NASHVILLE – Buying a home should be an exciting and joyous time, but some real-estate scammers seize the opportunity to try and scam Tennesseans out of house and home. To raise awareness of the growing trend of “cloud company” real-estate scams, the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) and the Tennessee Real Estate Commission are warning potential homebuyers of a new scam targeting real-estate seekers.

ONLY – Providing incarcerated offenders with much needed education and career training is part of the broader Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) effort to increase public safety and reduce recidivism.

NASHVILLE – Over 100 newly certified officers will graduate from the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy (TLETA) on Thursday, December 20, 2018. The graduation ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. (CT) at Al Menah Shrine Temple (1354 Brick Church Pike, Nashville, TN).

NASHVILLE--Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions Commissioner Greg Gonzales announced today that the maximum effective formula rate of interest in Tennessee is 9.25 percent per annum. The rate is based on a ceiling of 4 percent over the weekly average prime loan rate of 5.25 percent as published by the Federal Reserve on December 17, 2018.

MEMPHIS – Last Friday the Mark Luttrell Transition Center (MLTC) welcomed State Representative Michael Curcio to the facility where he met with Commissioner Tony Parker and the leadership staff to learn more about the transition center and take a tour.

Six more Tennessee businesses will now have the opportunity to grow and positively impact rural economies through grants provided by the Agriculture Enterprise Fund.

HENNING – Last Saturday, 41 residents of the Women’s Therapeutic Residential Center (WTRC) were given the opportunity to celebrate the holidays with their children and families at the annual Winter Wonderland event, hosted by Memphis-based Women Empowered to Be Self-Sufficient (WEBS).

WARTBURG – This past weekend the children of 15 offenders were afforded the opportunity to celebrate Christmas with their fathers at the Morgan County Correctional Complex (MCCX).

Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration Commissioner Larry Martin announced today that overall November state revenues were $1.0 billion, which is 8.98 percent more than November 2017 and $45.9 million more than the budgeted estimate.

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) Commissioner Burns Phillips has announced he and Deputy Commissioner Dustin Swayne will leave state government in mid-January after many years of service to the citizens of Tennessee. The two executives have formed a consulting practice called SATRDÉ, which will focus on guiding both public and private organizations in developing 21st-century business and workforce strategies through digital transformation.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and HIROTEC AMERICA, Inc. officials today announced that the automotive supplier will construct a new manufacturing facility in Fayetteville.

WARTBURG – Staff from the Morgan County Correctional Complex (MCCX) spent the morning delivering gifts to local school children. Over 2,000 wrapped gifts were taken to the Morgan County School System’s Central Office to be given out to students who are enrolled in the Angel Tree program.

Today, Commissioner David W. Purkey welcomed the newest troopers of the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Cadet Class 1218.

HENNING – All this week residents at the Women’s Therapeutic Residential Center (WTRC) in Henning, Tennessee, have been enjoying an event called Winter Wonderland hosted by a Memphis based volunteer organization called WEBS (Women Empowered to Become Self-Sufficient).