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In 1992, Leon\u2019s grandson <strong>Bill Lee<\/strong>, \u201881 mechanical engineering, assumed the role as president of Lee Company. Thirty-two years later, Bill now serves as CEO and oversees the company\u2019s 750 employees. The family connections continue as Bill\u2019s son, Caleb, a \u201813 mechanical engineering grad, has also joined the company.<\/p>\n<p>As the company approaches its 70th anniversary, it has been recognized with numerous local and national awards. In 2006 and 2007, Lee Company was named one of Tennessee\u2019s top five best companies to work for, and was awarded the Nashville Business Journal\u2019s 2011 \u201cBest in Business\u201d award.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A long-standing company in Nashville gives new meaning to the words \u201cAuburn Family.\u201d Lee Company, one of only a few fourth-generation family-owned businesses, is a heating and air-conditioning company that started in 1944 in Leon Lee\u2019s basement. 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