Governor Lee And Group Spent $177K In Taxpayer Dollars In Paris, Italy For TNECD Trip

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Spent More Than $117,000 Of Taxpayer Funds Over A Six-Day Economic Development Trip Earlier This Year.

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Tennessee To Hand Out $185M In Broadband Grants With Federal Funds

Tennessee Plans To Hand Out $185 Million In Broadband Grants From Federal Funds Assigned To The Tennessee Department Of Economic And Community Development.

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Tennessee GOP Leaders Tout Questionable CNBC Business Climate Rankings

Tennessee Republican Leaders Have Touted The State’s No. 3 Ranking In CNBC’s Top States For Business This Week, But The Cable Network’s Rankings Are Also Being Questioned.

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Tennessee Awards $5.9M To Communities For Site Development Grants

Tennessee Will Be Sending $5.9 Million Across 10 Grants To Different Communities In The State To Prepare Sites For New Businesses.The Grants Are Designed To Be Used For Both Infrastructure And Engineering Work At Sites To Put Them On The State’s Select Tennessee List That It Promotes To Companies Looking To Move To The State.

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FAA Won’t Recognize New Nashville Airport Board Until State And City Resolve Lawsuit

The Federal Aviation Administration Has Informed Tennessee And Nashville Officials It Will Continue To Recognize The Current Airport Board Until A Court Rules On A Pending Lawsuit Over Its Makeup.

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TN ECD Planning $20.5M Purchase Of Coffee County Site For Development

The Tennessee Department Of Economic And Community Development Plans To Buy $20.5M Of Property In Coffee County Next Fiscal Year To Have A New 1,900-Acre Site For Development.

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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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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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