The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) Securities Division is alerting Tennessee consumers today of actions taken by the State of New Jersey against the Internet cryptocurrency company Bitcoiin a/k/a Bitcoiin B2G (“Bitcoiin”) that is alleged to have promoted the sale of unregistered securities. (Note: Bitcoiin should not be confused with nor is it affiliated with Bitcoin.)
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips today announced statewide unemployment remained near historic low levels in February with the preliminary rate at 3.4 percent. February’s rate is up just 0.1 of a percentage point from January’s revised rate of 3.3 percent. Over the past 12 months, Tennessee's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased a full percentage point from 4.4 percent to 3.4 percent and remains less than the national average of 4.1 percent.
The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) recently welcomed its 19th law enforcement partner in an ongoing initiative to fight abuse of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly Food Stamps).
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s (TDCI) Securities Division is sharing the results of an annual report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that reveal a fraud loss trend that may be surprising to some: Millennials reported losing money to financial scams more than older consumers.
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Scapa Tapes North America, LLC officials announced today that the company will expand its Knoxville operations.
SEVIERVILLE - The Special Investigations Section of the Tennessee Department of Revenue conducted the investigation that led to Tuesday’s guilty plea of Larry Bruce Spencer to one count of sales tax fraud, a Class E Felony.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe announced today that 25 communities will receive more than $9.6 million in Site Development Grants.
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) today announces $187,000 in civil penalties and the revocation of the insurance producer’s license formerly held by Brentwood, Tenn. insurance agency operator John Oscar Wilson III. These penalties are related to Wilson defrauding five insurance clients, including many instances of forging client signatures to insurance-related documents, and the misappropriation of their monies.
A Tennessee National Guard Soldier was one of only four Soldiers selected nationwide to participate in the Future Vertical Lift Program study in San Jose, Calif., in mid-March of 2018. This is a maneuverability study in conjunction with ongoing Joint Multi-role Technology Demonstrator efforts.
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Department of Education Commissioner Candice McQueen today announced a comprehensive initiative to transform the leadership of Tennessee’s schools by improving the preparation, retention, and development of school principals. The Transforming School Leadership initiative leverages both state and private dollars to improve school leader preparation programs, reward and retain individuals effectively leading the state’s lowest performing schools, and provide networking opportunities and support for principals in rural communities.
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today proposed $30 million to improve school safety across the state in the amendment to the fiscal year 2018-19 budget proposal to be considered by the General Assembly in the coming weeks. The funding includes $25 million in nonrecurring and $5.2 million in recurring school safety grants. Earlier this month, the governor appointed a School Safety Working Group to review school safety in Tennessee and provide recommendations to enhance the security of school children. In the coming days, the working group will submit options for consideration that will serve as a basis for state action and approved school safety measures.
NASHVILLE – Many movies and TV shows depict actors engaging in dramatic acts of heroism, jumping through flames to save someone or something trapped in a fire. While these scenes can serve as great entertainment, the Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) wants to remind residents that in real life re-entering a burning building can have tragic, and often deadly, consequences.
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO), the Bolivar Fire Department, and the American Red Cross of Mid-West Tennessee will install free smoke alarms in homes throughout Bolivar on Saturday, March 17, 2018.