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Prefer PDFs? A printer-friendly PDF of this list is available. Download PDF file Prefer Excel? A complete spreadsheet of this list is available. Download Excel file Knox County's Oldest Companies Ranked According to Year Established Rank '14 Company Phone Website Year est./Founder/Employees Former company names Description Top local executive 1 Crouch Florist & Gifts 7200 Kingston Pike Knoxville, TN 37919 865-558-0011 crouchflorist.com 1865 / Charles W. Crouch / 25 C.W. Crouch Co., Crouch & Bro., The Crouch Co., Brockway Crouch Flower Craft Florist and gift shop Judi Brockman John Brockman President Treasurer 2 Gerdau Long Steel North America 1919 Tennessee Ave. Knoxville, TN 37921 865-546-0102 gerdau.com/northamerica 18681 / Joseph and David Richards / 246 Knoxville Iron Co., Florida Steel, Gerdau AmeriSteel Manufacture of concrete reinforcement bar John Miller VP, general manager 3 Mayo Garden Centers 4718 Kingston Pike Knoxville, TN 37919 865-588-1351 mayogardencenters.com 1878 / Daniel Redmond Mayo / 65 D. R. Mayo Seed Co. Nursery/garden supplies Claxton Mayo President 4 Fowler's Furniture 9630 Kingston Pike Knoxville, TN 37922 865-539-0036 fowlersfurnitureinc.com 1880 / Frank Fowler / 65 NA Furniture retailer Don Fowler President, CEO 5 AT&T 410 N. Cedar Bluff Road, Ste. 300 Knoxville, TN 37923 865-694-2114 att.com 1882 / Clarence Cary / 680 East Tennessee Telephone Co., The People's Telephone Co., Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph, Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph, South Central Bell, BellSouth Telecommunications services Alan Hill Regional director, external affairs 6 Rose-Mann's Mortuary 6200 Kingston Pike Knoxville, TN 37919 865-588-8578 rosemortuary.com 1884 / Edward B. Mann, Richard Johnson / 35 Mann and Johnson, E.B. Mann Undertaking Co., Mann Mortuary, Mann's Heritage Chapel Mortuary R. Kent Marcum President 7 Rowe Transfer 5320 S. National Drive Knoxville, TN 37914 865-523-0421 rowetransfer.info 1886 / David P. Rowe / 27 NA Building equipment contractors Daniel Kaman Owner 7 Knoxville News Sentinel 2332 News Sentinel Drive Knoxville, TN 37921 865-523-3131 knoxnews.com 1886 / John Hearne / 360 The Sentinel, Knoxville News Publisher: newspapers, magazines, websites Patrick Birmingham President, publisher 7 Jarnigan & Son Mortuary 2823 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. Knoxville, TN 37914 865-524-5575 jarnigansmortuary.com 1886 / Clem Jarnigan / 5 Jarnigan & Son Undertakers Mortuary Beal V. Bourne II Peggy S. Bourne Directors 7 Dempster Machine Shop 1950 Laurans Ave. Knoxville, TN 37915 865-522-3183 dempstermachine.com 1886 / James Dempster / 19 NA Custom metal fabrication, industrial machinery Ross E. Dempster President 11 Gouffon Moving & Storage Co. 1540 Amherst Road Knoxville, TN 37909 865-584-8545 gouffon.com 1887 / Charles Gouffon / 48 Gouffon Transfer Co. General freight trucking, moving & storage Tom Gouffon President 12 M. Licht & Son 709 N. Hall of Fame Drive Knoxville, TN 37917 865-523-5593 smsweetener.info 1889 / Max Licht / 6 NA Manufacture of artificial sweeteners Richard M. Licht President 13 The H.T. Hackney Co. 502 S. Gay St. Knoxville, TN 37901 865-546-1291 hthackney.com 1891 / Henry Tate Hackney / 250 NA Wholesale grocery distributor, convenience stores, food & beverage manufacturing, furniture William B. Sansom Chairman, CEO 13 Engert Plumbing & Heating 1715 Riverside Drive Knoxville, TN 37915 865-524-2535 engert.biz 1891 / Frederic Engert / 65 NA Plumbing & mechanical contractors Donna Johnston President 15 Knoxville Bicycle Hospital2 619 N. Broadway Knoxville, TN 37917 865-951-0732 knoxbicyclehospital.com 1893 / M.L. Wolf / 9 Knoxville Bicycle Hospital, Greenlee’s Bike Shop and Small Engine Repair Bicycle sales and repair services David Houts Managing partner 16 Frantz, McConnell & Seymour 550 W. Main St., Ste. 500 Knoxville, TN 37902 865-546-9321 fmsllp.com 1896 / Howard Cornick, John Frantz, Charles M. Seymour / 32 Frantz & Hutchinson; Cornick, Wright & Frantz Law firm Arthur Seymour Jr. Partner 17 Stubley-Knox Litho Co. 1528 Island Home Ave. Knoxville, TN 37920 865-523-4567 NA 1897 / Alfred Stubley, Samuel Jones / 4 Stubley Printing Co. Lithography Gib Ingram President 18 Thompson Photo Products 2019 Middlebrook Pike Knoxville, TN 37921 865-637-0215 thompsonphoto.com 1902 / James Thompson / NA Thompson Brothers Commercial Photographers, Snap Shop Imaging services, supplies, and hardware Margaret Anne Thompson President 19 Fulton Bellows 2801 Red Dog Lane Knoxville, TN 37914 865-546-0550 fultonbellows.com 1904 / Weston Fulton / 132 Robertshaw Controls Co., Fulton Sylphon Co., Seibe, Fulton Bellows & Components Hydro formed metal bellows and welded assemblies John George President, CEO 20 Knox Stove Works 1318 Proctor St. Knoxville, TN 37901 865-524-4113 knoxstove.com 1905 / Hugh Wheeler Sanford, Alfred Day / 6 Sanford-Day Iron Works Coal- and gas-burning stoves Joe Anderson Sales manager 21 House-Hasson Hardware Co. 3125 Water Plant Road Knoxville, TN 37914 865-525-0471 househasson.com 1906 / C.S. Hasson, Sam House / 350 NA Hardware distributor Don Hasson President 22 Tindell's Building Materials 7751 Norris Freeway Knoxville, TN 37938 865-925-9217 tindells.com 1907 / Fate Tindell / 96 NA Building supplies and millwork Carl Tindell Johan van Tilburg Chairman Pres., CEO 22 O.P. Jenkins Furniture Co. 209 W. Summit Hill Drive Knoxville, TN 37902 865-522-9632 opjenkinsfurniture.com 1907 / OIiver Perry Jenkins / 30 NA Furniture and home accessories retailer Terry and Meg Troutman Owners 24 JBLCo. 1040 Dutch Valley Drive Knoxville, TN 37918 865-522-8686 jblco.com 1908 / Roy V. Myers, William Whaley / NA Myers-Whaley Co., John B. Long Co. Sampling, weighing and automation technology for mining and bulk material handling Steve Campbell President 24 Bush Brothers & Co.3 1016 E. Weisgarber Road Knoxville, TN 37909 865-588-7685 bushbeans.com 1908 / A.J., Fred, Claude Bush / 500 Bush Beans Manufacture of food products Jim Ethier Drew Everett Tom Ferriter Chairman Chairman CEO, President 26 John Beretta Tile 2706 Sutherland Ave. Knoxville, TN 37919 865-523-0762 johnberettatileco.com 1910 / J.W. Beretta / 8 Indestructible Marble & Mosaic Tile Co., Indestructible Mosaic & Tile Works Tile distributor and retail sales Vivian Beretta Sandra Greaney Pres., treasurer Secretary 27 Reeder Chevrolet 4301 Clinton Highway Knoxville, TN 37912 865-687-7710 reederchevy.com 1912 / Claude S. Reeder Sr. / 90 Cherokee Motor Co. Automobile dealership Tom Blake Owner 28 Rock-Tenn 1605 Prosser Rd # 4 Knoxville, TN 37914 865-540-1454 rocktenn.com 1913 / L.A. (Alex) Hickman, J.H. (James) Hickman / 42 Knoxville Paper Box Co., Tennessee Paper Mills Paperboard, packaging and marketing solutions; recycling services Matt Glastetter General manager 28 Ready Mix USA4 2209 Blount Ave. Knoxville, TN 37920 865-573-4501 readymixusa.com 1913 / A.M. Hewlett / 65 Holston Zinc Co., American Limestone Co., American Smelting and Refining Co. (ASARCO), Rinker Materials, ReadyMix USA Ready mix concrete Joe Fowler General manager 30 R.T. Clapp Of Knoxville 2045 E. Magnolia Ave. Knoxville, TN 37917 865-524-1241 rtclappknox.com 1914 / R.T. Clapp / NA NA Automotive service and repair NA NA 30 Johnson & Galyon 1130 Atlantic Ave. Knoxville, TN 37917 865-688-1111 johnsongalyon.com 1914 / A.H. Whisman / 95 Whisman Construction, Johnson & Willard General contractors Doug Kennedy CEO 1 Year of incorporation. Mill operations began around 1864; 2 In 2012, Greenlee's Bike Shop and Small Engine Repair split into two companies, Knoxville Bicycle Hospital and Edwards & Greenlee Mower Shop; 3 Source declined to participate. Information from East Tennessee Economic Development Agency; 4 Bought by CEMEX in 2011, but still operating under Ready Mix USA name Source: Knoxville Chamber, Tenn. Encyclopedia of History and Culture.