News Across Tennessee

The newest Welcome Center for Great Smoky Mountains National Park has been opened in Townsend. The Great Smoky Mountains Association opened the Great Smokies Welcome Center at 7929 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, which will be a key site for visitors accessing the national park through Townsend, which...

The town of Collierville has begun a streetlight conversion that will provide energy-efficient LED fixtures across the community. The changeover will reduce energy and maintenance costs while providing aesthetic and safety enhancements to the community. The town is working with the Shelby Electrical...

Technology Lab officials announced the company will invest $1.8 million to expand their Nashville headquarters. The company will create 71 new jobs at the company’s headquarters on Cleveland Avenue. The additional staff of engineers and technicians will assist Technology Lab with its recent growth...

Nashville’s New Year’s Eve event, Nashville’s Big Bash, drew in a record 215,000 people, 46% of whom were out-of-town visitors. Of those visitors, 42% were from the Southeast, 25% from the Midwest, 17% from the West, and 13% from the Northeast. Three-fourths of visitors (76%) said the celebration...

Haven Steel Products, Inc. officials announced the company will invest $6.5 million to expand its manufacturing operations in McKenzie. The expansion will create 19 new jobs, expanding the company’s total headcount in McKenzie to more than 80 employees. Haven Steel will update its existing Tennessee...

Baltimore Aircoil Company (BAC) officials announced the company will invest $16.5 million to expand manufacturing operations at its Manufacturers Road location in Dayton. BAC will create 63 new jobs at the project, bringing its current head count to more than 150. The expansion is in direct response...

FreightWise, LLC, officials announced the company will expand operations at its headquarters in Brentwood, creating 48 new jobs and investing $2 million. The Centerview Drive location will position FreightWise to expand its customer acquisitions as well as broaden its research and development...

NewBasis, LLC, officials announced the company will invest $16.3 million to establish its first operations in Tennessee at the Alligood Industrial Park in Lebanon. The company will create 249 new jobs at its first location outside of its headquarters in California. The Lebanon location will directly...

Custom Foods of America Inc. (CFA) officials announced the company will invest more than $51 million to expand its manufacturing and distribution operations in Knoxville. CFA will create 249 new jobs at its Pleasant Ridge, which will bring its total headcount in the region to approximately 500...

Several Tennessee municipalities were awarded funds as part of the more than $14 billion in federal funds set aside for roadway safety by the federal government.  

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced the grant as part of the Safe Streets and Roads for All grants in the Bipartisan...

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) announced 28 cities will share in 49 grants totaling $191.2 million awarded from the state’s American Rescue Plan (ARP) fund.  

Of the 49 total grants, 14 are part of regionalization projects, eight for water reuse, and 27 for water...