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Chattanooga groundbreaking

Chattanooga breaks ground on first development under new PILOT housing program

Officials with the city of Chattanooga broke ground on a new affordable housing development, the city’s first financed through the revamped Affordable Housing Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) Program. The riverfront development at 702 Manufacturers Road will include 42 affordable homes alongside...

Sevierville accreditation

Sevierville receives sixth TLEA accreditation

The Sevierville Police Department has received its sixth accreditation from the Tennessee Law Enforcement Accreditation (TLEA). To receive accreditation, agencies must submit to a three-year process in which TLEA evaluates 164 law enforcement standards, including an on-site assessment. The TLEA...

Unicoi Town Hall

Ballad Health to rebuild hospital in Unicoi

Ballad Health has announced plans to rebuild Unicoi County Hospital, which was deemed unsafe after it was inundated with floodwaters during Hurricane Helene. The former hospital was located in the town of Erwin while the new hospital will be located in town of Unicoi. The new location was chosen to...

Knoxville Urban Wilderness Ribbon Cutting

Knoxville cuts ribbon on park upgrades

Officials with the city of Knoxville opened the new pavilion at the city’s Urban Wilderness Gateway Park. The new 23,000-square-foot structure includes four bathrooms, a water refill station, picnic tables, and a series of play structures using the area’s natural boulders and landscaping. The $4.6...

Jefferson Street Sound Museum in Nashville

Two Nashville sites added to U.S. Civil Rights Trail

Nashville's Jefferson Street Sound Museum and the Museum of Christian and Gospel Music have been added to Tennessee’s portion of the U.S. Civil Rights Trail. The Jefferson Street Sound Museum shows how music, culture, and activism brought together artists like Jimi Hendrix, Etta James, Ray Charles...

Watertown City Hall

Watertown plans railroad museum expansion

The city of Watertown, Watertown Railroad Museum, Nashville Steam Preservation Society and Tennessee Central Railroad are partnering to build a new space to honor the city’s railroad. Plans call for a 14,000-square-foot facility featuring a museum, restaurant, observation deck, outdoor park, train...

New Tazewell

Plans underway for new city hall in New Tazewell

Plans are underway to break ground on a new city hall for New Tazewell in April as part of several projects to improve the downtown area. The $2 million city hall will be built on a vacant lot on Main Street designed to replicate the train depot. It will house the New Tazewell Police and Street...

Centrus Energy Opening

Centrus Energy to expand Oak Ridge operations

Centrus Energy announced a major expansion to transition its Oak Ridge facility to a high-rate manufacturing plant. The expansion will create nearly 430 new jobs and result in investment of  more than $560 million over the next several years to grow workforce for production of advanced centrifuges...

Linden Town Hall

Infrastructure grants awarded to 20 municipalities

Grants for water and sewer infrastructure were awarded to 20 municipalities through the Infrastructure Planning Grant (IPG) program.

East Ridge Push in Ceremony

East Ridge Fire Department holds push-in ceremony

Members of the East Ridge Fire Department held a push-in ceremony for Squad-1, the newest apparatus for the department. The 2025 Pierce Enforcer is part of a “continued investment” in the city’s emergency service, according to fire officials. The push-in ceremony harkens back to the days when...

LIS Technologies

LIS Technologies to expand Oak Ridge Operations

Laser Isotope Separation (LIS) Technologies officials announced the company will expand its operations in Oak Ridge, investing $1.38 billion and creating 203 new jobs. It is the third-largest nuclear-related investment since the creation of TNECD’s Nuclear Energy Fund. The new LIS Technology...

Heil Trailer

Heil Trailer to expand Athens operations

Heil Trailer International officials announced the company is expanding its manufacturing operations in Athens, investing $9.8 million and creating 18 new jobs. The investment follows the securement of a 10-year U.S. Department of the Army contract for the company’s tactical fuel distribution system...