Leon Lee founded Lee Company in 1944. Today, Lee Company is a $300 million mechanical engineering, facilities and home services company with more than 1,600 employees, and one of the largest mechanical contractors in Tennessee. Lee Company offers facilities services and solutions for government, institutional, commercial, health care, and industrial organizations. Lee Company's home services include: heating and air conditioning, plumbing, electrical, home improvements, and appliance repair.Among its many recognitions, Lee Company was honored as the 2017 Contractor of the Year by the Air Conditioning Contractors of America. The company has been recognized as one of Tennessee's Top Work Places by The Tennessean four times. Nashville's Second Harvest Food Bank is one of the many local charitable organizations Lee Company supports and over the years has ranked among its top food drive donors.