Arconic’s Adkins Named to New State Recycling Council
ALCOA — Katie Adkins, a scrap metal buyer at Arconic Tennessee Operations in Alcoa, has been appointed by Gov. Bill Lee to Tennessee’s new Recycling Market Development and Diversion Advisory Council, a panel lawmakers created this year to steer more recyclable material to in-state manufacturers instead of landfills. Adkins helps source scrap for what the […]
Blount County Governments Bid for South Plant
Blount County, Alcoa and Maryville are prepared to spend about $20 million for control of the former Alcoa South Plant — and potentially more to determine what replaces it. The three governments have approved a cooperative agreement supporting a bid for the 162.5-acre industrial property. The agreement would also divide future development and operating costs […]