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CUMBERLAND COUNTY BUSINESS OWNERS MUST FILE BY END OF MAY TO CORRECT FORCED ASSESSMENTS
Cumberland County Assessor Kelli Buchannon is urging local business owners to review their recently received Personal Property Assessment Change Notices, specifically those marked with the
KAIROS POWER BREAKS GROUND ON FIRST U.S. PERMITTED POWER-PRODUCING REACTOR IN TENNESSEE
The groundbreaking ceremony for Kairos Power’s Hermes 2 Demonstration Plant took place this past Friday at the former K-25 Site in West Oak Ridge, now
PROTOMET EMBRACES AI TO BOOST EFFICIENCY AND CREATE MORE HUMAN JOBS IN EAST TENNESSEE
Protomet, a boat manufacturing company in Loudon County, Tennessee, claims they are integrating artificial intelligence to boost efficiency without replacing workers. In an feature by
TENN. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REPORTED TO BE LOWER AT START OF 2026
Tennessee’s unemployment rate edged slightly lower at the start of 2026. According to the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD), the state’s seasonally
NETFLIX RAISING PRICES ON ALL STREAMING PLANS FOR 2ND TIME IN A YEAR
If you subscribe to Netflix, get ready for another price hike. This will be the second increase in a year. Every subscription tier is being
LITTLE DEBBIE REMOVES CONTROVERSIAL DYE FROM SNACKS
McKee Foods, the company behind Little Debbie snacks, says it has removed Red Dye No. 3 from its products and plans to phase out additional
WATE AND WBIR IN KNOXVILLE TO OPERATE UNDER SAME CORPORATE UMBRELLA SPARKS STATE LAWSUITS
Eight states, but not Tennessee, have filed a lawsuit to block Nexstar’s acquisition of Tegna. Tegna is the parent company of WBIR Channel 10 in
FDA RECALLING NEARLY 90,000 BOTTLES OF CHILDREN’S IBUPROFEN
The FDA is recalling children’s ibuprofen after the recalling firm received complaints of a gel-like mass and black particles in the products. Strides Pharma, Inc.
NEW AUTOZONE STORE COMING TO ROCKWOOD
Roane County will soon have a new AutoZone store. Groundwork is underway next to the Walmart shopping center area in Rockwood. The new location is
BUC-EE’S GETS “F” RATING FROM BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU FOR UNANSWERED CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) has assigned Buc-ee’s an “F” rating, primarily due to the company’s failure to respond to 88 customer complaints filed against
STARBUCKS EXPANDS TO NASHVILLE WITH NEW CORPORATE OPERATIONS OFFICE IN TENNESSEE
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, along with Deputy Governor and Economic Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter, recently joined Starbucks officials to announce that the global coffee
TENNESSEE UNEMPLOYMENT DATA RELEASE SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED FOR 2026
The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development releases monthly unemployment data according to a published schedule, with state-level data typically issued first, followed by
CUMBERLAND COUNTY BUSINESS OWNERS MUST FILE BY END OF MAY TO CORRECT FORCED ASSESSMENTS
Cumberland County Assessor Kelli Buchannon is urging local business owners to review their recently received Personal Property Assessment Change Notices, specifically those marked with the account typ ...
KAIROS POWER BREAKS GROUND ON FIRST U.S. PERMITTED POWER-PRODUCING REACTOR IN TENNESSEE
The groundbreaking ceremony for Kairos Power's Hermes 2 Demonstration Plant took place this past Friday at the former K-25 Site in West Oak Ridge, now part of the Heritage Center Industrial Park in Ro ...
PROTOMET EMBRACES AI TO BOOST EFFICIENCY AND CREATE MORE HUMAN JOBS IN EAST TENNESSEE
Protomet, a boat manufacturing company in Loudon County, Tennessee, claims they are integrating artificial intelligence to boost efficiency without replacing workers. In an feature by WATE, Founder Je ...
TENN. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REPORTED TO BE LOWER AT START OF 2026
Tennessee's unemployment rate edged slightly lower at the start of 2026. According to the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD), the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment ...
NETFLIX RAISING PRICES ON ALL STREAMING PLANS FOR 2ND TIME IN A YEAR
If you subscribe to Netflix, get ready for another price hike. This will be the second increase in a year. Every subscription tier is being raised by at least $1. The bottom tier, which includes ...
LITTLE DEBBIE REMOVES CONTROVERSIAL DYE FROM SNACKS
McKee Foods, the company behind Little Debbie snacks, says it has removed Red Dye No. 3 from its products and plans to phase out additional synthetic colors in the coming years. The company confirm ...
WATE AND WBIR IN KNOXVILLE TO OPERATE UNDER SAME CORPORATE UMBRELLA SPARKS STATE LAWSUITS
Eight states, but not Tennessee, have filed a lawsuit to block Nexstar’s acquisition of Tegna. Tegna is the parent company of WBIR Channel 10 in Knoxville. Nexstar Media Group is the parent comp ...
FDA RECALLING NEARLY 90,000 BOTTLES OF CHILDREN’S IBUPROFEN
The FDA is recalling children’s ibuprofen after the recalling firm received complaints of a gel-like mass and black particles in the products. Strides Pharma, Inc. is recalling 89,592 bottles of ib ...
NEW AUTOZONE STORE COMING TO ROCKWOOD
Roane County will soon have a new AutoZone store. Groundwork is underway next to the Walmart shopping center area in Rockwood. The new location is between Taco Bell and McDonald's. Officials say ...
BUC-EE’S GETS “F” RATING FROM BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU FOR UNANSWERED CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) has assigned Buc-ee's an "F" rating, primarily due to the company's failure to respond to 88 customer complaints filed against it. Buc-ee's, the popular Texas-based ch ...
STARBUCKS EXPANDS TO NASHVILLE WITH NEW CORPORATE OPERATIONS OFFICE IN TENNESSEE
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, along with Deputy Governor and Economic Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter, recently joined Starbucks officials to announce that the global coffee company will e ...
TENNESSEE UNEMPLOYMENT DATA RELEASE SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED FOR 2026
The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development releases monthly unemployment data according to a published schedule, with state-level data typically issued first, followed by more detaile ...
