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As Crossville City Manager Greg Wood sees his tenure come to a close, he credits the team around him for the progress the city has made. Wood said the Garrison Park splash pad project and the additions of businesses like Buccee’s and Harbor Freight are among the developments he is most proud of during his time leading Crossville. He said ... Read More »

Crossville City Council moved forward with two long-term agreements for the Crossville Airport during a special-called meeting Tuesday. One agreement provides a 30-year lease for Whisper Aero with a 10-year renewal to house maintenance facilities. The second agreement is a five-year contract with renewals for five years with Azure to provide jet business to Crossville. “Whisper is an economic development ... Read More »

Chamber of Commerce CEO Ethan Hadley spent Thursday in Nashville presenting Crossville’s case to receive a spec building grant. The Site Development Grant Program could grant Crossville up to $5 million to be put toward building a 100,000-square-feet industrial spec building. The intent is to build the spec building to attract more industry to the city. Hadley said having Whisper ... Read More »

Crossville ranks with much larger, urban cities in the amount of seed money coming into the community, according to a recent report. Seed money is money invested into start-up companies. Crossville Chamber of Commerce CEO Ethan Hadley said Crossville ranked alongside Los Angeles, The Bay Area, Boston and New York City in seed capital invested. “Us being ranked with that ... Read More »

Crossville is stretching itself thin trying to take on a number of large projects during an engineering shortage. City Manager Greg Wood said just this week he saw the demand firsthand when Whisper Aero reached out to Tennessee Tech. “The Whisper Aero folks that just had their kickoff meeting here on Tuesday mentioned to Dr. Oldham when he was here, ... Read More »

Crossville was announced Tuesday as the headquarters for technology startup Whisper Aero. Whisper Aero focuses on developing the next generation of electric thrusters for drones, aircraft and electric vertical takeoff and landing. The company focuses on reducing noise pollution as the technology is applied to consumer markets and development of electric propulsion devices. The new operations and headquarters are expected ... Read More »

Crossville is in the running to be the new operating base for a company that creates technology for electronic vertical takeoff vehicles. Whisper Aero produces fans for aircraft that use electric power to hover, take off and land. City Manager Greg Woods said in order for the move to take place, broadband access most be established. “To make this deal ... Read More »