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White-Collar Jobs Spike in Montogomery County

By Caleb Campbell

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Clarksville, TN – In the last two years, Montgomery County, Tennessee has experienced an increase in white-collar jobs. Hemlock Semiconductor, a massive manufacturing plant is taking up lots of agricultural land and offering new jobs to the unemployed. The county is known for its high corn and wheat production, but could this new surge of white collar jobs be the end of successful blue-collar careers in the area? Caleb Campbell spoke with Montgomery County Extension Service County Director John Bartee on the future of the farming community.