LG MARKS OPENING OF FIRST U.S. WASHING-MACHINE PLANT
It’s official. LG Electronics Inc. has opened its first washing-machine plant in the United States. And it’s in Tennessee. Company officials gathered Wednesday with local and state officials to cele ...
NASHVILLE-BASED BANK EXECUTIVE HONORED WITH NATIONAL AWARD
Jim Ayers, chairman of the board of Nashville-based FirstBank, was among 13 prominent Americans inducted into the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans recently. The Horatio Alger Awar ...
LOUDON COUNTY WOMAN PREVENTED ELDERLY WOMAN FROM BEING SCAMMED
When Jeri Batsford saw an elderly woman in a home-improvement store in Lenoir City about to buy two $1,000 gift cards – supposedly for her granddaughter in jail in Virginia – Batsford knew she had to ...
NEW BUSINESS FILINGS UP 9% IN TENNESSEE FOR FIRST QUARTER OF 2019
New business filings for the first quarter of 2019 increased nine percent in Tennessee from 2018. The office of Secretary of State Tre Hargett says 12,512 new entity filings were recorded in the firs ...
BRISTOL DRAGWAY CONCERT VENUE SIGNS ALABAMA AS FIRST HEADLINER
Bristol Motor Speedway General Manager Jerry Caldwell announced this week Alabama will be its first headliner at the brand-new Bristol Dragway concert venue. The Thunder Valley Amphitheater will seat ...
USPS CONDUCTS ANNUAL STAMP OUT HUNGER CAMPAIGN THIS SATURDAY, MAY 11
The United States Postal Service is asking for the public’s help as it embarks on its 27th annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive this Saturday, May 11. Postal carriers are asking residents of Cumberland ...
TWO COMPANIES RELOCATING TO CHATTANOOGA’S RIVERFRONT, ALONG WITH 200+ JOBS
Micronics Engineered Filtration Group and Team Title Services have announced plans to move their respective operations to Chattanooga. The two companies are relocating to 1201 Riverfront Parkway, the ...
HUNDREDS OF JOBS FORTHCOMING IN ROANE COUNTY? COQUÍ SAYS YES
Roane County could see in excess of 200 jobs in the near future. Coquí Radiopharmaceuticals Corporation has announced its intention to invest $500 million at a new medical isotope production facility ...
BRAD PAISLEY BREAKS GROUND ON FREE GROCERY STORE IN NASHVILLE
Brad Paisley hopped into the cab of a backhoe Wednesday, to dig up the first pile of dirt in what will be a free grocery store designed to support needy Nashville families. The Store, a partnership ...
MAY UNANIMOUSLY VOTED IN AS PRESIDENT OF ROANE ALLIANCE
The Roane Alliance board last week appointed Pam May as its new president. May has been with the alliance for 11 years, serving as tourism director and vice president of operations. She also was appoi ...
PROPOSED TN LAW REMOVES AMUSEMENT TAX FROM GYM MEMBERSHIPS
Tennessee lawmakers aren't breaking a sweat over a proposal designed to repeal a $10 million amusement tax on gym memberships. House members unanimously agreed to sign off on the measure on Thursda ...
VERIZON CONFIRMS TEXTING OUTAGE ALONG EAST COAST, INCLUDING PARTS OF TENNESSEE
If you’re a Verizon customer and haven’t been able to text today, there’s a good reason: a widespread East Coast service outage. A tweet issued by Verizon Wireless this morning said “a ton of custo ...
