Governor Bill Haslam and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Randy Boyd have announced good news for McMinn County. E & E Manufacturing of Tennessee LLC will be expanding their plant in Athens to include 123 new jobs. The supplier of high quality stamped and welded components for automobiles will invest $23.5 million in the project which will add 76,000 square feet to the present plant creating a total space of 285,000 square feet. E & E Manufacturing has been in business for over 50 years.