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HERNDON, Va. — Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. announced today that it will build a U.S. automotive production facility in Chattanooga, Tenn., where it will produce a car designed specifically for the North American consumer and invest $1 billion in the economy. The announcement is an important element of the company’s overall U.S. strategy of connecting with its customers, increasing its competitiveness and tripling its U.S. customer base in the next decade.

NASHVILLE - Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Matt Kisber today heralded the announcement by Whirlpool Corporation that 500 new jobs will be created at the company’s Cleveland, Tenn. manufacturing facility. As Bradley County’s largest employer, Whirlpool expects its Cleveland workforce - including manufacturing, engineering and call center employees - to grow to 1,650 by 2009.

PULASKI – Owners of small and rural businesses and minority and women business owners are invited to learn about available resources over lunch at a workshop presented by the Business Enterprise Resource Office, the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the Small Business Administration and Martin Methodist College on October 26 in Pulaski. Lunch will be followed by a workshop on the Community Express Loan Program, with loans from $5,000 to $25,000.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – October is Energy Awareness Month and Governor Phil Bredesen and Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development Commissioner Matt Kisber are encouraging Tennesseans to participate in Change a Light Day on Oct. 3 as part of the ENERGY STAR “Change a Light, Change the World” campaign. This national challenge encourages every American to help change the world, one light, one energy-saving step at a time.

NASHVILLE - Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen and Commissioner of Economic and Community Development Matt Kisber today announced the creation of a new business award designed to spotlight the achievements of Tennessee companies engaged in global trade. The Governor’s Award for Trade Excellence will be handed out to small, medium and large-sized companies at the annual Governor’s Conference on Economic and Community Development, September 12-13 at the Nashville Convention Center in Nashville, TN.

NASHVILLE - Gov. Phil Bredesen and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Matt Kisber today awarded Hamilton County a $15,000 Three-Star Innovation Grant to fund marketing initiatives for ChooseChattanooga, a new campaign to recruit young professionals, baby boomers and retirees to the Chattanooga-Hamilton County area.

NASHVILLE - Gov. Phil Bredesen and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Matt Kisber today awarded Cumberland County a $15,000 Three-Star Innovation Grant to fund the creation of a business incubator.

NASHVILLE - Gov. Phil Bredesen and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Matt Kisber today awarded the Hohenwald-Lewis County Economic Development Council a $15,000 Three-Star Innovation Grant to fund phase one of a wireless mesh program.

NASHVILLE - Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Matt Kisber today praised bill sponsors Senator Lowe Finney (d-Jackson) and Representative Craig Fitzhugh (d-Ripley) along with members of the Tennessee General Assembly for passage of the Tennessee Regional Megasite Authority Act of 2007. The act authorizes Tennessee cities and counties to work together to develop regional industrial megasites designed to attract new jobs and capital investment.