18 security guard and private security companies in Cookeville, Tennessee. Ranked by license status, profile views and recommendations.
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AVERITT EXPRESS
BETA THETA PI
BOWLING WORLD
CHURCH OF CHRIST 521 S. JEFFERSON AVE, INC.
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COOKEVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL
COOKEVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY
INNOVATIVE SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS LLC
KAPPA SIGMA
LEVY EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT & DEVELOPMENT (LEAD)
LIFE CHURCH
PI KAPPA ALPHA
PUTNAM COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION
THE RIVER COMMUNITY CHURCH
TUTCO, INC.
VTI ASSOCIATES
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Cookeville is the regional center of the Upper Cumberland, anchored by Tennessee Tech University, a solid manufacturing base, and I-40 logistics midway between Nashville and Knoxville. Security demand spans campus-adjacent and event coverage, manufacturing and warehouse site guards, gate and dock access control, and retail and mobile patrol across a spread-out service area. As an Upper Cumberland market, Cookeville bills at cost-competitive Southeast rates well below coastal markets.
The providers below are ranked on merit, but the final check is yours. Work through these four steps before you sign anything in Cookeville:
Private security in Tennessee is licensed at the state level by the the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, Private Protective Services program. A legitimate company operating in Cookeville holds a Contract Security Company license, which means it has cleared Tennessee PPS's ownership, background-check and insurance requirements. Ask for that license number in writing and verify it yourself — a certificate on the wall tells you nothing about current standing, since a license can be suspended or revoked.
Hiring an unlicensed company is a risk you carry. In Tennessee, operating without a license is misdemeanor (plus civil penalty) (Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-35-136 (general penalty, Class A misdemeanor); § 62-35-130 (civil penalty up to $2,000 per occurrence); § 62-35-134 (unlawful employments/activities)). Operating a contract or proprietary security company, or working as a guard, without a currently valid PPS license/registration is a Class A misdemeanor, and the Commissioner may separately assess a civil penalty of up to $2,000 per occurrence against the unlicensed operator.