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MTIDA awarded USDA RD grant for wages and benefits survey in Middle TennesseeApr 5 2017
MTSU Business & Economic Research Center, USDA and regional partners gathered for a ceremony Tuesday, April 4, at MTSU to announce a rural business development research grant for a wage and...
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Tennessee Central Economic Authority PowerCom Industrial Center awarded Site Development Grant
Mar 28 2017
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe announced today that 18 communities and local organizations will receive $6.2 million in Site Development Grants. The Site Development...
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State Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris visits the Hartsville Rotary Club
Mar 9 2017
State Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris visited the Hartsville Rotary Club on Thursday to discuss the rural broadband bill and the IMPROVE Act. Pictured left to right: Charly Lyons,...
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Haslam Announces Bob Rolfe as ECD Commissioner
Feb 16 2017
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today announced Nashville business executive Bob Rolfe as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (ECD). An innovative business leader, Rolfe, 56, has more...
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Haslam plan calls for 7-cent gas tax hike, cuts to grocery sales tax
Jan 18 2017
Gov. Bill Haslam listens as Smith County Mayor Mike Nesbitt, left, speaks at the State Capitol in Nashville, Tenn., Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017. Haslam announced his plan for a 7-cent gas...
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TCAT Hartsville hosts reception
Dec 6 2016
TCAT hosts Council on Occupational Education Reaffirmation Reception. Click here to see photos.
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Journeys Group to expand, Wilson County
Nov 21 2016
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Randy Boyd along with Journeys Group, a division of Nashville-based Genesco Inc., announced today the company will expand its distribution operations...
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Chamber of Commerce Receives BEST Award
Nov 21 2016
Chamber of Commerce Receives BEST Award Natalie Knudsen, representing the Hartsville-Trousdale Chamber of Commerce, received the Businesses Empowering Students and Teachers (BEST) award on Friday, October 14, at Volunteer State...
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Roeder joins Gov. Haslam, Comm. Boyd in Germany
Nov 9 2016
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Randy Boyd, joined by Upper Middle Tennessee ECD Business Development Consultant, Wolfgang Roeder, traveled to Germany from Oct. 31 to...
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology Lebanon/Hartsville awarded LEAP Grant
Nov 8 2016
Gov. Bill Haslam recently announced the recipients of the Labor Education Alignment Program (LEAP) competition, including a $944,009 grant for Tennessee College of Applied Technology locations in Lebanon and...
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