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Tuesday, September 22, 2020 | 09:00am
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Agricultural Businesses Awarded Coronavirus Relief Funds
Monday, September 21, 2020 | 04:33pmNASHVILLE – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) today announced Coronavirus Agricultural and Forestry Business (CAFB) Fund awards to farm and forestry businesses. TDA established the CAFB Fund with CARES Act resources to help ensure stability of the food supply chain and agribusiness economy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Governor Lee, Commissioner Rolfe Announce BR Metal Products to Expand Livingston Operations
Monday, September 21, 2020 | 10:00amTennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and BR Metal Products officials announced today that the company will expand its Livingston manufacturing facility.
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Gov. Lee and FSAG Actions Have Protected Tennessee Jobs, Avoided Major Tax Increase
Thursday, September 17, 2020 | 04:28pmNASHVILLE, Tenn. –Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and the Financial Stimulus Accountability Group (FSAG) proactively invested Coronavirus Relief Fund dollars into the state’s unemployment trust fund, protecting employees and businesses across the state.
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Governor Lee, Commissioner Rolfe Announce Smile Direct Club to Locate New Manufacturing Facility In Columbia
Thursday, September 17, 2020 | 08:00amTennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and SmileDirectClub officials announced today that the company will expand its presence in Middle Tennessee by locating a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Columbia.
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Governor Lee, Commissioner Rolfe Announce Aphena Pharma Solutions, LLC to Expand Cookeville Operations
Tuesday, September 15, 2020 | 09:00amTennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Aphena Pharma Solutions, LLC officials announced today that the company will expand its Cookeville operations and create 160 new jobs over the next five years.
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Governor Lee, Commissioner Rolfe Announce 66 Communities to Receive Community Development Block Grants
Monday, September 14, 2020 | 09:30amTennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe recently approved over $27.6 million in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), which will assist communities with infrastructure improvements, housing rehabilitations and health and safety initiatives.
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Gov. Lee Announces Law Enforcement Reform Partnership Recommendations
Thursday, September 10, 2020 | 11:00amNASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced recommendations from the State’s Law Enforcement Reform Partnership to strengthen policing policies, improve information sharing around disciplinary actions and increase officer training. In addition to enhanced policies, a total of $300,000 in CARES Act funding will be utilized for 90 additional cadet scholarships for the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy.
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Tennessee Releases New Digital Tool to Help Business Owners Check Relief Payment Eligibility
Monday, August 31, 2020 | 02:30pmNashville, Tenn. – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and the Department of Revenue announced today a new digital eligibility tool for small business owners to determine if their business may be eligible for a Tennessee Business Relief Program payment.
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Gov. Lee Signs Executive Orders Extending State of Emergency, Regulatory Flexibility, Local Authority on Facial Coverings
Friday, August 28, 2020 | 03:19pmNASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee today signed Executive Order No. 59 to extend certain, targeted provisions of Executive Order Nos. 36, 38, 49, 50, 54, and 55 through September 30, 2020 to facilitate the continued treatment and containment of COVID-19 through regulatory flexibility, promoting social distancing and wearing face coverings in public places, and protecting vulnerable populations.
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Gov. Lee Appoints Janet Vest Hardin as Special Judge in General Sessions, Washington County
Thursday, August 27, 2020 | 10:28amNashville, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced the appointment of Janet Vest Hardin as Special Judge in General Sessions Court for Washington County.
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Governor Lee, Commissioner Rolfe Announce Master Manufacturing Group to Relocate Headquarters, Manufacturing Operations to Dayton
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Gov. Lee Announces $61 Million in Emergency Broadband Grants
Friday, August 21, 2020 | 12:23pmNashville, Tenn. – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and the Financial Stimulus Accountability Group today announced $61 million will be awarded in Tennessee Emergency Broadband Fund grants to improve access to broadband internet across the state. The grants are funded through the State’s Coronavirus Relief Fund allotment from the federal government and distributed through the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development.
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Gov. Lee Announces Expanded Small Business Relief; New Relief Programs for Agriculture, Tourism, and Workforce Development
Friday, August 14, 2020 | 10:49amNashville, Tenn. – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and the Financial Stimulus Accountability Group announced today new and expanded financial relief programs for small businesses, agribusinesses, displaced workers, and the tourism industry through the federal Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF). The Tennessee Small Business Relief Program will expand to include additional industries adversely impacted by reductions in commercial activity in April, with $83.5 million added to the program’s initial $200 million allotment.
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Governor Lee, Commissioner Rolfe Announce Facebook to Build $800 Million Data Center in Gallatin
Wednesday, August 12, 2020 | 06:00amTennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) officials announced today that the global technology company will invest $800 million to build a new state-of-the-art data center in Gallatin.