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Paris Baguette and Country Burrito Head to Farragut
Knoxville TN Business News FARRAGUT, Tenn. — Two more places to eat are lined up for the Biddle Farms Town Center development in Farragut, adding a French-style bakery chain and a hometown Mexican spot to a fast-growing West Knox County retail strip. Paris Baguette and Country Burrito are the next tenants for the center, which […]
Knoxville TN Business News KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A developer from Indiana wants $750,000 in city money to help build 100…
Knoxville TN Business News KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Pepsi plans to shut down its bottling plant in Knoxville, a move that…
Knoxville TN Business News WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Energy said Tuesday it intends to back the Tennessee Valley…
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Paris Baguette and Country Burrito Head to Farragut
FARRAGUT, Tenn. — Two more places to eat are lined up for the Biddle Farms Town Center development in Farragut, adding a French-style bakery chain and a hometown…
Council Weighs $750,000 for Turkey Creek Apartments in Knoxville
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A developer from Indiana wants $750,000 in city money to help build 100 affordable apartments on Lovell Road near Turkey Creek, and Knoxville City Council…
Pepsi to Close Bottling Plant in Knoxville, Cutting 112 Jobs
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Pepsi plans to shut down its bottling plant in Knoxville, a move that will cost 112 people their jobs, according to a layoff notice the…
Energy Department Backs $581 Million TVA Grid Upgrade
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Energy said Tuesday it intends to back the Tennessee Valley Authority, based in Knoxville, Tenn., on 84 transmission and distribution projects in…
Valmont Adds 84 Jobs With $45 Million Jasper Plant Expansion
JASPER, Tenn. — Valmont Industries plans to put $45 million more into its Marion County plant and hire 84 additional workers, state economic development officials said Friday. The…
Dyed Diesel Relief for Tennessee Farmers Extended
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee farmers and foresters will be able to keep running tax-exempt dyed diesel on public roads through the end of the year, after Gov. Bill…
Unemployment Drops in Every Tennessee County in September
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jobless rates went down in all 95 Tennessee counties from August to September, the state labor department reported Thursday, a sweep that left only two…
Tennessee Airports Drive $53.8 Billion a Year, TDOT Says
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee's airports and the cargo planes that use them are worth $53.8 billion a year to the state economy, according to a new study from…
Tennessee Farmers Line Up for $212 Million in USDA Payments
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Roughly $212.2 million in federal farm support is headed to Tennessee growers, ranchers and landowners, the state office of the USDA Farm Service Agency announced…
Private Colleges Drive $22B in Tennessee Economic Activity
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee private, nonprofit colleges and universities account for more than $22 billion in economic activity a year, according to a statewide study now being broken…
Tennessee Hemp Tax Money Falls Short as Retail Stores Shrink
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee's tougher hemp law is shrinking the retail stores and suppliers it regulates, and state tax collections from hemp products are coming in at a…
Tennessee Jobless Rate Holds at 3.4% as Jobs Keep Growing
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee closed out the summer with its jobless rate parked at 3.4%, the September reading from the state labor department shows, the third month in…
