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‘Agrihood’ Springbrook Farm will offer food-centric lifestyle in Alcoa

Oct. 5, 2018

Alcoa’s planned mixed-use development Springbrook Farm is making progress

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GM, Honda team up on self-driving cars

General Motors is partnering with Honda to speed up the deployment of self-driving cars to major cities in 2019.

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Vanderbilt, University of Tennessee health systems form statewide ‘value-based’ network

Sep. 28, 2018

A new partnership between doctors and facilities affiliated with University of Tennessee Medical Center and Vanderbilt University Medical Center aims to improve the quality of health care and reduce costs across the state

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TN community colleges see highest graduation rate

The College System of Tennessee has seen a growth in enrollment and Tennessee Promise and Tennessee Reconnect participants, as well as the highest graduation rate recorded

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How Tennessee plans to spend $45.8 million from VW settlement

Sep. 27, 2018

Tennessee environmental officials released a plan that outlines how the state will spend $45.8 million from the Volkswagen diesel settlement

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Carson-Newman University records second-highest enrollment

The school currently has 2,560 students enrolled for the fall 2018 semester, the second-highest recorded enrollment.

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Tennessee’s Median Income Growth Leads the Southeast

Tennessee’s median household income increased 5.8 percent in 2017, the fastest growing rate in the Southeast and fifth in the U.S.

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TN ECD Announces Seven Counties to Participate in New Round of Select Tennessee Property Evaluation Program

Sep. 21, 2018

Program to help communities identify industrial sites for economic development projects (continue)

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Dollywood’s recent theme park awards make Dolly Parton proud of her town

Sep. 20, 2018

For the seventh consecutive year Dollywood has been named the Friendliest Park during the recent Amusement Today Golden Ticket Awards.

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Boyd is tapped as interim UT leader

Randy Boyd, a Knoxville businessman, philanthropist and former Republican candidate for governor, has been tapped to lead the University of Tennessee following the retirement of the college system’s outgoing president.

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