Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Karla Davis, Commissioner
2006 Media Releases
DECEMBER 2006
12/28/06 November 2006 Unemployment Figures - County
12/21/06 November 2006 Unemployment Figures - State
12/20/06 Tennessee Career Center Staff Honored
12/18/06 Governor Awards Knox County Company Job Training Grant
12/15/06 Wolverine Tube, Inc. Receives Governor's Award of Excellence
12/13/06 Media Advisory: Wolverine Tube, Inc. To Receive Governor's Award of Excellence
NOVEMBER 2006
11/30/06 CHC Mechanical Receives Governor's Award of Excellence
11/28/06 American Greetings Receives Commissioner's Award of Excellence
11/28/06 Media Advisory: CHC Mechanical in Cookeville to Receive Workplace Safety Award
11/22/06 October 2006 Unemployment Figures - County
11/16/06 Governor Awards Memphis Company Job Training Grant
11/16/06 October 2006 Unemployment Figures - State
11/09/06 Olin Chlor-Alkali Products in Charleston Receives Safety Award
11/06/06 Media Advisory: Olin Chlor-Alkali in Charleston to Receive Workplace Safety Award
11/02/06 Governor Awards More Than $150,000 in Job Training Grants to East Tennessee Companies
11/01/06 Governor Bredesen Proclaims Hire Vets First Month
OCTOBER 2006
10/30/06 Governor Awards The Solae Company Job Training Grant
10/30/06 Governor Awards Colinx, LLC and Delbar Products Job Training Grants
10/30/06 Governor Awards Alstom Power, Inc. Job Training Grant
10/30/06 Governor Awards Wellness Healthcare Products Job Training Grant
10/30/06 Significant Job Growth Predicted Through 2007
10/27/06 Tennessee Career Center in Murfreesboro Gets New Home
10/24/06 BlueLinx Corporation in Erwin Receives Safety Award
10/23/06 Media Advisory: Grand Opening Tennessee Career Center at Murfreesboro
10/23/06 Media Advisory: Eastman Chemical Earns Third STAR Safety Award
10/23/06 Media Advisory: BlueLinx Corporation in Erwin to Receive Workplace Safety Award
10/21/06 September 2006 Unemployment Figures - County
10/19/06 September 2006 Unemployment Figures - State
10/11/06 Governor Awards Maury Co. Companies Job Training Grants
10/11/06 Governor Awards Giles Co. Companies Job Training Grants
10/11/06 Governor Awards Campbell Co. Company Job Training Grant
10/11/06 Governor Awards Roane Co. Companies Job Training Grants
10/11/06 Governor Awards Knox Co. Company Job Training Grant
10/11/06 Governor Awards Rutherford Co. Company Job Training Grant
10/11/06 Governor Awards Coffee Co. Company Job Training Grant
10/11/06 Governor Awards Loudon Co. Companies Job Training Grants
10/11/06 Governor Awards Madison Co. Company Job Training Grant
10/11/06 Governor Awards Henderson Co. Company Job Training Grant
10/11/06 Governor Awards Bradley Co. Company Job Training Grant
10/11/06 Governor Awards McNairy Co. Companies Job Training Grants
10/11/06 Governor Awards Knox Co. Company Job Training Grant
10/11/06 Governor Awards Henry Co. Company Job Training Grant
10/10/06 New Career Center for Union City Dedicated
10/05/06 Media Advisory: State Honors Employees Who Have Survived Breast Cancer
SEPTEMBER 2006
09/26/06 Lucite International Receives Workplace Safety Award
09/26/06 Governor Awards Shelby Co. Company Job Training Grant
09/26/06 Governor Awards Madison Co. Company Job Training Grant
09/26/06 Governor Awards Bedford Co. Company Job Training Grant
09/26/06 Governor Awards Haywood Co. Company Job Training Grant
09/26/06 Governor Awards Sullivan Co. Company Job Training Grant
09/26/06 Governor Awards Henderson Co. Company Job Training Grant
09/26/06 Governor Awards McMinn Co. Company Job Training Grant
09/26/06 Governor Awards Unicoi Co. Company Job Training Grant
09/25/06 Media Advisory: Lucite International to Receive Workplace Safety Award
09/25/06 Governor Bredesen Proclaims Employ Older Worker Week
09/21/06 August 2006 Unemployment Figures - County
09/14/06 August 2006 Unemployment Figures - State
09/12/06 More Tennessee Counties Now Able to File Unemployment Claims By Phone
AUGUST 2006
08/31/06 Governor Awards Davidson Co. Company Job Training Grant
08/31/06 Governor Awards Humphreys Co. Company Job Training Grant
08/31/06 Governor Awards Sullivan Co. Company Job Training Grant
08/31/06 Governor Awards Scott Co. Company Job Training Grant
08/31/06 Governor Awards Loudon Co. Company Job Training Grant
08/31/06 Governor Awards Roane Co. Companies Job Training Grants
08/31/06 Governor Awards Cumberland Co. Company Job Training Grant
08/31/06 Governor Awards Rhea Co. Company Job Training Grant
08/31/06 Governor Awards Tipton Co. Company Job Training Grant
08/29/06 Governor Awards Rutherford Co. Company Job Training Grant
08/29/06 Governor Awards Wilson Co. Company Job Training Grant
08/29/06 Governor Awards Trousdale Co. Company Job Training Grant
08/24/06 July 2006 Unemployment Figures - County
08/17/06 July 2006 Unemployment Figures - State
08/16/06 Manufacturing Sciences Corporation Recertified for Workplace Safety
08/15/06 Governor Awards Bradley County Company Job Training Grant
08/15/06 Governor Awards Sumner County Company Job Training Grant
08/15/06 Governor Awards White County Companies Job Training Grants
08/15/06 Governor Awards Hamilton County Company Job Training Grant
08/15/06 Governor Awards Job Training Grants to Sumner County
08/15/06 Governor Awards Coffee County Company Job Training Grant
08/15/06 Governor Awards Robertson County Company Job Training Grant
08/15/06 Governor Awards Smith County Company Job Training Grant
08/15/06 Governor Awards Dyer County Company Job Training Grant
08/14/06 Media Advisory: Manufacturing Sciences Corporation to Receive Workplace Safety Award
08/14/06 Northeast Tennessee Area Counties Now Able to File Unemployment Claims by Phone
08/09/06 Sneak Preview of Rutherford County Career Center
08/04/06 Media Advisory: 10 Area Companies Recognized for Incumbent Worker Training
08/02/06 Seven Companies Receive Governor's Safety Award
08/02/06 Three Companies Receive Governor's Safety Award
JULY 2006
07/31/06 Mid South Career Center Now Showing Ultimate Job Search Training Videos
07/31/06 Governor Awards Coffee County Company Job Training Grant
07/31/06 Governor Awards McMinn County Company Job Training Grant
07/31/06 Governor Awards Obion County Company Job Training Grant
07/31/06 Governor Awards Sumner County Company Job Training Grant
07/31/06 Governor Awards Dyer County Company Job Training Grant
07/27/06 29th Annual Safety and Health Congress in Nashville
07/27/06 June 2006 Unemployment Figures - County
07/20/06 June 2006 Unemployment Figures - State
JUNE 2006
06/23/06 24 Area Companies Recognized for Incumbent Worker Training
06/22/06 May 2006 Unemployment Figures - County
06/21/06 Tennalum Receives Workplace Safety Award
06/16/06 Smurfit Recertified for Workplace Safety Award
06/15/06 May 2006 Unemployment Figures - State
06/15/06 Tindell's Receives SHARP Safety Award
06/15/06 Frito-Lay Recertified for Workplace Safety Award
06/12/06 Media Advisory: Smurfit to Receive Workplace Safety Award
06/12/06 Media Advisory: Frito-Lay to Receive Workplace Safety Award
06/05/06 Tennessee Department of Labor Wins National Award
MAY 2006
05/25/06 April 2006 Unemployment Figures - County
05/19/06 Southeast Career Center Spotlights Veterans' Services
05/18/06 Grants Available to Enhance English Literacy and Civics Education
05/18/06 April 2006 Unemployment Figures - State
05/11/06 Flowserve Corporation Receives Commissioner's Award of Excellence
05/09/06 Huber Engineered Woods Earns Safety Award
05/08/06 Chattanooga Area Counties Now Able to File Unemployment Claims by Phone
05/03/06 Governor Proclaims May Safe Jobs for Youth Month
05/01/06 Governor Awards Rutherford County Company Job Training Grant
05/01/06 Governor Awards Unicoi County Company Job Training Grant
APRIL 2006
04/28/06 Governor Awards Montgomery County Company Job Training Grant
04/27/06 March 2006 Unemployment Figures - County
04/27/06 Commissioner Neeley to Speak on Cover Tennessee - Ripley
04/26/06 Commissioner Neeley to Speak on Cover Tennessee - Sneedville
04/26/06 Commissioner Neeley to Speak on Cover Tennessee - Maynardville
04/25/06 Bridgestone Firestone Warren Plant Receives State's Highest Honor for Workplace Safety
04/20/06 March 2006 Unemployment Figures - State
04/19/06 Tennessee Mine Rescue Team Participates in Mock Mine Disaster Drill
04/17/06 Governor Awards Scott County Company Job Training Grant
04/17/06 Governor Awards Roane County Company Job Training Grant
04/10/06 Governor Awards Dyer County Company Job Training Grant
MARCH 2006
03/30/06 February 2006 Unemployment Figures - County
03/30/06 Humphreys County Career Center Officially Debuts
03/28/06 Tennessee Career Center at Shelbyville Names New Manager
03/23/06 February 2006 Unemployment Figures - State
03/23/06 Governor Awards Henry Co. Company Job Training Grant
03/17/06 Unemployment Claimants Subject to Federal Income Tax
03/15/06 Project Paycheck Helps Put Tennesseans Back to Work
03/09/06 January 2006 Unemployment Figures - County
03/07/06 Uninsured Employers Fund Receives $150,331 Penalty Payment
03/06/06 Governor Awards McMinn Co. Company Job Training Grant
03/02/06 Storm-Related Jobless Benefits Extended by President
03/02/06 January 2006 Unemployment Figures - State
FEBRUARY 2006
02/27/06 DH Compounding Receives Two Safety Awards
02/24/06 Media Advisory: DH Compounding to Receive Two Workplace Safety Awards
02/24/06 Workforce Partners Receive Performance Excellence Awards
02/22/06 Five More Counties Now Able to File Unemployment Claims by Phone
02/17/06 Public Notice: Elevator Safety Board to Meet February 22
02/17/06 H&O Tool & Die Receives Governor's Award of Excellence
02/16/06 Nichirin Tennessee Inc. Receives SHARP Workplace Safety Award
02/16/06 TOSHA Cites Mt. Juliet Contractor in Trench Fatality
02/15/06 Governor's Anti-Meth Campaign Taken to Employers
02/14/06 Media Advisory: H&O Tool & Die To Receive Workplace Safety Award
02/14/06 Media Advisory: Nichirin Tennessee Inc. To Receive Workplace Safety Award
02/10/06 Governor Awards Henry County Job Training Grant (PML)
02/10/06 Governor Awards Henry County Job Training Grant (Pepsi)
02/10/06 Governor Awards Benton County Job Training Grant
02/10/06 Governor Awards Carroll County Job Training Grant
02/10/06 Governor Awards Madison County Job Training Grant
02/10/06 Governor Awards Hardin County Job Training Grant
02/10/06 Governor Awards Lawrence & Lewis Counties Job Training Grants
02/10/06 Governor Awards Warren Co. Company Job Training Grant
02/07/06 Crossville Adult Ed Achieves Highest Goals in State
02/07/06 Robertson County Workforce Employer Outreach Committee Formed
02/07/06 Media Advisory: 9 Area Companies Receive Incumbent Worker Grants
02/03/06 State Workforce Development Board to Meet
JANUARY 2006
01/27/06 Shelby County Workforce Employer Outreach Committee Formed
01/26/06 December 2005 Unemployment Figures - County
01/24/06 J & S Construction Receives Commissioner's Award of Excellence
01/20/06 Media Advisory: J & S Construction to Receive Workplace Safety Award
01/19/06 December 2005 Unemployment Figures - State
01/17/06 Denso Manufacturing Athens Tennessee, Inc. Earns Safety Award
01/12/06 Dickson County Workforce Employer Outreach Committee Formed
01/12/06 Governor Awards Cheatham County Company Job Training Grant
01/12/06 Governor Awards McMinn County Company Job Training Grant
01/12/06 Governor Awards Hamilton County Company Job Training Grant
01/12/06 Governor Awards Sequatchie County Company Job Training Grant
01/12/06 Governor Awards Bradley County Company Job Training Grant
01/11/06 Media Advisory: Denso Manufacturing to Receive Workplace Safety Award
01/04/06 Montgomery County Workforce Employer Outreach Committee Formed
01/04/06 TN Career Center Staff Receives New Credential
Governor Bill Haslam
