A former plant manager for Cormetech's manufacturing facility in Cleveland, Tenn., has been named as director of the Tennessee Manufacturers Association.
Denise Rice, a 25-year manufacturing veteran who founded her own workforce development consulting firm in Chattanooga this past July, will head the manufacturers' division of the Nashville- based Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Rice, who will continue to live in Chattanooga and operate Peak Performance Inc., started her new role March 1 and will work to help Tennessee build and grow its manufacturing workforce.