Sprint closing call center in Blountville Feb. 5 — 444 to lose jobs
By Jeff Keeling Since December, Sprint employees everywhere had known the mobile phone company was…
Monthly Archives: January, 2016
See our full January 2016 issue here
Click the cover photo to read our entire January issue. It includes stories about two…
Legislators return to state capitals with shorter business-related agenda
By Scott Robertson The National Federation of Independent Business has a great line about the…
First Tennessee Development District a quiet force in regional economic development
By Scott Robertson Under Director Susan Reid the First Tennessee Development District (FTDD) hasn’t chased…
Alliance for Business and Technology assisting former CSX employees
Pierce’s empathy, experience benefit 300 who were laid off By Sarah Colson When CSX Transportation…
Northeast State hits 50: Anniversary celebration to begin January 11
By Thomas Wilson A U.S. education act long ago breathed life into Northeast State. The…
Area farmer Aiken elected Tennessee Farm Bureau president
By Jeff Keeling Jeff Aiken stood outside a barn at his Bowmantown farm in the…
When it comes to health care reform, we’re all frogs – and scorpions
By Jeff Keeling A recent news release from a lobbying group for health insurance companies regarding…