Tennessee Announces New Tax Credit Incentive For Entertainment Industry

Tennessee’s New Entertainment Tax Credit, An Incentive For Everything From Television Shows And Films To Video Game Development And Post-Production, Was Announced Tuesday By The Tennessee Department Of Revenue And Department Of Economic And Community Development.

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Tennessee Ranks #38 In U.S. For Transparency Of Economic Development Incentives

Tennessee Ranked 38th In The Country Among The 51 States And District Of Columbia For Economic Development Incentive Transparency In A New Report From Nonprofit Good Jobs First In Its Sixth Report Card On Transparency.

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Questions Surround Logistics, Infrastructure For Ford’s $5.6B Tennessee Megasite Project

Construction On Ford’s Blue Oval City Is Set To Begin In March On 3,600 Acres Of The West Tennessee Regional Megasite And Logistics Are Now A Large Question.

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Tennessee Expected To Collect $3B More Than Budgeted In Sales Tax, Fees This Fiscal Year

Tennessee Is Expected To See A Continued Increase In Sales Tax And Fees Collections, According To The State’s Fiscal Review Committee.

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Legislature Passes Late Night COVID Omnibus Bill; Allows Ford To Require Masks

The Legislature Backpedaled On Covid-19 Bills Just Enough Early Saturday To Pass A Comprehensive Measure And Still Placate Companies Such As Ford, Which Is To Receive A $900 Million Incentive Package To Build An Electric Truck And Battery Plant In West Tennessee.

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Lee Calls Special Session For Ford Plant, Will Not Discuss Mask Mandates

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Announced Thursday He Is Calling A Special Session Oct. 18 For Legislators To Discuss Planning For Ford’s Blue Oval City At The Memphis Regional Megasite. The Special Session, Lee Said, Will Not Discuss Mask Mandates In The State’s Schools.

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Tennessee Pays More Than $46K Per Job In Incentives For New Facility In Spring Hill

Tennessee Offered Ultium Cells An Incentive Grant Of $60 Million To Build Its $2.3 Billion Vehicle Battery Cell Manufacturing Plant In Spring Hill, Representing The Largest Incentive Grant Awarded Since The State’s Fasttrack Economic Incentive Program Was Established.

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