News Across Tennessee

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...

Officials with the city of Springfield have broken ground on the long-awaited Batson Parkway extension, which is the second phase of the William A. Batson Parkway project. The extension will connect Highway 41 South near Experiment Station Road to Tom AUstin Highway and the Walling Road intersection...

The city of Chattanooga will add 86 new smart city intersections through funding from Seoul Robotics, a company that powers smart 3D infrastructure solutions. The company will expand its partnership with the Chattanooga Department of Innovation Delivery and Performance, and the Center of Urban...

Town officials joined representatives of Baptist Memorial Hospital  to cut the ribbon on the town’s first free-standing emergency department. An adjoined primary care practice and urgent care facility will open next door with an orthopedic practice to come later this year. The facility includes an...

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) announced 23 cities will share in 24 grants totaling more than $125.9 million from the state’s American Rescue Plan (ARP) fund, part of which TDEC is administering in the form of drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure...

Renovations are underway at the Mountain City Police Department building with in-house work being used to keep costs down. The office will see new flooring, sheetrock, and a fresh coat of paint. The Mountain City Council approved $4,500 for the project with supplies being purchased at a local...

The Middle Tennessee Education Center in Shelbyville is the new home of Motlow State Community College’s Aviation Simulation Lab. The lab houses three Redbird flight simulators, two of which meet FAA-certification. The opening of the lab comes on the heals of Murfreesboro-based Middle Tennessee...

The city of Kingsport is one step closer to the opening of a four-year dental school downtown through an initiative partnering with the University of Tennessee, East Tennessee State University, and Ballad Health. With few dental schools in the state and the region, the facility would help not only...

 Brazilian Professionals, LLC officials announced the company will invest $6.1 million to establish new operations in Mount Pleasant. The California-based specialty hair treatment producer and distributor, will create 110 new jobs in Mount Pleasant, more than doubling its U.S. employment. Brazilian...

Seven municipalities are among the recipients of approximately $3.1 million in new Site Development Grants from the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development.  

The grants are designed to help communities invest in infrastructure and engineering improvements to land economic...

Brentwood Commissioners, City Manager Kirk Bednar, Brentwood Fire & Rescue Department leaders, design and construction teams, and the community celebrated the official grand opening of the city’s Fire Station No. 5 and its new fire apparatus. The new $8.6 million, 10,000-square-foot station is...