Tag Archives: Aphena Pharma Solutions

The city of Cookeville will sublease property next to Regions Bank from Tennessee Tech to use as paved public parking. The Putnam County Industrial Development Board gave written consent to sublease the property at Friday’s meeting, as consent was required in the sublease agreement. Some of the parking could be used for SAIC expansion. Board Attorney Kent Moore said this ... Read More »

The new home and corporate headquarters of Aphena Pharma Solutions was celebrated in Cookeville Tuesday. Local leaders and company executives gathered for the ribbon cutting in the multipurpose room of the facility. CEO Shawn Rilley said the business will support the Cookeville of the future. “We look forward to continuing to work with everyone in Cookeville and Putnam County in ... Read More »

Aphena Pharma Solutions helping with COVID vaccine distributions at its new Chocolate Drive location. Vice President Eric Allen said the company has temperature controlled technology to keep vaccines chilled for shipping “We do not manufacture those products here, but we are a what’s it called is a packager,” Allen said. “So, we actually put them all together. We label the ... Read More »

Aphena Pharma Solutions is preparing for a summer grand opening for its new Chocolate Drive location. Marketing Vice President Eric Allen said employees should begin moving into the facility in April. “Our move in date is going to be sometime in the beginning of April for office staff,” Allen said. “We have already started running small production activities at the ... Read More »

The Putnam County School System has taken a step forward in securing partners to expand career and technical education opportunities. Director of Schools Corby King said the system has been trying for a long time to get internship partners for advanced manufacturing. King said they had not been able to make any headway with local manufacturers until now. “We now ... Read More »

Renovations for Cookeville’s new Aphena Pharma Solutions expansion is on track for an opening date of March 2021. Two of the three Cookeville offices will be consolidated into the 500,000 square foot building on Chocolate Drive. Executive Vice President Eric Allen said renovations right now are being focused on office spaces. “Russel Stover did not really have much office space,” ... Read More »

Aphena Pharma Solutions will expand its Cookeville operations to the old Russel Stover factory on Chocolate Drive.  The expansion will create up to 160 jobs over five years. Aphena will invest $21 million to renovate the 500,000 square foot building. Two of the three Putnam Aphena locations will operate out of the facility once renovations are complete. Mayor Randy Porter ... Read More »