Tennessee among top states for population growth Tennessee is one of the top 10 states for both highest population increase and fastest population growth. The state ranked sixth for population increase with 77,513 new residents and eighth for fastest population growth rate at 1.1%. The Southern U.S. saw 87% of the population growth and is the most... TDEC Small Business Environmental Assistance Program named best in nation A Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) program that helps small businesses understand and comply with environmental regulations has been named the best in the nation by the National Small Business Environmental Assistance Program.The national organization’s Excellence Award... Comptroller’s Office begins studying Retail Accountability Program The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office is looking for feedback as it begins to study the effectiveness and efficiency of Tennessee’s Retail Accountability Program (RAP).The RAP was created by the General Assembly in 2012 to improve sales tax compliance among retailers of beer and tobacco products. The... TN Opioid Abatement Council announces more than $80M in community grants Tennessee’s Opioid Abatement Council is releasing its first ever community grants totaling $80,936,057. Programs funded through the grants will support work in response to opioid addiction throughout Tennessee population on track to add 10th U.S. House seat With Tennessee’s population swelling to 7.1 million in 2023, the state is on track to have another seat in the U.S. House of Representatives eight years from now. The seat would be the tenth for Tennessee. The largest increase has occurred in Middle Tennessee, particularly in the counties... Tennessee unemployment drops to 3.3% for February 2024 After a slight increase at the start of 2024, Tennessee’s unemployment rate dropped to near record-low levels in February. Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) data showed the new seasonally adjusted statewide rate for the month at 3.3%, a decrease of 0.2 of a percentage point from... State February revenues $59.9M under budgeted estimates Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration Commissioner Jim Bryson announced that February revenues were less than budgeted estimates. Overall February state revenues were $1.325 billion, which is 0.43% less than February 2023 and $59.9 million less than the budgeted estimate. “State tax... TVA presents $1.5M to Tennessee RiverLine program In a strategic alliance initiated in January 2021, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, established themselves as principal partners in the creation of the Tennessee RiverLine – North America’s next great regional trail system, spanning 1.2 million acres... Infrastructure planning grants awarded to 37 cities State officials announced 37 municipalities are among 50 entities that will share in $10.7 million in infrastructure planning grants. Gov. Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter announced recipients of Infrastructure Planning Grant (IPG)... Tennessee January unemployment inches up to 3.5% Tennessee started the new year with little movement in its seasonally adjusted unemployment rate. New data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) showed the statewide jobless number inched up only 0.1 of a percentage point to 3.5%. December’s revised rate was 3.4%. In a... State January revenues $97.8M less than budgeted; over last year's collections Tennessee revenues for the month of January exceeded collections from January of 2023, but were less than the budgeted estimates. Finance and Administration Commissioner Jim Bryson reported that tax revenues were $1.95 billion, which is $15.8 million more than January of last year, but $97.8 million... TACIR: Tennessee needs $68B in public investment in next five years Tennessee needs at least $68 billion worth of public infrastructure improvements during the five-year period of July 2022 to June 2027—a $5 billion (9%) increase from the year before—according to a new report by the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR). Health... Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … Next › Next page Last » Last page