Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and August Bioservices, LLC officials announced today that the company will significantly expand its operations in Nashville. Headquartered in Nashville, August Bioservices will invest $64.7 million and create 180 jobs over the next five years.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe today announced that Genuine Parts Company, a leading automotive and industrial parts distributor, will invest $50 million to establish a new distribution facility in Lebanon. Genuine Parts Company will create 250 jobs over the next five years.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Fraley and Schilling, Inc. officials announced today that the trucking company is expanding its operations in Knoxville. As part of the expansion, Fraley and Schilling will invest $2.4 million and add 50 office jobs over the next five years.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Governor Bill Lee’s Unified Command Group is making more COVID-19 testing options available for Tennesseans statewide leading up to and just after Thanksgiving.
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the company will invest $1.3 million to expand its Chattanooga headquarters. The investment will create more than a hundred new headquarter function positions in Hamilton County over the next five years. Due to increased demand within the industry, Reliance Partners will expand and create these new positions focused on day-to-day operations.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced Carter Lawrence will serve in his cabinet as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance, effective immediately.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced Reconnect to Workforce, a partnership between the Tennessee Higher Education Commission’s Tennessee Reconnect program and the Department of Labor and Workforce Development that will assist up to 500,000 Tennesseans claiming unemployment benefits to earn a college degree while fulfilling work search requirements.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee today announced that former House Speaker Pro Tem Bill Dunn (R-Knoxville) will join the Tennessee Department of Education as a senior advisor to Commissioner Penny Schwinn.
The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development announced today that it will host a third round of regional training sessions in partnership with law firm Frost Brown Todd LLC to educate stakeholders on the benefit of Opportunity Zones. The training will take place virtually on Nov. 16 and 19 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. CST.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee released the following statement today: “I am granting Pervis Payne a temporary reprieve from execution until April 9, 2021, due to the challenges and disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Frito-Lay, a division of PepsiCo and a leading snack manufacturer, will expand its operations in the city of Pulaski, creating 100 new jobs over the next three years and investing $100 million in Giles County.
Governor Bill Lee’s Unified Command Group will open drive through COVID-19 testing sites in each of Tennessee’s grand divisions on Saturday, Nov. 7, in its ongoing effort to curb rising rural cases.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and FNS Group officials today announced the company will build a new facility to expand its Clarksville operations. The project represents an investment of $33.4 million and the creation of 62 jobs.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee today issued a proclamation honoring U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander for his outstanding work in support of the country’s 419 national parks with the passage of the Great American Outdoors Act. Spearheaded by Sen. Alexander, the Great American Outdoors Act was signed into law in August and represents the most significant conservation and outdoor recreation legislation in 50 years. The bipartisan legislation will preserve federal lands and strengthen national parks for generations, including America’s most visited park, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in East Tennessee.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and GS Performance, LLC officials announced today that the company will relocate its headquarters, manufacturing and distribution operations from San Diego, Calif. to Nashville, Tenn.