News Across Tennessee

The city of Chattanooga and the Chattanooga Housing Authority have been selected for a $50 million HUD Choice Neighborhood grant for the One Westside development. The $1 billion-One Westside project will bring in new affordable housing to replace obsolete housing units one-for-one while still...

Steel Warehouse officials announced the company’s plans to expand in Jefferson City, locating in and retrofitting the former Footwear Industries of Tennessee building. The project plans to create more than 70 new jobs. An investment of nearly $20 million in innovative equipment will support their...

The Nashville International Airport (BNA) was ranked as one of the top airports in the world. AirHelp ranked Nashville as the sixth-best U.S. airport and the 18th best airport worldwide. Nashville’s airport secured high marks for customer opinions, food options, and shops. The Salt Lake City Airport...

Three Tennessee cities were selected as part TVA’s initial round of six Connected Communities pilot projects, which are working to help achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. 

Each of the six projects located in the TVA region is eligible for up to $2 million TVA funding to help fuel a cleaner...

Officials with the town of Nolensville held a hose uncoupling ceremony to officially open the town’s first fire station. The $12 million station is the largest capital project the town has taken on. The 18,000-square-foot facility includes a work-out room, decontaminating area, sleeping quarters...

OPmobility – formerly Plastic Omnium – officials announced the company will undergo a $3 million expansion at its Spring Hill plant. OPmobility, headquartered in France, is a global family-led group with 152 plants across 28 countries. The company has operated in Tennessee since 2015 with locations...

Synergy Magnetics LLC officials announced the company will locate new operations in Gainesboro, becoming the first economic development project to land in Jackson County since 2018. Synergy Magnetics manufactures transformers, and through the project, the company will invest more than $5.5 million...

The Cookeville Police Department recently unveiled the department’s new Terradyne Armored Police Vehicle at the city’s Touch-A-Truck Extravaganza. The vehicle will be used for violent crime intervention and was purchased with a grant fund from the Violent Crimes Intervention Fund (VCIF) and funds...

The Johnson City Board of Commissioners and municipal staff celebrated the renovations of the historic 401 Ashe Street building with a ribbon cutting. Originally the Johnson City Postal Savings Bank and Post Office, the building served as the Washington County Courthouse from 1940 until 1985. It was...

Officials in the city of Elizabethton have unveiled a series of murals depicting various moments in local history. City leaders, Main Street Elizabethton members, lead artist Cailitin Maupin, and community volunteers working on the project attended the dedication at the city’s Ice House storage...

Lazestar, Inc., announced the company will invest $5.5 million to move its operations to Fairview from Livermore, Calif. The hermetic laser sealing and package fabrication company will create 25 new jobs in the area. Found more than 20 years ago, Lazestar specializes in fabrication and laser welding...