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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
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
SULLIVAN COUNTY RECYCLING PLANT CLOSING; KNOXVILLE NOW CLOSEST FACILITY
When Tri-Cities Waste Paper in Kingsport closes Friday, it’ll leave Sullivan County without a plant to handle paper and plastic recycling. Asheville Waste Paper, Tri-Cities’
MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENTS & NEW JOBS ANNOUNCED IN RHEA, SEQUATCHIE COUNTIES
More than 300 jobs and $11 million in investments are coming to rural towns in East Tennessee. Governor Bill Lee and the Department of Economic
DOLLAR TREE MAY CLOSE AS MANY AS 390 FAMILY DOLLAR STORES
Virginia-based Dollar Tree Inc., which acquired Family Dollar in 2015 for nearly $9 billion, is set to close as many as 390 Family Dollar locations
CHICK-FIL-A IS NOW SERVING FISH SANDWICHES FOR LENT
If you’re wishing for fish this Lenten season, your wish has come true. Chick-fil-A is making the rounds on social media this Ash Wednesday as
NEW NASHVILLE CLINIC SEEKS TO ‘DE-STIGMATIZE’ ABORTION
With locations already in the greater Washington, D.C. area, Chicago and Atlanta, a healthcare company that wraps itself in outspoken support of abortion today opened
POPULAR FROZEN-BEVERAGE COMPANY RELOCATING HQ TO TENNESSEE
Governor Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe announced today an iconic frozen-beverage company is pulling up its California roots
AXE-THROWING BAR TO OPEN IN KNOXVILLE
It’s a bar… it’s an axe-throwing venue… wait, it’s both. And now Craft Axe Throwing is planning to open a Knoxville location sometime this spring.
GOVERNOR’S BUDGET INCLUDES REPEAL OF GYM TAX
Yesterday, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced his intent to repeal the nearly 10 percent amusement tax on gym memberships in his forthcoming budget. The tax
KNOX COUNTY MAYOR HOPES TO WOO AMAZON
Now that Amazon.com has pulled the plug on locating their HQ2 in New York, at least one county in Tennessee is courting Jeff Bezos. In
ROBUST ECONOMIC GROWTH CONTINUES ACROSS TENNESSEE
In the fourth quarter of 2018, new business filings increased more than 10 percent, compared to the year before, according to Tennessee Secretary of State
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 ...
SULLIVAN COUNTY RECYCLING PLANT CLOSING; KNOXVILLE NOW CLOSEST FACILITY
When Tri-Cities Waste Paper in Kingsport closes Friday, it’ll leave Sullivan County without a plant to handle paper and plastic recycling. Asheville Waste Paper, Tri-Cities’ parent company, has not c ...
MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENTS & NEW JOBS ANNOUNCED IN RHEA, SEQUATCHIE COUNTIES
More than 300 jobs and $11 million in investments are coming to rural towns in East Tennessee. Governor Bill Lee and the Department of Economic and Community Development announced Wednesday two sep ...
DOLLAR TREE MAY CLOSE AS MANY AS 390 FAMILY DOLLAR STORES
Virginia-based Dollar Tree Inc., which acquired Family Dollar in 2015 for nearly $9 billion, is set to close as many as 390 Family Dollar locations this year and will rebrand some 200 others as Dollar ...
CHICK-FIL-A IS NOW SERVING FISH SANDWICHES FOR LENT
If you're wishing for fish this Lenten season, your wish has come true. Chick-fil-A is making the rounds on social media this Ash Wednesday as the company announces the return of its limited-time f ...
NEW NASHVILLE CLINIC SEEKS TO ‘DE-STIGMATIZE’ ABORTION
With locations already in the greater Washington, D.C. area, Chicago and Atlanta, a healthcare company that wraps itself in outspoken support of abortion today opened a new facility in Nashville. C ...
POPULAR FROZEN-BEVERAGE COMPANY RELOCATING HQ TO TENNESSEE
Governor Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe announced today an iconic frozen-beverage company is pulling up its California roots for the friendlier bu ...
AXE-THROWING BAR TO OPEN IN KNOXVILLE
It’s a bar… it’s an axe-throwing venue… wait, it’s both. And now Craft Axe Throwing is planning to open a Knoxville location sometime this spring. The company website describes Craft Axe Throwing as ...
GOVERNOR’S BUDGET INCLUDES REPEAL OF GYM TAX
Yesterday, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced his intent to repeal the nearly 10 percent amusement tax on gym memberships in his forthcoming budget. The tax – which applies to gyms, health clubs a ...
KNOX COUNTY MAYOR HOPES TO WOO AMAZON
Now that Amazon.com has pulled the plug on locating their HQ2 in New York, at least one county in Tennessee is courting Jeff Bezos. In a Saturday-morning tweet, Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs said, “ ...
ROBUST ECONOMIC GROWTH CONTINUES ACROSS TENNESSEE
In the fourth quarter of 2018, new business filings increased more than 10 percent, compared to the year before, according to Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett. This marks the fourth consecutiv ...
