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Nashville, TN— The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is pleased to announce that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has awarded TDOT’s Tennessee Roadscapes Program with a 2007 Environmental Excellence Award. FHWA selected TDOT’s new Roadscapes program as a national example of excellence in roadside resource management and maintenance.
“Tennessee’s roadways really are […]

NASHVILLE - - The Tennessee Arts Commission will hold its final quarterly meeting for Fiscal Year 2007 in Nashville, Thursday, June 7. The meeting will be held at the Commission’s office at 401 Charlotte Avenue, and will be divided in two sessions. The first session will start at 11 a.m. (CST)According to Stephanie Barger Conner, […]

NASHVILLE - Visitors to the West Tennessee Career Center at 416 East Lafayette Street will now notice a new name and new location beginning Monday, June 4. The new office named the Tennessee Career Center at Jackson is moving to 362 Carriage House Drive. The new building will offer more parking, a new state of […]

Nashville, Tenn. – Tennesseans are encouraged to participate in a range of diverse activities at State Natural Areas and Tennessee State Parks in celebration of National Trails Day on Saturday, June 2, 2007.
The celebration coincides with the American Hiking Society’s celebration of its 15 th annual National Trails Day, which is the largest single-day trails […]

Nashville, Tenn. – Governor Phil Bredesen and Environment and Conservation Commissioner Jim Fyke announced today that the state will provide Waste Tire Grants totaling more than $4.2 million to assist communities across Tennessee with processing waste tires for beneficial reuse in the coming year.
“The efforts of the state’s local partners are key to the success […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn., — The Tennessee Department of Safety reminds drivers to buckle-up and drive sober when they hit the road during the Memorial Day weekend. To make sure motorist are obeying the law, the Tennessee Highway Patrol will conduct sobriety and driver license checkpoints across the state in an effort to reduce fatalities and serious […]

NASHVILLE – Tennessee’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for April 2007 was released last week at 4.4 percent, 0.3 percentage point lower than the March rate of 4.7 percent. The last time the unemployment rate was down to 4.4 percent was April of 2001. Tennessee’s April 2007 rate was also below the United States’ April unemployment […]

Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation’s mobile household hazardous waste (HHW) collection service will be in Giles County on Saturday, June 2, 2007.
“Our household hazardous waste mobile collection service provides the people of Tennessee with a safe, environmentally friendly way to dispose of unwanted household chemicals and other potentially hazardous wastes […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn.  – Officials with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry are urging citizens to use precaution and common sense when burning outdoors, even though wildfire season officially ended May 15 for the summer season. 
 
“With Tennessee’s wildfire season officially behind us, the state is still experiencing conditions conducive to the severe outbreak […]

Knoxville, Tenn.—The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is advising motorists of major changes to the Magnolia Avenue / Hall of Fame Drive area near downtown Knoxville. Beginning Tuesday, May 29 the following streets will be changed:

Magnolia Avenue (SR 1/US 11) will connect directly to 5th Avenue at the intersection of Hall […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – State Agricultural Crime Unit officer Morris Rogers, a 14-year veteran of law enforcement, was recently recognized as the 2006 “Investigator of the Year” by the Tennessee Advisory Council on Arson (TACA).  Rogers was honored by the arson prevention group in a special ceremony May 18 during their […]

Nashville, May 22, 2007
State Health Commissioner Susan R. Cooper, MSN, RN, announces the creation of a new Division of Minority Health and Disparity Elimination within the Tennessee Department of Health and has named Cherry L. Houston, PhD, MPH, RN, to serve as director. The Division of Minority Health and […]

Vonore, Tenn. – Fort Loudoun State Historic Area will join five other East Tennessee historical sites in a celebration of Tennessee Statehood Day on Saturday, June 2, 2007 from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Festivities […]

NASHVILLE - Fundamentals of compressed air systems will be the focus of a workshop from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 21 at Goodman Company, 1810 Wilson Parkway, in Fayetteville, Tenn.
The workshop is designed for facility engineers and maintenance supervisors at industrial plants, equipment distributors and engineering consultants. Representatives from Turpish & […]

Nashville, TN—Governor Phil Bredesen announced today that an Aeronautics Grant in the amount of $3.4 million has been awarded to Nashville International Airport in Davidson County to assist with improvements to that facility.
“Nashville International Airport is critical to the continued economic development of this region,” said Governor Bredesen. “Thousands of travelers […]

Nashville, Tenn. - The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will stop all interstate construction work this Memorial Day weekend in anticipation of heavy holiday travel.
TDOT Commissioner Gerald Nicely has instructed the department’s crews and contractors to stop all road construction work which requires lane closures beginning starting at noon, Friday, May […]

Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Historical Commission has announced 10 recipients of its 2007 Certificate of Merit Awards, which recognize Tennessee individuals and groups who have worked to preserve Tennessee’s cultural heritage.
The Historical Commission announces its Certificate of Merit Awards every year during May, which is Historic Preservation Month. This year’s Historic Preservation Month theme […]

NASHVILLE - The Tennessee Business Matchmaking event, scheduled for June 7 in Franklin, will offer a morning panel session, Insights into Purchasing: the Buyer’s Perspective, at 9 a.m. to provide an inside look at procurement in large public ad, in Franklin.
Panelists include:

Almetta Bonds, supplier diversity coordinator, Nashville Electric Service
Shannon Happel, strategic sourcing specialist, […]

Nashville, Tenn. – Extend your Memorial Day weekend fun and enjoy a stay at one of four Tennessee State Parks offering special inn packages before and after the long holiday weekend.
The discounted rates are available Monday through […]

NASHVILLE - Tennessee’s unemployment rate for the month of April is 4.4 percent, down from the seasonally adjusted March 2007 rate of 4.7 percent, Commissioner of Labor & Workforce Development James Neeley announced today. The last time the unemployment rate was down to 4.4 percent was April of 2001. The national unemployment rate for April […]