Steel manufacturer to expand operations to Morrison

McNeilus Steel, Inc. officials announced the company will invest $23.4 million to expand its presence in Tennessee by locating new operations in Morrison. The company will create 55 new jobs at its new manufacturing and distribution facility on West Maple Street. The Morrison site will be McNeilus’ second Tennessee plant and will provide steel distribution services not currently offered by the company’s operations in Morristown. Upon completion of the facility, McNeilus will hire warehousing, sales, human resources, information technology, maintenance and management positions. McNeilus Steel, Inc. is a family-owned, full-line steel service center. The company houses more than 5,000 unique ferrous and nonferrous products, which are manufactured and shipped from McNeilus’ operations across Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin and Tennessee.