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Franklin Rodeo Plaza design

Park plaza to honor Franklin rodeo

A 1.4-acre triangular piece of Franklin’s Jim Warren Park is being dedicated as Franklin Rodeo Plaza. The area will include a bronze statue of a cowboy riding a bucking horse, benches, lighting, landscaping, historical markers, and a walking trail with signage that tells the 75-year history of the...

Ripley City Hall

Ripley receives DRA grant

The city of Ripley has been awarded $850,000 from the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) through the DRA’s Supplemental Disaster Recovery Funding (SDRF) program. The funds will be used to replace two lift stations damaged by the flooding of Beaty Creek in March 2023. The project will also make...

CDF Distributors facility

CDF to relocate manufacturing, HQ to Gallatin

Commercial Door and Frame (CDF) Distributors officials announced the company is expanding by relocating its headquarters and all manufacturing operations to Gallatin. CDF is locating in the former Simpson Strong-Tie building in Gallatin, where the company plans to create 85 new jobs and invest $26.1...

Carlex Glass America Nashville

Carlex Glass to expand Nashville operations

Carlex Glass America executives announced the company will expand its advanced manufacturing operations in Nashville, investing $55 million and creating 143 high-skill jobs.Scheduled for completion in mid-2026, the expansion of next generation production lines will enable Carlex to fabricate larger...

Hybrid investment Jackson Toyota plant

Toyota to invest $497M in Jackson plant

Toyota will add 33 jobs and invest $497 million at its casting plant in Jackson to increase production of hybrid transaxle cases and housings and engine blocks for hybrid vehicles. The investment includes three all-new production lines and will increase production capacity by nearly 500,000 units...

Downtown Cleveland

Cleveland conclused downtown renovation project

Officials with the city of Cleveland have announced the successful completion of the Main Street Downtown Improvement Grant project. The $2.5 million project was financed through public and private partnerships as well as a $300,000 grant from the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community...

Clarksville rededication

Clarksville officials rededicate grave of Revolutionary War veteran, early pioneer

Officials with the city of Clarksville, historical preservationists, and descendants of a Revolutionary War veteran and pioneering Clarksville settler held a grave re-dedication ceremony at the city’s historic Riverview Cemetery near downtown. Valentine Sevier lived from 1747 to 1800 and was often...

Springfield Garner Street Park

Springfield officials cut ribbon on Garner Street Park

Officials with the city of Springfield cut the ribbon on the brand-new playground at Garner Street Park, offering a fun and inclusive place to enjoy the outdoors. The new playground features a range of innovative accessibility features including wheelchair accessible artificial turf, swing, and...

Hyosung Hico Memphis

Electric grid manufacturer to expand again in Memphis

Hyosung HICO, Ltd. officials will expand operations at its U.S. manufacturing headquarters in Memphis, the company’s second expansion in six months. The South Korean company will invest an additional $157 million and create 240 new jobs as the company constructs a new facility at its U.S...

Knoxville Women's Suffrage Museum

Women's suffrage museum to open in Knoxville

The largest museum dedicated to the women’s suffrage movement will soon open its doors in Knoxville. The Suffrage Coalition is working with the team behind Pigeon Forge’s Titanic Museum to create a new immersive museum experience in Knoxville featuring more than 1,000 artifacts telling the story of...

Anatolia Cabinet and Millwork

AI-integrated cabinet maker to locate in Baxter

Anatolia Cabinet and Millwork officials announced the company will create 56 and invest $9.6 million with its first Tennessee location in Baxter.  The company’s new facility will be the first and only cabinet and millwork factory statewide operating with an AI-integrated production system, marking...

Memphis Downtown Sheraton

Memphis purchases downtown Sheraton for $22M

The city of Memphis has officially purchased the downtown Sheraton Hotel for $22 million. The 600-room hotel is connected to the Renasant Convention Center by a skywalk and has been seen by many as a key to attracting more conventions to the city. However, many believe the 1978 hotel needs...