About Us

The Middle Tennessee Industrial Development Association is an economic development agency funded by the Electric Cooperative, Municipal Electric, and Natural Gas Distributors serving Middle Tennessee.

Guided by a board of directors, MTIDA represents and promotes industrial development in 40 Middle Tennessee counties, stretching from the Kentucky border to the Alabama state line. The steady growth of the area's population attests to the viability of the region.

We provide plant location services in cooperation with the State of Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development and the Tennessee Valley Authority. We maintain continuous contact with local chambers of commerce, railroad industrial development departments, realtors, banks, and industrial development boards that serve this area.

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OUR TEAM

Kendrick J. Curtis, PHD, Executive Director

Kendrick J. Curtis, PHD

Executive Director

2108 Westwood Ave
Nashville, TN 37212
kjcurtis@mtida.org

Matt Von Lunen, Assistant Director

Matt Von Lunen

Assistant Director

2108 Westwood Ave
Nashville, TN 37212
mvonlunen@mtida.org

Robert T. (Bob) Bibb, Executive Director, Emeritus

Robert T. (Bob) Bibb

Executive Director, Emeritus

2108 Westwood Ave
Nashville, TN 37212
rtbibb@mtida.org

Wendi Powell, Graphic Designer

Wendi Powell

Graphic Designer

2108 Westwood Avenue
Nashville, TN 37212
wkpowell@mtida.org or
wkpowell1@comcast.net

Executive Committee

Jennifer Brogdon, Executive Committee President

President

Jennifer Brogdon, General Manager

Upper Cumberland Elec. Mem. Corp.
Al Kerstiens, Executive Committee Vice President

Vice President

Al Kerstiens, General Manager

Mt. Pleasant Power System
Mike Davidson, Executive Committee Secretary/Treasurer

Secretary/Treasurer

Mike Davidson, Executive Vice President & CEO

Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District
Brad Gibson, Executive Committee Member

Member

Brad Gibson, Chief Operating Officer

Middle Tennessee Electric
Carl Haney, Executive Committee Member

Member

Carl Haney, Director of Dept. of Energy

Cookeville Energy
Courtney Sloven, Executive Committee Member

Member

Courtney Sloven, Regional Consultant

Tennessee Valley Authority
Brent A. Baker, P.E., Executive Committee Member

Member

Brent A. Baker, P.E., EVP – Chief Operations and Innovation Officer

Nashville Electric Service

Electric Distributor Members

Caney Fork Electric Coop., Inc.
Jason Cloyd, General Manager

920 Smithville Hwy
McMinnville, TN 37111
caneyforkec.com

CDE Lightband
Brian Taylor, General Manager

2021 Wilma Rudolph Blvd
Clarksville, TN 37040
cdelightband.com

Columbia Power & Water Systems
Jonathan Hardin, Executive Director

201 Pickens Ln
Columbia, TN 38402
cpws.com

Cookeville Department of Energy
Carl Haney, Director

55 W Davis Rd
Cookeville, TN 38506
cookeville-tn.gov

Cumberland Elec. Membership Corp
Chris Davis, General Manager

1940 Madison St
Clarksville, TN 37043
cemc.org

Dickson Electric System
Darrell Gillespie, General Manager

236 Cowan Rd
Dickson, TN 37056
dicksonelectric.com

Duck River Electric Membership Corp.
James Wright, President & CEO

1411 Madison St
Shelbyville, TN 37162
dremc.com

Fayetteville Public Utilities
Britt Dye, CEO/General Manager

408 W College St
Fayetteville, TN 37334
fpu-tn.com

Gallatin Department of Electricity
Mark Kimbell, General Manager

135 Jones St
Gallatin, TN 37066
gallatinelectric.com

Lawrenceburg Utility System
Victor B. Pusser, General Manager

1607 N Locust Ave
Lawrenceburg, TN 38464
lburgus.com

Lewisburg Electric System
Brad Medley, General Manager

599 W Ellington Pkwy
Lewisburg, TN 37091
lewisburgelectricsystem.com

McMinnville Electric System
Brittany Davis, General Manager & CEO

200 Morford St
McMinnville, TN 37110
mesystem.net

Middle Tennessee Electric
Chris Jones, President

555 New Salem Rd
Murfreesboro, TN 37219
mtemc.com

Meriwether Lewis Electric Coop
Keith Carnahan, President & CEO

1625 Hwy 100
Centerville, TN 37033
mlec.com

Mount Pleasant Power System
Albert Kerstiens, General Manager

123 N Main St
Mount Pleasant, TN 38474
mountpleasantpower.com

Nashville Electric Service
Teresa Broyles-Aplin, President & CEO

1214 Church St
Nashville, TN 37246
nespower.com

Pulaski Electric System
Scott Newton, CEO

128 S First St
Pulaski, TN 38478
pesenergize.com

Shelbyville Power System
Jason Reese, General Manager

308 S Main St
Shelbyville, TN 37162
shelbyvillepower.com

Smithville Electric System
Richie Knowles, Manager

P.O. Box 228
Smithville, TN 37166
smithville-electric.com

Sparta Electric
Belva Bess, Utility Manager

545 E Bockman Way
Sparta, TN 38583
spartaelectricsystem.com

Springfield Dept. of Electricity
Terry Resha, Electric Utility Director

718 Central Ave
Springfield, TN 37172
springfieldtn.gov

Tennessee Valley Authority
Courtney Sloven, Regional Consultant

1222 Demonbreun St, Ste 1500
Nashville, TN 37203
tva.gov

Tri-County Electric Membership Corp.
Glenn Hale, CEO

405 College St
Lafayette, TN 37083
tcemc.org

Tullahoma Utilities Authority
Allen Potter, President

901 S Jackson St
Tullahoma, TN 37388
tub.net

Upper Cumberland Elec. Mem. Corp.
Jennifer Brogdon, General Manager

907 N Main St
Carthage, TN 37030
ucemc.com

Volunteer Energy Cooperative
Dion Cooper, President/CEO

18359 Hwy 58 N
Decatur, TN 37322
vec.org

Winchester Utilities
George Powell, Manager

219 Second Ave NW
Winchester, TN 37398
winchesterutilities.com

Natural Gas Members

City of Livingston
Lori Elder Burnett, Mayor

301 McHenry Cir
Livingston, TN 38570
cityoflivingston.net

City of Pulaski
Terry Harrison, City Administrator

P.O. Box 633
203 S First St
Pulaski, TN 38478
pulaski-tn.com

City of Waynesboro
John Hickman, City Manager

122 Public Sq E
Waynesboro, TN 38485
cityofwaynesboro.org

Clarksville Gas & Water
Troy Jones, Gas Manager

2215 Madison St
Clarksville, TN 37043
clarksvilletn.gov

Cookeville Department of Energy
Carl Haney, Director

55 W Davis Rd
Cookeville, TN 38506
cookeville-tn.gov

Fayetteville Public Utilities
Britt Dye, CEO/General Manager

408 W College St
Fayetteville, TN 37334
fpu-tn.com

Lawrenceburg Utility System
Victor B. Pusser, General Manager

1607 N Locust Ave
Lawrenceburg, TN 38464
lburgus.com

Middle TN Natural Gas Utility District
Mike Davidson, Executive VP & CEO

1030 W Broad St
Smithville, TN 37166
mtng.com

Springfield Gas System
Benji Davis, Gas Director

1311 R.W. Gordon Dr
Springfield, TN 37172
springfieldtn.gov

Town of Smyrna
Mike Strange, Director of Utilities

315 S Lowry St
Smyrna, TN 37167
townofsmyrna.org

Associate Members

Atmos Energy Corp.
Danny Bertotti, Marketing Manager

810 Crescent Centre Dr, Ste 600
Franklin, TN 37067
atmosenergy.com

Affiliate Members

Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association
Mike Knotts, General Manager

mknotts@tnelectric.org
tnelectric.org

Tennessee Gas Association
Kelley Zamboni, Executive Director

kzamboni@tngas.org
tngas.org

TN Municipal Electric Power Association
Brian P. Solsbee,

bsolsbee@tmepa.org
tmepa.org

TN Valley Public Power Association
Doug Peters, President & CEO

dpeters@tvppa.com
tvppa.com

Agracel, Inc.
Daniel Webb, Regional Dev. Director

dwebb@agracel.com
agracel.com

Allen & Hoshall
Scott Burleson, President

sburleson@allenhoshall.com
allenhoshall.com

Barge Design Solutions
Todd Napier, Client Service Leader

todd.napier@bargedesign.com
bargedesign.com

Bennett & Pless, Inc.
Ashley Ayub, Client Relations Specialist

aayub@bennett-pless.com
bennett-pless.com

Bohler Engineering
Joe Gladstone,

jgladstone@bohlereng.com
bohlerengineering.com

Bradley
J. Thomas Trent, Jr., Attorney

ttrent@bradley.com
bradley.com

Carroll Daniel Construction
Grant Chaney, Vice President & Division Manager

gchaney@carrolldaniel.com
carrolldaniel.com

Christman Company

christmanco.com

Crain Construction
Michael Rankin, President/CEO

mrankin@crainconstructioninc.com
crainconstructioninc.com

DPR Construction
Lizabeth Theiss, Business Development

lizabetht@dpr.com
dpr.com

Ecosystem Planning and Restoration
Richard Hanson, Senior Environmental Specialist

rhanson@eprusa.net
eprusa.net

Fisher & Arnold, Inc.
Keith Budlong, President/CEO

kbudlong@fisherarnold.com
fisherarnold.com

Forcum Lannom Contractors
Crosby Childress, Executive Vice President

cchildress@flcmail.com
forcumlannom.com

Genesis Engineering Group, LLC
Allie Fletch-Koehler,

afletch-koehler@geneng.net
geneng.net

H&M Construction
Chris Berryman, Senior Vice President

cberryman@hmcompany.com
hmcompany.com

Hussey Gay Bell
Justin Robinette, Managing Director

jrobinette@husseygaybell.com
husseygaybell.com

I.C. Thomasson Associates, Inc.
Stephen L. Gibson,

sgibson@icthomasson.com
icthomasson.com

Irby
Ryan Leister, District Manager

rleister@irby.com
irby.com

JE Dunn Construction
Sean Alexander, Senior Client Solutions Manager

shaun.alexander@jedunn.com
jedunn.com

LaBella Associates
Courtney Welcher,

cwelcher@LaBellaPC.com
labellapc.com

Messer Construction Co.
Krista Cashion, Business Development Manager

kcashion@messer.com
messer.com

MYCON General Contractors, Inc.
Laura LoJacono, Director, Business Development

llojacono@mycon.com
MYCON.com

RaganSmith
Allen Ramsey, Regional President

aramsey@ragansmith.com
ragansmith.com

RAWSO
Kyle Peters, Director of Business Development

k.peters@rawso.com
rawso.com

S&ME
Lynne Musick, Business Development

lmusick@smeinc.com
smeinc.com

Sain Associates
Richard Holt, Chief Engineer

rholt@sain.com
sain.com

Sain Construction Company
Matthew Sain, VP of Business Development

matthew@sainconstruction.com
sainconstruction.com

Terracon

terracon.com

Thomas & Hutton
Travis Todd, Principal/Regional Director

todd.t@tandh.com
tandh.com

TTL
Barry Cleveland, PG, Business Development Manager

bcleveland@ttlusa.com
ttlusa.com

T.W. Frierson Contractor, Inc.
Brent Edwards, VP Business Development

bedwards@twfrierson.com
twfrierson.com

Veloture Development Group
Cody Huddleston, Vice President

cody@veloture.com
veloture.com