Brentwood-based BELL Construction Breaks Ground on New Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) Henry/Carroll Campus in Paris
Brentwood, Tenn. — November 26, 2024 — Brentwood-based BELL Construction (BELL) today announced the groundbreaking of the new Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) Henry/Carroll campus in Paris, Tennessee. To celebrate the future home of its new campus, a ceremony was held on November 20 at 12 p.m. and attended by members of the public, local officials and project partners.
BELL is serving as the construction manager at risk (CMAR) for this significant replacement campus, which will feature 96,000-square-feet of new state-of-the-art facilities as well as site, parking, driveway and infrastructure enhancements. The new facility will include larger laboratories designed to simulate work environments for practical instruction and skill development as well as classrooms and support spaces for faculty, staff and students. Programs will include cosmetology, information technology systems, health & nursing, criminal justice, residential building maintenance, woodworking, industrial maintenance, collision repair, machine tooling and welding.
“We are honored to help build a brighter future for students and the local community,” said Eric Pyle, president of BELL. “Our team is excited to begin construction of this long-awaited facility and help TCAT Henry/Carroll expand its role as a leading career technical education center for workforce development.”
The new campus is located at 5215 Hwy 218 Bypass in Paris, Tenn., and is tentatively scheduled to open to students by fall 2026.
About BELL Construction
BELL Construction is the leading construction company in the Southeast providing general contracting, design-build, and construction management services across multiple sectors, including hospitality, office, retail, justice, education, heavy highway and civil. Since its founding more than 50 years ago, BELL Construction has led over 1,000 construction projects. Headquartered just south of Nashville in Brentwood, Tenn., BELL has significantly contributedto the evolution of Nashville’s skyline and many of its iconic landmarks, such has the Music City Center, AT&T (Batman) Building, Grand Hyatt Nashville, John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge, Sounds Stadium, Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge, and Nashville Yards in addition to countless miles of roadways and hundreds of bridges across Tennessee. For more information, please visit www.bellconstructioncompany.com.
