Big things are happening in Morristown and, with the opening of the new corporate headquarters of Southeast Industrial Construction on Highway 11E near the airport, big things are happening from Morristown. At a ribbon cutting organized by the Morristown Area Chamber of Commerce, the timber-framed, stone accented building welcomed dozens of invited guests who celebrated the milestone for the company. “We certainly have been blessed here,” SEI Office Manager Kayla Trachsel said.
“And to be (part of this) community, of course, means a whole lot to (owner) Kenny (Noah). I don’t know if a lot of you know, but Kenny was born and raised here. “If you don’t know about SEI, we are a general contractor.
We are Costco Wholesale’s premier general contractor. And we have about $350 million worth of work that we’re doing with them this year and a backlog of about a billion.” Area leaders were at the event to celebrate the presence of the construction powerhouse including County Commissioners Stan Harville and Tim Horner, Hamblen County Mayor Chris Cutshaw, Morristown Mayor Gary Chesney, Hamblen County Schools Superintendent Arnold Bunch and City Council Members Kay Senter, Chris Bivens, Joe Senter and Bob Garrett.
Mayor Chesney observed the building was a considerable upgrade from a formerly undeveloped, steeply-graded, unattractive corner to a fully realized and utilized 6-acre statement of progress. “This is just a wonderful facility, a fascinating facility,” he sa.