Governor Bill Lee has recognized Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Greg Whitehead of the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) with the Governor’s Excellence in Service Award as an outstanding state employee at the forefront of improving the way Tennessee State Government delivers services.
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Weekly East Tennessee Construction Report for February 9-15, 2023
Thursday, February 09, 2023 | 06:00pmA listing of lane closures and road construction activities for 24 East Tennessee counties.
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Governor Lee, Commissioner McWhorter Announce The Robinette Company to Expand in Sullivan County
Thursday, February 09, 2023 | 09:00amTennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter and The Robinette Company officials announced today the company will invest $10.3 million to construct a new, 100,000-square-foot facility in Piney Flats, Tennessee.
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West TN Lane Closures February 8-15, 2023
Wednesday, February 08, 2023 | 07:44pmtn | Press Releases | news
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New Cost Share for Agricultural and Forestry Businesses Announced
Wednesday, February 08, 2023 | 03:43pmAgricultural and forestry businesses have a new opportunity to strengthen or expand operations with an innovative program. The Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) joins Governor Bill Lee in announcing the Tennessee Forestry, Agricultural, and Rural Markets (FARM) cost share.
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Governor Lee, Commissioner McWhorter Announce MSS Steel Tubes USA LLC to Establish First US Manufacturing Operations in Shelby County
Wednesday, February 08, 2023 | 11:00amTennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter and MSS Steel Tubes USA LLC officials announced today the company will invest $6 million to locate its first U.S. production facility in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Tennessee Nationally Recognized for Pathways Success
Wednesday, February 08, 2023 | 10:30amNashville, TN—Tennessee has been nationally recognized by the college and career pathways initiative, Launch: Equitable and Accelerated Pathways for All, for delivering nearly a decade of strategic investments in high-demand, high-wage opportunities for students through the state’s nation-leading Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathways work and high-impact, cross-sector partnerships that align K-12, postsecondary, and workforce systems.
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COMMISSIONER GONZALES ANNOUNCES MAXIMUM EFFECTIVE RATE of INTEREST
Tuesday, February 07, 2023 | 10:49amThe Federal National Mortgage Association has discontinued its free market auction system for commitments to purchase conventional home mortgages. Therefore, the Commissioner of Financial Institutions hereby announces that the maximum effective rate of interest per annum for home loans as set by the General Assembly in 1987, Public Chapter 291, for the month of March, 2023 is 7.61 percent per annum. The rate as set by the said law is an amount equal to four percentage points above the index of market yields of long-term government bonds adjusted to a thirty (30) year maturity by the U. S. Department of the Treasury. For the most recent weekly average statistical data available preceding the date of this announcement, the calculated rate is 3.61 percent.
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COMMISSIONER GONZALES ANNOUNCES WEEKLY FORMULA RATE FEBRUARY 7, 2023
Tuesday, February 07, 2023 | 10:38amNASHVILLE--Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions Commissioner Greg Gonzales announced today that the maximum effective formula rate of interest in Tennessee is 11.60 percent per annum. The rate is based on a ceiling of 4 percent over the weekly average prime loan rate of 7.60 percent as published by the Federal Reserve on February 6, 2023.
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Gov. Lee Delivers 2023 State of the State Address – ‘Tennessee: Leading the Nation’
Monday, February 06, 2023 | 05:34pmToday, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee delivered his fifth State of the State address and presented budget and legislative priorities for the upcoming year to a joint session of the General Assembly and fellow Tennesseans.
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Tennessee National Guard’s 730th Composite Supply Company Deploys
Monday, February 06, 2023 | 11:46amMEMPHIS, Tenn. – More than 200 Soldiers from the Tennessee National Guard’s 730th Composite Supply Company deployed Monday, Feb. 6, on the first leg of a nine-month deployment overseas.
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PREVIEW: Gov. Lee 2023 State of the State - ‘Tennessee: Leading the Nation’
Sunday, February 05, 2023 | 10:10pmNASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee released the following excerpts ahead of his fifth State of the State address that will be delivered tonight at 6 p.m. CT in the House Chamber of the Tennessee State Capitol.
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TDOE, TERA Releases 2022 Tennessee Educator Survey Results
Friday, February 03, 2023 | 12:30pmNashville, TN—Today, the Tennessee Department of Education and Tennessee Education Research Alliance (TERA) released key findings and responses from the 2022 Tennessee Educator Survey from more than 39,000 educators, totaling over half of the state’s educator population. Responses from the 2022 survey are vital to informing the state’s work on improving educator experiences in Tennessee. As a result of this input, the department is excited to examine new ways to attract and retain educators in the state.