John Coffelt, Editor

The Coffee County Industrial Board named Anne Hosea-Majors as the new Executive Director by unanimous vote during a special call meeting on Oct. 4.

According to current Board Chairman David Young, the board undertook an extensive employment search, interviewing candidates from across the country.

“We advertised the position widely and fielded a variety of resumes during the several month search,” Young said in a statement.  “We believe Anne is our best choice and are confident she will serve our community well in this leadership role.”

Young commended Vice Chairman Cameron Newton for his work heading the hiring committee.

“There’s a lot of moving parts and you want to be exhaustive,” Young said. “I appreciate you doing that.”  

Hosea-Majors, a five-year employee of the IDB, previously held the position of Finance Director, and most recently, the position of Director of Operations.

Twice in her tenure she served as interim director, once in 2021 and since March of this year.

Hosea-Majors earned a certification as a Tennessee Economic Developer in September of 2021 after completing a two-year course of study and completing a capstone project and has worked with the Tennessee Department of Economic  and Community Development and Tennessee Valley Authority on local projects, including the 1-24 Industrial site, since 2019.

She has managed projects such as DOT Foods and Builders First Source, as well as assisted multiple local industries with expansions.

“Coffee County has a significant inventory of industrial development land, an established industrial community, and is positioned geographically to grow selectively in the future,” Young said.  “We look forward to our next chapter with Mrs. Hose-Majors as director.”

John has been with the Manchester Times since May 2011. John has won Tennessee Press Association awards for Best News Photo and placed in numerous other categories. John is a 1994 graduate of Tullahoma High School, a graduate of Motlow State Community College and earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from Middle Tennessee State University. He lives in Tullahoma, enjoys painting, dancing and exploring the outdoors.