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Rhea and Washington Counties, NETWORKS – Sullivan Partnership Honored at Annual Ceremony 

NASHVILLE – Two Tennessee counties and one county/municipal economic development organization received the 2008 Interest Award from the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence Wednesday night, February 18, 2009. Rhea and Washington Counties and NETWORKS - Sullivan Partnership were among the honorees that have completed a rigorous evaluation and feedback process based on criteria from the Baldrige National Quality Program.

Below Prime Rate Loans Assist Start-Up and Existing Rural Business

Polycrystalline Silicon Manufacturing Operation Potentially the Largest Investment in Tennessee History

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Matt Kisber today joined with the chief executive officers of Hemlock Semiconductor and its parent company, Dow Corning, to announce Hemlock Semiconductor’s plan to locate a polycrystalline silicon manufacturing operation at the Commerce Park megasite in Clarksville, Tenn.

 Research Tool Offers Facts and Figures on Each of Tennessee’s 95 Counties 

By Matt Kisber, commissioner, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development

 Main Street Program Touts Special Events, Shopping to Promote Historic Downtowns

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development today announced statewide events to mark Global Entrepreneurship Week November 17 – November 23. The Business Enterprise Resource Office, the division of ECD that assists small, women- and - minority owned businesses, is promoting workshops, seminars and other special events statewide that are designed to highlight the importance of new and small businesses to Tennessee's economy.

NASHVILLE  – The editors of Site Selection magazine, one of the nation’s premier economic development publications, have ranked Tennessee as the second best business location in the U.S. 

NASHVILLE – Gov. Phil Bredesen and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Matthew Kisber recently approved more than $23 million in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) to assist with infrastructure improvements in Tennessee.

NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen today announced the recommendation of seven Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) grants to assist state and local agencies, governmental entities, local governing boards or nonprofit organizations with infrastructure improvements.