Building the economy of the future
The preliminary findings of the TNECD Property Evaluation Program were announced at the Newport Community Center.
Published February 8, 2018
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Smoky Mountains received record number of visitors in 2017
The park received 11,338,894 visitors which is a slight increase from 2016.
Published February 8, 2018
Drone Technology
A team of University of Tennessee students and an Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher have created a robot with a brain.
Published January 31, 2018
Haslam Announces Tennessee Ends 2017 with 28,000+ New Jobs
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips today announced Tennessee ended 2017 with more than 28,000 new jobs across the state in the last year
Published January 31, 2018
Knoxville Airport’s passenger count breaks a record
Nearly 2 million passengers came through Knoxville’s McGhee Tyson Airport last year
Published January 31, 2018
Congress to push broadband expansion
Congress is preparing to follow suit with an aggressive push to make high-speed internet service more readily available in rural America.
Published January 25, 2018
FIGHTING OPIOIDS CRISIS. Gov. Haslam unveils $30M plan
Educating children, making overdose-reversing drugs available to all state troopers and adding hundreds of prison beds to treat those fighting opioid addiction are part of Gov. Bill Haslam and legislative leaders’ comprehensive $30 million proposal to c
Published January 25, 2018
TN official: Megasite needs $80M to be ‘shovel ready’
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe said the Memphis Regional Megasite will need another $80 million to be “shovel ready” or brought up the point where construction could begin.
Published January 25, 2018
Avant, LLC to Locate New Operations Center in Blount County
Financial services company to create 200 new jobs in Louisville
Published January 19, 2018
Tennessee's Small Business Job Growth Led Nation in 2017
Tennessee led the nation in the growth of small businesses during 2017
Published January 19, 2018