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 Department of Economic and Community Development
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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New Companies, Taxpayer Funded Incentives Announced In Tennessee
Projects Worth $200 Million, $95 Million And $8.2 Million Were Announced Last Week By Tennessee’s Department Of Economic And Community Development.
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Madisonville Designated As Tennessee Main Street Community
Tennessee Department Of Economic And Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter Has Announced That Madisonville Has Achieved Tennessee Main Street Accreditation.
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McWhorter To Return And Replace Rolfe As Economic And Community Development Commissioner
For The Third Time In Little More Than A Month, Gov. Bill Lee Is Seeing Shakeup Within His Cabinet, As His Chief Economic Recruiter Prepares To Leave And Open The Way For A Former Chief Administrator To Return.
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Tennessee Has Given Out Six FastTrack Incentive Grants of $1Million Or Greater So Far In 2022
Tennessee Allocated Six Incentive Grants Worth At Least $1 Million To Companies This Year Who Are Either Building New Facilities Or Expanding Facilities In The State.
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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 To Incentivize Colleges For More STEM And Healthcare Graduates
Tennessee Is Looking At Providing Incentives For Community Colleges And Universities To Recruit And Graduate More Students For STEM And Healthcare Fields. Governor Bill Lee Asked The Commission To Adjust The Funding Formula To Meet Demand For Workers In These Fields Over The Next Ten Years.
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$200M TNInvestco Program Winds Down, Serving As A Cautionary Tale For Some Tennessee Lawmakers
Among Current State Officials And Lawmakers, Many Of Whom Approved The Program In 2009, Criticism Of TNInvestco Abounds. They Point To Underwhelming Investment Returns, Accountability Issues, Lackluster Job Creation, High Cost To Taxpayers And A Structure That Rewards Participating Investors Regardless Of Outcome.
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West Star Aviation To Expand Operations In Chattanooga
West Star Aviation Will Invest $17 Million To Expand Its Existing Operations At The Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (KCHA).
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