Store Will Employ 180 Associates, Add More Than 150 Local Jobs
(UCBJ) – According to a release from the company, the new Cookeville Home Depot will officially open Wednesday, Oct. 7, with a “board-cutting” ceremony at 1110 S. Willow Ave. in Cookeville.
The ceremony, which will culminate with Store Manager Michael Walsh using a handsaw to cut a decorated board instead of a traditional ribbon, is scheduled from 5 to 5:50 p.m. The store will open to the public after the ceremony. The Home Depot will also donate to ALC Building Blocks Inc. during the ceremony.
According to the release, the location will employ 180 associates and add more than 150 new jobs. The Cookeville location includes a 106,600-square-foot store and a 28,100-square-foot outdoor garden center.
“Nationally, each Home Depot position supports more than four additional jobs across the U.S. economy,” according to a PwC analysis released by the company. “ … Customers will also have access to a full Tool Rental Center, same-day delivery and in-store pickup options,”
Public opening activities include:
- kids workshops
- prize wheels
- giveaways
- refreshments
The party will continue on Thursday, Oct. 8, with:
- food trucks
- live music
- on-site radio
- prize giveaways
- free hats
- totes
“Following the opening, the store plans an Oct. 24 Trunk or Treat with Power of Putnam, a Nov. 7 Team Depot project to help Cookeville High School JROTC build an obstacle course, and a Nov. 21 pet adoption event with Carin About The Strays and the Cookeville-Putnam Humane Society,” according to the release.
Photo courtesy of Home Depot.
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