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  Tuesday, November 7, 2000
         
     

BRIEFS

   
   

Knox

Distributor

Acquires

Johnson

City

Competitor

 

  Knoxville-based Machine Automation Inc. has acquired Cherokee Technical Inc. of Johnson City in a move that will give the factory automation product distributor a branch office in the Tri-Cities.

Machine Automation, located at 5905 Weisbrook Lane off Weisgarber Road, grows to two locations and eight employees with the purchase, said Mike Messer, president and chief executive officer.

Messer said two Cherokee employees will join his company and the Cherokee Technical name will be changed to Machine Automation in the next few months.  Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

 
           
  Machine Automation, Inc.
5905 Weisbrook Lane, Suite 103
Knoxville, TN 37909

Phone:  865-588-7473
Toll Free: 1-800-492-9647
Facsimile: 865-588-8861
Website: www.machineautomation.com