News Across Tennessee

The city of La Vergne has approved and authorized a citywide conversion of its streetlight system to new energy-efficient LED fixtures in a process that will save the city more than $4.3 million and pay for itself in 15 years. These LED streetlights will reduce ongoing energy and maintenance costs...

Bottling Company International (BCI) officials announced the company will invest $9.5 million to establish a new bottling, storage and distribution facility in Morrison, creating 57 new jobs. BCI has acquired the former McCormick Warehouse in Morrison, where it will bottle and distribute Nashville...

Pace Industries, LLC officials announced the company will expand manufacturing operations at its Lower Brownsville Road facility in Jackson. Pace Industries will invest $2.8 million and create 49 new jobs through the expansion. Once complete, the increase in staffing and additional investment in the...

The city of Lakesite has marked its 50th anniversary with the burial of a time capsule to be reopened in 2072. The time capsule is the first in city history and contains treasures and mementos from citizens collected from the 50th anniversary celebrations held last October. Items were collected...

Officials with the city of Morristown and Greenworks Commercial celebrated the ribbon cutting of the new Greenworks facility at the former GE building. Greenworks specializes in the manufacturing of lithium-ion battery operated zero-emission outdoor power equipment, including lawn mowers, pressure...

Rivian and Clearloop have unveiled the first of Rivian’s new Waypoints electric vehicle (EV) charging site outside of a state park at Eiffel Tower Park in Paris. The charging site is part of a partnership to support the development of one megawatt (MW) of the Paris Solar Farm project. The Waypoints...

SK Food Group, Inc., officials announced the company will invest $205.2 million to construct its fourth production facility in Cleveland, creating 840 new jobs by 2030. K Food Group’s new 525,000-square-foot manufacturing facility will support the company’s growing consumer demand by utilizing state...

ZLINE Kitchen and Bath officials announced the company will be investing in a multimillion-dollar expansion in its Northwest Tennessee distribution operations by locating a new facility in Milan. Four years after establishing its distribution headquarters in Bruceton, ZLINE will expand as it...

The city of Martin will conduct a yearlong celebration of the city’s sesquicentennial. The celebration of the 150 years since Martin’s incorporation will include a digital campaign highlighting the city’s history and providing a schedule of the numerous events planned to celebration. Until May, the...

The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) has awarded top honors to the city of Bristol for demonstrating a “spirit of full disclosure” when preparing the city’s annual financial report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021. The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial...

Nokian Tyres officials announced today the company will double its tire production capabilities by investing $174.1 million to expand operations at its Dayton facility. The Dayton location was Nokian's first U.S. factory and opened in 2019. The expansion will create an additional 75 jobs, bringing...

 In-N-Out Burger officials announced the company’s plan to invest $125.5 million to establish an eastern territory office in Franklin, which represents In-N-Out’s first expansion east of Texas. The project will create 277 new jobs in Williamson County. Located off Interstate 65 in Franklin, In-N-Out...