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Tennessee Unemployment Claims Data for week ending on June 5, 2021

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Simple Logistics Solutions (SiLo) officials announced today that the company will establish new operations in Nashville.

Industrial hemp growers in Tennessee are required to renew their licenses with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) by June 30, 2021.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced a plan to complete major infrastructure investments at the Memphis Regional Megasite, as well as efforts to address workforce and quality of life in the region.

RIPLEY - The Special Investigations Section of the Tennessee Department of Revenue conducted the investigation that led to the indictment and arrest of William Claiborne Maclin. Revenue special agents arrested Maclin, age 54, yesterday. Bond was set at $10,000.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – With Gov. Bill Lee’s expansion of the STRONG Act on May 17, there is no better time for Tennessee National Guardsmen to take advantage of incentives and benefits regarding their civilian education. While programs like the GI Bill and Federal Tuition Assistance have been around for some time, improvements to the Tennessee STRONG Act offer more educational options than ever before. Guardsmen can graduate with a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, or attend a technical school almost completely debt-free.

Governor Bill Lee and Department of Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher, D.V.M., announced today the largest number of Agricultural Enterprise Fund (AEF) recipients and the highest award of grant dollars in the program’s history. Just over $951,000 will be dispersed to 28 agricultural, food, and forestry businesses.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Advanex Americas officials announced today that the company will relocate its headquarters and manufacturing operations from Cypress Calif. to White House, Tenn.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and NIC Global officials announced today that the company will expand operations in Gallatin.

Tennessee Unemployment Claims Data for week ending on May 29, 2021

TDMHSAS is receiving more than $53 million in additional funding from the federal government to address post-COVID mental health and substance use needs. The supplemental block grant funding will add more than $27 million to mental health services and nearly $26 million to substance use services over the next four years.

The Special Investigations Section of the Tennessee Department of Revenue conducted the investigation that led to the indictment and arrest of Amiee Martin Smith for tax evasion and theft of property. Revenue special agents arrested Smith, age 45, on Wednesday.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of box tree moth, Cydalima perspectalis, in the United States and Tennessee is a state that may have received infested boxwood plants. The Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) was notified today that boxwoods shipped to a distribution center in Memphis from Ontario, Canada between August 2020 and April 2021, may have been infested with box tree moths.