News Across Tennessee

The town of Farragut Parks and Recreation Department has announced the long-awaited opening of the third phase of the McFee Park expansion. This new expansion includes public tennis and pickleball courts, a basketball court, additional walking trails, and restrooms. The great lawn remains closed to...

Gallatin Parks and Recreation is announcing that six new outdoor pickle ball courts at Municipal Park will be completed in the late spring. Similar to tennis, pickle ball is played with an oversized paddle and a baseball-sized whiffle ball on a surface about half the size of a tennis court. Pickle...

Macy’s, Inc., has announced the company will expand its existing distribution facility in Portland, creating approximately 50 new jobs. The project aims to enhance overall performance through partnership with a world class automation vendor while also building a system with top tier scalability...

Tritium DCFC Limited (Tritium), a global leader in the electric vehicle (EV) charging industry, announced it will establish its U.S. manufacturing base in Lebanon, creating more than 500 jobs in the next five years and more than doubling its international workforce. Located at 1420 Toshiba Drive...

Officials with the city of Knoxville broke ground on 80 units of affordable rental housing being built by Partners Construction and Southeast Capitol LLC as part of a $2 million investment from the city’s Affordable Rental Development Fund. Through the program, the new housing on Asheville Highway...

The city of La Vergne is celebrating 50 years since its incorporation this year with a series of events marking the historic occasion. City officials kicked off the celebrations with a reception at City Hall to celebrate the incorporation anniversary on Feb. 1, 1972. The city had previously been...

The Tennessee Military Department has broken ground on a new National Guard readiness center along Manchester Highway in McMinnville. The new facility replaces the McMinnville National Guard Armory that has been the home of the Manchester-based unit for more than 60 years. Originally built in in...

The city of Dayton, in partnership with the Southeast Development District and Rhea Economic Tourism Council, has been awarded a $1 million TDOT Multimodal Access Grant for a multimodal access pathway to connect Highway 30 and Bryan College with downtown Dayton and the Rhea County Courthouse. The...

Monogram Assembled Foods, LLC officials announced the company has established new operations in Dickson and will create nearly 400 new jobs. The deal indicates a $53.5 million investment in Dickson. Monogram Foods purchased a building formerly owned by Conagra, which announced in early 2020 its...

Officials with the town of Smyrna, Smyrna Parks and Recreation Department, and Nissan recently cut the ribbon on the Industry Gate in the city’s new Zama Park. The pocket park is a tribute to the relationship between Zama City in Japan and Smyrna. For more than 30 years, the two communities have...

PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., will invest $3.9 million to open a new location in Franklin, creating 325 new jobs. Headquartered in Westlake Village, Calif., Pennymac expanded its West Coast operations to Tennessee by establishing a new mortgage origination center in Franklin. The Franklin...

Vanderbilt University, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), Nashville Electric Service (NES), Duck River Electric Membership Corporation (DREMC), and Silicon Ranch Corporation broke ground on a new solar farm that is now under construction in Bedford County, Tennessee. The 35-megawatt (MWAC) Vanderbilt...