Crossville-Cumberland County Chamber of Commerce

Welcome TSM Metal Works! It has been a pleasure working with Mark Thibodeau and the TSM Metal Works & Gerlinger Steel team to get to this point. We look forward to continued partnership and growth.

We can't wait until this dream is a reality 🥹😍 Picture your days in one of our beautiful Motorclub villas... #Flatrock #ExperienceFlatrock #FlatrockMotorclub

Tennessee, March 4, 2024 — The Plateau Group, Inc., an enduring force in the insurance industry for over four decades, announces unprecedented growth in its Credit Insurance business amid the backdrop of ongoing industry consolidations. In the dynamic landscape of 2023, Plateau not only added over 500 new accounts but also welcomed 50 new marketing representatives, achieving a significant milestone in the company's strategic expansion. The strategic acquisition of business from prominent entities such as Pekin Insurance and American National Insurance (ANICO) underscores Plateau's unwavering commitment to excellence and market leadership. Beyond these strategic moves, Plateau's growth trajectory includes substantial organic increases in Credit Insurance and Debt Cancellation Coverage from existing businesses, reaffirming the company's 40-year legacy of consistent year-over-year growth in the insurance sector. Joe Melendez, the CEO of The Plateau Group, expressed his enthusiasm for the company's achievements, stating, "Plateau has a deep, rich history in supporting financial institutions with simple, flexible credit enhancements to their lending products. As consumer lending groups aim to expand their market share and boost revenues, credit enhancement products like credit insurance emerge as the obvious choice. We are thrilled that our industry peers are turning to us to take over the support of their client bases and enhance their brands." Credit Insurance products, including Credit Life, Credit Property, and Accidental Death & Disability to name a few, have proven to be enduring solutions, desired by borrowers and providing protection for lenders and their borrowers. The Plateau Group's commitment to providing these essential products has solidified its position as a trusted partner in the financial services landscape. Melendez emphasized, "While we continue to scale our diversified product portfolio , we will never lose focus on our credit insurance solutions and our commitment to the thousands of consumer lending companies that rely on them. If you need a home for your credit insurance products, we are here for you." https://lnkd.in/gCHFU9ab

Once again, we, meaning everyone, everywhere, find ourselves in a world-changing stage of tech evolution in energy and mobility. To get a sense of where we are going, check out Mark Moore’s comments last week at the Tennessee Smart Mobility Expo below. Whisper Aero is a true leader in the collaborative charge to a more connected future.

The air currents in Crossville and the State of Tennessee are favorable for establishing a novel regional air mobility ecosystem. Watch ReconnecTN take flight or, better yet, get on board and fly with us! #ReconnecTN #WhisperAero #CrossvilleChamber #Tennesssee #RegionalAirMobility #CumberlandWonderland

What a pleasure to host group tour sales professionals from the UK, Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Italy, and Belgium at the Cumberland County Playhouse yesterday evening. #CumberlandWonderland #Crossville #TNVacation

What do Crossville, Tennessee, the Bay Area, Los Angeles, Boston, New York, Miami, DC and Cleveland, Ohio have in common? All led the nation in energy-related startup funding so far this year. Many thanks to Whisper Aero for making us the only small city ranked across all categories! #whisperaero #crossville #tennessee #startup

Whisper Aero, headquartered here in Crossville, Tennessee, demonstrates its pioneering low noise propulsion technology in another commercial application - setting the stage to make the common leaf blower uncommonly quiet. Behold the Whisper Drive. #electric #propulsion #ectol #evtol #uam #aerospace #aviation #edf #whisper #aero #ultraquiet #engineering #dep #aam #ram #design #quiet #leafblower #lawncare  #tennessee #explorecrossville https://lnkd.in/eRNzzkHJ

We kicked off the week with 100% of our U.S. Senate Delegation in Crossville-Cumberland County yesterday. The roundtable discussion at the Chamber with Senator Marsha Blackburn in the morning and the visit to Whisper Aero with Senator Bill Hagerty in the afternoon gave our participating members the opportunity to have meaningful discussion on issues that directly impact their businesses.

Congratulations to the City of Crossville and Whisper Aero on yesterday's groundbreaking for the Whisper Aero Flight Test Center at Crossville Memorial Airport. Construction of the new 8,000 sq ft hangar is made possible through a $1.2M appropriation from the State of Tennessee. Building should commence later this year with completion early next year. Through solid public-private partnership, Whisper Aero is advancing the future of propulsion in its growing Tennessee footprint. Many thanks to the State of Tennessee for supporting innovative growth here!