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TNECD Announces Approval of Proposal to Invest $813 Million in Broadband Expansion
The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) announced Monday the approval of Tennessee’s initial proposal for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program. The department has been allocated $813 million as part of its initial proposal for the BEAD Program, which the state...
New program creates leadership training for agriculture, forestry industries
Participants will attend leadership development sessions. It’s time for the Tennessee agriculture and forestry industries to develop new crops of leaders in their field. The Naifeh Center for Effective Leadership, an agency of the University of Tennessee Institute for Public Service (IPS), the UT Institute of Agriculture (UTIA), the Tennessee Department of Agriculture and other partner agencies have developed the Tennessee Agriculture and Forestry Leadership Program (TAFLP). TAFLP provides leadership and networking opportunities for farmers, foresters and the agriculture community.
Don Ridgeway Featured With Other West Tennessee Leaders In Legacy Project
Photo: The late Don Ridgeway upon his retirement as Director of the Northwest Tennessee Economic Development Council in 2022. MARTIN, Tenn. – Community leaders and local citizens contribute in many ways to West Tennessee life. Learning their ideas about effective leadership is now possible through video interviews conducted by WestStar Leadership Program class members. The ongoing initiative is called the WestStar Legacy Project, and videos are archived for viewing at www.utm.edu/weststarlegacyproject on the University of Tennessee at Martin’s website. Interviewees include current and past elected officials along with business, education and health-care leaders from 19 counties.
The family of Ben Kredich already changed Tennessee law. Now they've filed a lawsuit on his behalf
The family of Ben Kredich, who was struck from behind and killed while walking on a Kingston Pike sidewalk last summer, is suing health care providers, dispatch, the driver and others they say could have prevented Ben's death. The lawsuit was filed Aug. 19 in Knox County Circuit Court. ...
17,000 AT&T workers in Southeast strike over contract negotiations
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — More than 17,000 AT&T workers in nine states across the Southeast are on strike after accusing the company of unfair labor practices during contract negotiations this summer. The Communications Workers of America — the union representing the striking employees — said workers walked off the...
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