Dyersburg" and all the hits will be Dyersburg, Tennessee. That's because there is no other Dyersburg - no Dyersburg, Mississippi or Dyersburg, Alabama or Dyersburg, Mexico, etc. We're unique!

-- Posted by charleyraww on Fri, May 16, 2008, at 8:33 AM