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Foreign firms invested $1.5B in TN in 2018

Mar. 22, 2019

A new report from MTSU’s Business and Economic Research Center reveals that foreign firms invested more than $1.5 billion in Tennessee in 2018.

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Knoxville makes the list of 100 ‘best places to live’

Knoxville’s affordability, access to parks and love for sports earned it a spot on “Top 100 Best Places to Live in America.”

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New Oak Ridge co-working space open

A new, 30,000-square-foot co-working space in Oak Ridge has opened and hopes to attract the science and technology startups, consultants and experts flowing into the region.

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Knoxville is one of Top 10 towns for filmmakers

Knoxville has been recognized as a haven for filmmakers by MovieMaker Magazine.

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Smokies visits hit record with Parkway addition

Mar. 15, 2019

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, already the nation’s most-visited national park, welcomed a record 11.4 million visitors in 2018.

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$20M ‘flying theater’ attraction coming to The Island in Pigeon Forge

A $20 million “flying theater” will open at The Island in Pigeon Forge in early 2020

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Foundation aims to add 450-acre ‘destination’ park near downtown Clinton

Businessman Joe Hollingsworth Jr. wants to build a 450-acre park across the Clinch River from downtown Clinton

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UT unveils free tuition plan

Program will cover college costs for students from households earning less than $50,000 a year

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Food & Wine touts Blackberry Farm in ‘maker’ issue

Mar. 8, 2019

Blackberry Farm’s Master Gardener has been dubbed “The Seed Saver” by Food & Wine magazine

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Lee is seeking to educate prisoners

Gov. Bill Lee wants to invest millions into Tennessee court and prison systems to give criminal offenders an education, support and a chance to clear their records

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