An open letter to Hummer, Tenghzhong CEOs

An open letter to Yang Yi, CEO, Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co., Chengdu, China, and Jim Taylor, CEO of Hummer.

Dear Sirs,

It has come to my attention you are searching for a new corporate home for Hummer, the sport-utility brand recently purchased from General Motors.
Look no further, your new home is Brentwood, Tenn., and we have a corporate headquarters building ready and waiting for you. In fact, it’s where bright minds like those you will employ to plot, plan and promote your tough-minded vehicles did the exact same thing for other tough-minded, four-wheel vehicles, albeit lawn mowers instead of armored vehicles for everyday use. I am, of course, referring to the long-empty Murray Ohio Manufacturing Company headquarters.
Why Brentwood? Let us count the ways:
1. There are probably more Hummers here than anywhere else in the nation.
2. Since you would be a large, corporate employer, the much-discussed Tax Incremental Financing option might be just the incentive you need to relocate here. Williamson County used TIFs to help bring Nissan to town. I’m sure Brentwood and the county could work together on this one.
3. The Murray site is one of the best commute locations in Middle Tennessee, with easy access to interstates, airports and, yes, more than a few good lunch spots.
4. Brentwood’s public schools again have been named among the nation’s best.
5. There’s plenty of Hummer-size housing available almost within walking distance, if you consider the six-mile Brentwood loop that so many of our residents stroll each and every day. Why on Murray Lane alone, there are houses, big houses, available for all of your top people.
6. Rumor has it that the adjoining Tennessee Baptist Convention building may be for sale at some point. Think creatively and there’s no telling what you could do with both parcels.
7. Because we’re the best city in Middle Tennessee, bar none. We have an AAA bond rating and are in fine shape financially compared to the rest of the nation.
Mr. Taylor (love the name, might we be related?), you told Bloomberg News that “We are building a new culture, looking around and benchmarking a lot of the cool companies, the Googles of the world, the places you read about and think ‘It would be cool to work there.’”
Well, BrentWord.blogspot.com is about to become one of the coolest, Google-like companies of the world and I’d be honored to let you be part of that.

Gentleman, please let me know if I can answer any questions for you about Brentwood or put you in touch with those who can help make this happen.

Sincerely,

Susan Taylor Leathers
www.brentword.blogspot.com
BrentWord Communications LLC