TN Officials Approve $40M Incentive For LG Chem’s $3.2B Clarksville Facility

Tennessee Officials Approved A $40 Million Incentive Payment For LG Chem, Which Is Planning To Spend $3.2 Billion To Build A New Cathode Manufacturing Facility In Clarksville. The Facility Will Be The Largest Foreign Direct Investment In Tennessee’s History.

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Tennessee Economic Development Agency Wants $202.5M In Additional Funds Mainly For Incentives

Tennessee’s Department Of Economic And Community Development Asked For $202.5 Million In Additional Budget Outlays For Next Fiscal Year In Its Budget Request Meeting With Gov. Bill Lee And Staff.

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Corporation That Received Almost 1/4 Billion In TN Taxpayer Dollars Now Appears To Be Laying Off Employees

Americans For Prosperity -TN State Director Tori Venable Said, “If True, Layoffs By Oracle Are A Massive Breach Of Taxpayer Trust. It Is Exactly Why Claw Back Provisions Are Important With Any Deal The Government Makes. If A Company Is Not Living Up To Their Community Development Promises, Taxpayers Should Not Be Stuck With The Bill To Fund A Private Business’ Profits.”

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Georgia-Pacific To Receive $2.4M Incentive From TN For Paper Plate Plant

Tennessee Has Agreed To Give A $2.4 Million Incentive To Georgia-Pacific As It Creates A Dixie Paper Product Manufacturing Facility In Jackson.

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Tennessee Incumbent Gov. Bill Lee Facing Democrat Challenger Martin With Contrasting Views

Incumbent Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Was Uncontested In The Primary And Will Be Facing Democrat Jason Martin In The Nov. 8 General Election.

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Tennessee Has Committed To At Least $60M In Economic Incentive Grants This Year

Tennessee Has Committed To More Than $60 Million In FastTrack Economic Incentive Grants To Businesses This Year After Committing More Than $200 Million Of The Grants To Businesses In 2021.

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Large Economic Incentives Like Those In Tennessee Increasing Exponentially

Billion-Dollar Economic Incentives, Including The One That Tennessee Gave To Ford For Its Plan To Build A $5.6 Billion Electric Truck Plant Outside Memphis, Are Increasing Across The Country, According To A New Report From The Center For Economic Accountability.

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TN RINOs Weaponize Registry of Election Finance, Scott Golden Disenfranchises Voters, University Wokeism, Banning Books, VA Abortions + More! -TennCon’s Big 7

1) GOP Leadership Disenfranchises Blount, Polk County Voters In “Childish Display”
2) Conservative Candidate’s Campaign To Be Audited With No Evidence, Complaints Filed Prior To Decision
3) State Rep Calls Out Publicly Funded Universities For False Statements Regarding LGBTQ Title IX Protections
4) Conservative Parents Say It’s Not About “Banning Books” But Protecting Children From Oversexualization
5) VA Hospitals In Tennessee May Soon Provide Abortions, Counseling For Veterans
6) “Catholic” Drag Queen Takes Money From Children During Show Hosted By Publicly Funded University
7) Tennessee Set To Approve 6 New Taxpayer-Funded, Million-Dollar Economic Incentive Grants

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TNECD Announces New Projects, But Not Dollar Amount Of Taxpayer-Funded Incentives

This Week, Tennessee’s Funding Board Is Scheduled To Approve Incentives Of More Than $1 Million To Six Different Companies. But The Grant Amounts, Paid With Public Funds Through The Department Of Economic And Community Development’s FastTrack Grant Program, Have Not Been Announced Publicly.

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