DWK LIFE SCIENCES IN ROANE COUNTY TO REDUCE THEIR WORKFORCE
DWK Life Sciences, formerly Chase Instruments in the Roane County Industrial Park in Rockwood, will begin reduced their workforce Monday, June 8, 2020. The plant will also begin a planned shut down th ...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY BANK RENAMED TO “ONE BANK OF TENNESSEE”
Cumberland County Bank, along with the Bank of Fentress County and locations in Wartburg and Roane County, has a new name. One Bank of Tennessee remains family owned since 1901. Officials say the only ...
NEW $200 MILLION SMALL-BUSINESS RELIEF PROGRAM ANNOUNCED FOR TENNESSEE
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced a new relief program today for small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Tennessee Business Relief Program will direct approximately $200 million i ...
WALMART TO ONCE AGAIN GIVE BONUS TO EMPLOYEES
Walmart announced it will repeat its bonus for all U.S. hourly employees amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Company officials says this includes hourly associates in stores, clubs, supply chain and offices, ...
SBA OFFERS DISASTER ASSISTANCE TO TENNESSEE RESIDENTS AFFECTED BY APRIL 12-13 SEVERE STORMS
Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Jovita Carranza issued the following statement after the announcement of the Presidential disaster declaration for several counties in Tennessee affec ...
GUIDELINES FOR “CLOSE CONTACT BUSINESSES” REOPENING RELEASED IN TENNESSEE
These guidelines are intended to apply to “close contact personal services” as listed in Executive Order 30 signed by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, which include: barber shops, hair salons, waxing salo ...
RESTAURANT AND RETAIL STORE GUIDELINES RELEASED FOR RE-OPENING IN TENNESSEE COVID-19 OUTBREAK
Tennessee officials just released the guidelines for retail and restaurants re-opening next week (April 27, 2020 for restaurants and April 29, 2020 for retail stores). There are as follows: RESTAURAN ...
WALMART TO MANDATE ONE-WAY AISLES TO ENCOURAGE SOCIAL DISTANCING DURING COVID-19
According to their corporate office, all Walmart stores will begin mandating one-way aisles to encourage customers to practice social distancing starting today (Thursday, April 23, 2020). "One-way ai ...
KROGER TO LIMIT NUMBER OF SHOPPERS IN ITS STORES BECAUSE OF COVID-19
Kroger announced that it will limit the number of shoppers in its stores beginning today (April 7, 2020) to allow for “proper physical distancing”. To give you an idea of how this will work, normally ...
NEW BROADBAND ACCESSIBILITY GRANTS ANNOUNCED FOR CUMBERLAND, OVERTON, FENTRESS AND BLEDSOE COUNTIES
Governor Bill Lee announced yesterday four counties in the coverage area will get new broadband accessibility grants to help expand internet access in areas that currently are without it. Ben Lomand ...
UPDATE – CROSSVILLE WALMART IMPLEMENTS CHANGES, ALL GOODS IN STORE STILL AVAILABLE TO CUSTOMERS
After Walmart gave two different reports yesterday of what would be available as far as essential and non-essential items for sale to customers with new changes, 105.7 News visited the Crossville Walm ...
WALMART TO LIMIT NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS IN STORES, SOME ONLY SELLING ESSENTIAL ITEMS
Walmart has begun to limit the number of customers that are allowed in the store to shop. Starting tomorrow (Saturday, April 4, 2020), all Walmart stores in the nation will begin metering the number ...
