DON MOUL SELECTED FOR TVA PRESIDENT AND CEO
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors selected Don Moul to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the nation’s largest public power utility, effective April 9 ...
DOLLAR TREE TO SELL FAMILY DOLLAR FOR $1 BILLION
Dollar Tree Inc. has agreed to sell its struggling Family Dollar chain to private equity firms Brigade Capital Management and Macellum Capital Management for $1 billion. The sale comes after a decade ...
PUTNAM AND ROANE COUNTY BIG LOTS TO RE-OPEN; NO DATE SET FOR PUTNAM
From Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter: "Good news! The Cookeville Big Lots Store will be re-opening soon! Variety Wholesalers purchased several hundred of the stores recently and the Cookeville s ...
CITY OF CROSSVILLE ISSUES REMINDER TO SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
From the City of Crossville: ATTENTION SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS: If you are a small business who grossed LESS THAN $100,000, you will no longer file your renewal through the Tennessee Department of R ...
JOANN FABRICS TO CLOSE 500 LOCATIONS; INCLUDING 10 TN LOCATIONS
Due to declaring bankruptcy, the fabric and craft store chain Joann Fabrics is closing around 500 stores nationwide. Ten Joann Fabrics locations were in Tennessee (Listed Below). This marks the com ...
TVA EMPLOYEES VOLUNTARY BUYOUT OFFERS FIVE DAYS PAY FOR EACH YEAR WORKED
Last month it was announced that federal workers would be able to resign with temporary pay if they chose not to work under the executive orders given by the administration under President Donald Trum ...
AVIAGEN MAKES $25K PER ACRE OFFER FOR LAND TO CROSSVILLE CITY COUNCIL
Next week, the Crossville City Council will discuss and vote on a land purchase offer made by Aviagen who has offered $25,000 per acre for approximately 15 acres in the Interchange Business Park. Acco ...
IN-N-OUT BURGER MAY BE COMING TO COOKEVILLE
Famed California Burger chain In-N-Out Burger will be opening locations in several cities in Tennessee. Of these locations, one is planned for Putnam County's own Cookeville. Additionally, there ar ...
TVA PRESIDENT AND CEO ANNOUNCES PLAN TO RETIRE
A recent press release by TVA confirms the intent of TVA President and CEO Jeff Lyash to retire. This announcement comes just a month and a half or so after a similar retirement announcement regarding ...
NISSAN TO CUT JOBS IN SMYRNA, CANTON, AND DECHERD
According to recent confirmation by the car manufacturing giant, Nissan plants in Smyrna, Canton, and Decherd will experience job cuts. To begin, the company will be looking for volunteers for the ...
SOUTHEAST BANK TO PAY $1.5 MILLION TO RESOLVE DISCRIMINATION ALLEGATIONS
The Justice Department announced today that SouthEast Bank agreed to pay $1.5 million to resolve allegations that it engaged in a pattern or practice of lending discrimination by disproportionately di ...
CPSC GIVES FINAL ORDER TO AMAZON OUTLINING HAZARD REMEDIATION PLANS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) unanimously issued a Decision and Order, concluding its administrative litigation with Amazon.com, Inc., a global e-commerc ...
