Old A.O. Smith building officially has new name

It’s been called the old A.O. Smith building for well over a year, so new property owners Billy Wood, Rickey Minton and David Hill decided a name change was in order.

The building that has been known as Century Electric, MagneTek, and A.O. Smith, now has a new name. It’s Red Road Business Park.

‘We couldn’t figure out what to call it so we figured Red Road Business Park would be the easiest thing,’ said Billy.

While several small tenants are already in the facility, Tennessee Soy is the big-ticket item. However, even when Tennessee Soy is up and running, there will still be some 200,000 square feet available and the three business partners are hoping to fill the remaining space soon.

Like everyone else, I’m looking forward to the day Tennessee Soy cranks up its biodiesel operation and begins bringing jobs to Warren County. But starting such a company from scratch is a time-consuming chore.