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UScellular announces $31.9 million network investment in Tennessee in 2020

Mar. 11, 2021

Including nearly $14.6 million in 5G upgrades that bring customers faster data speeds

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Business leaders, you can rethink and restructure after the pandemic

It is no revelation that beginning in March 2020, our professional and personal worlds have looked very different.

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Is Elon Musk making good on a 2018 tweet? Records show Tesla opening Knoxville location

Mar. 5, 2021

Two years after Elon Musk name-dropped Knoxville in a tweet, records show Tesla is beginning work on a location at West Town Mall

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New ETEDA President and CEO excited about return to East Tennessee

Mar. 1, 2021

“There’s no better place to live and work than East Tennessee,” says Brad Maul

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Global tech company opening $27 million hub in Knoxville, plans to recruit UT students

CGI, a global tech company, has selected East Tennessee for its next U.S. support center

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A look at Dollywood before opening day

Feb. 25, 2021

Expanded spaces, entertainment and experiences

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ORNL and UT Name Bienvenue Director of Oak Ridge Institute

Joan Bienvenue has been selected as the first executive director of the Oak Ridge Institute at the University of Tennessee

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What do we know about Tennessee’s post-COVID-19 economy?

Feb. 23, 2021

Few predictions are clear about the post-pandemic economy other than it will diverge radically from that of a year ago before the virus

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Governor Bill Lee proposes high speed internet expansion to rural communities

For families without any internet connection, the $200 million investment could mean better access to education.

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Oak Ridge moves closer to clearing away Biology Complex

Feb. 19, 2021

EM crews recently finished taking down Building 9210, one of the final remaining buildings located in the former Biology Complex at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge.

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