Vonore biomass plant could go commercial as switchgrass gains ground
08/31/2011
The University of Tennessee showed off its biofuel facilities to top state officials as the school works to increase efficiencies so that the experimental project can become a commercial operation. (continue)
Non-stop flights from Knoxville to Las Vegas start in November
Allegiant Airlines will begin service on November 18 from Knoxville to Las Vegas. (continue)
Lost Sea is an example of the rich tapestry of tourist attractions in East Tennessee
08/30/2011
The Lost Sea, it seems, has been found by tourists visiting East Tennessee... (continue)
Warren Nichols Recommended to Lead TBR Community College System
08/26/2011
Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) Chancellor John Morgan will recommend to the Board that Warren Nichols be appointed vice chancellor for community colleges at the TBR. (continue)
Trader Joe's is coming to Knoxville
08/23/2011
The California-based grocery retailer announced... (continue)
UT offers new MBA and business analytics degree
08/22/2011
Now offers a dual-degree master's program... (continue)
UT receives $18 million award to study nation's power grid
08/17/2011
UT has been chosen to lead a National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center... (continue)
UT gets $1.3 million for nuke energy research
08/11/2011
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded the University of Tennessee up to $1.3 million... (continue)
Tennessee ranked as Automotive Champ by Business Facilities Magazine
08/08/2011
Tennessee repeated as top finisher in Business Facilities' annual state ranking for Automotive Manufacturing Strength... (continue)
Knoxville Named Most Dog Friendly City in Southeast
08/04/2011
Dog Fancy Magazine named Knoxville, Tennessee as the most dog friendly city in the Southeast... (continue)
University of Tennessee ranked one of the best educational values
08/02/2011
The Princeton Review rankings... (continue)
US Airways drops fares from Knoxville to Washington, D.C
07/28/2011
US Airways has announced it will drop its restricted walk-up fare by nearly 40 percent... (continue)
Knoxville is Top 5 on Kiplinger's 2011 "Best Value Cities"
07/26/2011
Knoxville offers college sports, the Smoky Mountains and an entrepreneurial spirit (continue)
Pilot Flying J makes Top 100 list
07/21/2011
Listed among the Top 100 food-service companies... (continue)
UT scientist helping NASA with asteroid project
07/19/2011
A University of Tennessee scientist is helping NASA... (continue)
US News ranks Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge No. 1
22nd annual rankings recognize hospitals in 94 metro areas, 16 specialties (continue)
Knoxville gets high marks for green jobs
07/15/2011
Knoxville has been named as the nation’s fastest growing area for jobs related to sustainability efforts... (continue)
UTMC breaks ground on cancer institute
07/14/2011
University of Tennessee Medical Center broke ground on a new cancer facility... (continue)
East Tennessee's Blackberry Farm earns top honor in Travel + Leisure magazine
07/08/2011
Blackberry Farm, the five-star luxury hideaway near Walland... (continue)
Knoxville sites for electric vehicles set
07/06/2011
Charging stations at 12 locations will collect data in project (continue)
HMA to acquire Mercy for $525M
07/01/2011
HMA plans to acquire or lease all seven of Mercy's hospitals... (continue)
Tennessee green economy poised for expansion
06/30/2011
Estimated 16,500-plus jobs to be created, study shows (continue)
Venture adds NAI Knoxville
06/28/2011
Texas-based C-III expands commercial real estate network (continue)
Publix grocery store is coming to Knoxville
06/22/2011
Publix grocery store has announced that is coming to Knoxville. (continue)
Knoxville makes RelocateAmerica's Top 100 list
06/16/2011
RelocateAmerica has named Knoxville in its Top 100... (continue)
490 BioTech poised to bring its research to business world
06/14/2011
The life sciences company won the 2011 Startup Business Plan Competition (continue)
M. Block & Sons, Inc.opening Distribution Center in Jefferson City
06/10/2011
This 500,000 square foot facility will provide a strategic location for distribution... (continue)
SL Tennessee, LLC to Invest $14 Million and Create 100 New Jobs in Clinton
The expansion will create 100 new jobs and add an additional 175,000 square feet... (continue)
Frontier's first Knoxville flight takes off
06/07/2011
Frontier Airlines, the newest provider of low-fare service at McGhee Tyson Airport... (continue)
Lisega dedicates Sevier plant
06/03/2011
Gov. Haslam touts state's relationship with German firms (continue)
Tennessee receives Area Development's 2011 Silver Shovel Award
Area Development's annual Gold and Silver Shovel Awards recognize states for their achievements... (continue)
Low-fare carriers keep local flight prices down
06/01/2011
All airlines have responded to Frontier's competitive fares by dropping their West Coast fares... (continue)
Clinton VW supplier expanding, getting land in Industrial Park
05/25/2011
SL Tennessee LLC is considering a $14 million addition... (continue)
VW introduces new Passat, key to U.S. sales
05/24/2011
Volkswagen is jumping into the U.S. auto market with a new Passat... (continue)
Alcoa eyed for Sierra Nevada brewing operation
05/19/2011
Alcoa is on the short list to become the East Coast headquarters for Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. (continue)
Costco plans East Tennessee store
05/18/2011
Wholesale club plans Farragut location (continue)
Rockford company to add 50 jobs
05/13/2011
Company plans $5 million expansion (continue)
New jobs open up at ADT, Weigel's in East Tennessee
05/10/2011
Local companies preliminarily hiring more than 100 people. (continue)
Study predicts increased US Manufacturing
05/06/2011
The "Made in the USA" label may be poised for a comeback (continue)
Tennessee ranked 4th for Best States for Business by Chief Executive Magazine
05/05/2011
More than 500 U.S. CEOs polled by Greenwich, Conn.-based Chief Executive magazine (continue)
URS-CH2M Hill team wins Oak Ridge contract
05/04/2011
Contract value of about $2.2 billion over nine years (continue)
Forbes ranks Knoxville in Top 10 “Best Cities for Jobs”
Knoxville's job market is one of the most improved in the country... (continue)
Covenant Health gets OK to build hospital
04/29/2011
$72M facility & office building in Roane County (continue)
Site preparation near for Pigeon Forge center
04/27/2011
Site preparation about to begin on a multipurpose events center... (continue)
Tennessee Governor and ECD Commissioner announce Jobs4TN Plan
04/21/2011
Plan lays out the administration’s economic development strategy resulting from a top-to-bottom review of the department... (continue)
Tennessee Ranks as Tax Friendly to Small Businesses
04/20/2011
Tennessee was ranked 17th among US states as tax friendly to small businesses... (continue)
First Volkswagen 2012 Passat officially rolls out of East Tennessee plant
04/19/2011
Volkswagen drove the first customer car made in Chattanooga... (continue)
Oak Ridge call center adding 150 workers
04/12/2011
The Sitel call center in Oak Ridge is adding 150 positions... (continue)
East Tennessee company goes green with solar panels
04/11/2011
The new solar panels at Seco in Lenoir City have enough energy to power three homes (continue)
Grant lures solar equipment maker AZUR to Knox County
04/06/2011
A solar-energy company may be setting up shop in Knoxville... (continue)
Dual-Tech, Inc. is Expanding in Grainger County
03/17/2011
Dual-Tech, which manufactures equipment for the towing and transport markets... (continue)
UT graduate programs make national top ten
03/16/2011
The University of Tennessee’s graduate and professional programs in business, engineering and law earned Top Ten... (continue)
East Tennessee towns listed as best family destinations
03/14/2011
The travel site TripAdvisor has chosen... (continue)
TVA Announces Cleaner Energy Plans
03/11/2011
Tennessee can expect more nuclear and renewable energy... (continue)
University of Tennessee Medical Center to build new cancer facility
Cancer structure will consolidate outpatient services (continue)
TVA's Kilgore says region's economy turning around
03/10/2011
based on the utility’s count of new jobs in fiscal 2010 (continue)
UT's executive MBA program makes Top 50
03/07/2011
Latest rankings by the Poets & Quants... (continue)
Oak Ridge lab to add titanic supercomputer
System reported to be 10 times faster than Jaguar (continue)
East Tennessee ozone levels comply with EPA
03/04/2011
Stricter standards looming... (continue)
Frontier Airlines adds Knoxville-Denver flight
03/02/2011
The low-fare airline, which has a hub in Denver... (continue)
Knox company develops water-cleaning system for carpet industry
03/01/2011
Aqua-Chem Inc. of Knoxville, which manufactures water purification equipment... (continue)
Tennessee's tax burden among lowest in nation
02/24/2011
Tennesseans bore the fourth-lowest combined state and local tax burden (continue)
Inn at Christmas in Pigeon Forge tops travelers' lists
02/23/2011
Hotel rated one of best hotels in America on TripAdvisor (continue)
Dandridge named as a top destination spot by preservationists
02/17/2011
Dandridge, TN one of 2011 "Dozen Distinctive Destinations" (continue)
East TN home to its own Super Computer
02/16/2011
East Tennessee has one of the fastest computers in the world (continue)
New University Center UT's biggest project yet
02/14/2011
$130 million collegiate University Center... (continue)
Tennessee Opens New Research Facilities for Renewable Carbon
02/09/2011
Facilities expected to advance biobased research for energy, fuels, chemicals and materials (continue)
Knoxville's Republic Plastics to add capacity
02/07/2011
Planning to begin manufacturing operations... (continue)
University of Tennessee's Report: State growth 'upbeat'
01/31/2011
UT Report says economy steadily improving (continue)
Mayor William Baird joins ETEDA Board of Directors
01/28/2011
Campbell County Mayor William Baird has joined their board of directors (continue)
Oak Ridge National Lab gives $450,000 for math, science teaching
01/27/2011
The consortium that manages the Oak Ridge National Laboratory... (continue)
Knoxville tests new electric vehicle chargers
01/25/2011
Researchers showed off an electric vehicle charging station... (continue)
DOE, citing leadership ability, extends ORAU contract
01/20/2011
Department of Energy announced that it had awarded... (continue)
Vision Airlines to offer flights from Knoxville to Florida
01/17/2011
Low-fare air carrier Vision Airlines... (continue)
Bill Hagerty Named Economic & Community Development Commissioner
01/14/2011
Tennessee Governor-elect Bill Haslam announced Nashville business executive... (continue)
Knoxville manufacturer plans to add capacity, jobs
01/12/2011
Republic Plastics, which recently paid $3.55 million for a facility... (continue)
UT and R&D partners work to bolster switchgrass as biofuel crop
01/11/2011
Switchgrass is pretty good at growing anywhere... (continue)
VW unwraps new car next week
01/07/2011
Volkswagen's new midsize sedan... (continue)
UT MBA program makes Poets & Quants Top 100
01/05/2011
The Poets & Quants social network has ranked... (continue)
TVA puts economic development impact at $4.3 billion
01/04/2011
TVA puts economic development impact at $4.3 billion (continue)