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Mayors and Business Leaders Say Budget Bill Threatens Clean Energy Jobs
Newsweek
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June 16, 2025
City officials and business leaders in the clean energy sector are ramping up efforts to persuade Congress to prevent the budget reconciliation bill from cutting tax credits for clean energy. The mayors say thousands of jobs in their cities and...
USDA announces new presidential appointee to serve rural Tennessee
Lebanon Democrat - Tennessee
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced Patrick Jaynes is appointed by President Donald Trump to serve as the USDA Rural Development State Director for the state of Tennessee. “When America’s farming communities prosper, the entire...
Senator Hagerty’s Vision Beyond The GENIUS Act: Make Tennessee A Hub For Bitcoin Mining
Bitcoin Magazine - Tennessee
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June 16, 2025
Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) has been in the headlines as of late as the GENIUS Act (S. 1582), a bill for which he was the primary sponsor, moves closer to passing in the U.S. Senate. The GENIUS Act is a bill that, if enacted into law, would create...
Trump quietly proposes shuttering the only federal agency that investigates industrial chemical explosions
Government Executive
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June 16, 2025
On a summer night in 2023, an explosion at one of Louisiana’s biggest petrochemical complexes sent a plume of fire into the sky. More explosions followed as poison gas spewed from damaged tanks at the Dow chemical plant, triggering a...
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan talks Nashville's strengths
Nashville Post - Tennessee
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Bank of America Chair and CEO Brian Moynihan recently visited Nashville and the company's recently updated ground-level financial center at the 222 Second Avenue building in SoBro. In the first quarter of 2025, client balances in BofA's private...
Weed infestations impact Tennessee row crop production
Lebanon Democrat - Tennessee
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The 2025 growing season is in full swing, and weed control remains a top concern for row crop producers. Experts at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture are continuing to provide research-based recommendations to help farmers...
Trump Shutters Federal Agency That Investigates Industrial Chemical Explosions
Truthout
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June 16, 2025
Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. This coverage is made possible through a...
Leiper’s Fork Distillery expanding to Nashville Yards
WSMV 4 - Tennessee
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June 16, 2025
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Leiper’s Fork Distillery, a locally owned company out of Williamson County, announced last week that they will be expanding to Nashville Yards. The new distillery will feature on-site whisky production, a restaurant, a...
O’Brien Brings BBB Consumer Topics to KMEM Coffee Break Morning Show
The Edina Sentinel - Missouri
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June 16, 2025
MEMPHIS – KMEM FM 100.5 out of Memphis is adding a monthly consumer protection segment with a regional Better Business Bureau office to its “Coffee Break” rotation. Award-winning KMEM host Corey Stott will talk about various consumer topics with...
Top 50 law firm for revenue adds Nashville office
Nashville Post - Tennessee
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A Milwaukee-based law firm that recorded nearly $1.3 billion in revenue last year announced Monday the opening of a Nashville office and the addition of three corporate partners to support the firm’s health care, life sciences and manufacturing...
Turbo Expo 2025 Kicks off in Memphis
Turbomachinery International
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ASME’s Turbomachinery Technical Conference & Exposition 2025 (Turbo Expo) kicks off today in Memphis, Tennessee, held June 16 – 20 at the Renasant Convention Center. The annual turbomachinery event, themed The Transformative Impact of Artificial...
Consumers are financing their groceries. What does it say about the economy?
Hawaii Tribune Herald
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June 16, 2025
For some American consumers, “buy now, pay later” loans aren’t just for big-ticket items like televisions and vacations. They’re for groceries, too. When Tia Hodge, stocked up at her local Kroger in early April, her bill was nearly $400. At...
College football returning production for 2025 season: List of starters coming back for every Power Four team
CBS Sports - Florida
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June 16, 2025
Team Returning Starters Offensive Players Defensive Players Arizona State 17 [7] Sam Leavitt (QB), Jordyn Tyson (WR), Chamon Metayer (TE), Joshua Atkins (LT), Ben Coleman (LG), Kyle Scott (RG), Max Iheanachor (RT) [10] Prince Dorbah (DL), C.J....
Fetch Nashville 2025 wrap up
dvm360
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June 16, 2025
With Nashville behind us, are you missing the excitement or is your fear of missing out taking over? Do not worry, dvm360 has you covered with this post conference recap! Here, you can have a glimpse into the conference through coverage of the...
Veterinary nutrition residency is launched at the University of Tennessee
dvm360
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A new veterinary nutrition residency has been established at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine (UTCVM) with sponsorship from The Farmer’s Dog, a fresh pet food. The 2-year program was developed by UTCVM faculty and meets...
Southwest Tennessee Community College receives $500K grant for entertainment project
FOX 13 - Tennessee
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Southwest Tennessee Community College (STCC) received a $500,000 grant Monday. The Assisi Foundation of Memphis gave the community college that grant. STCC said the money will go toward a "major" entertainment project. That...
Checking in on ‘community benefits agreements’ in Tennessee — and the new law curbing them
WPLN - Tennessee
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June 16, 2025
Juliana KimGeodis Park was constructed after Nashville SC reached a community benefits agreement with local group Stand Up Nashville. A new Tennessee law looks to curb such agreements if the company has received economic incentives from the state....
Leiper’s Fork Distillery Announces Nashville Yards Expansion
MusicRow - Tennessee
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June 16, 2025
Rendering of Leiper’s Fork Distillery at Nashville Yards. Photo: Gresham Smith Leiper’s Fork Distillery is expanding to Nashville Yards in a new space that will include on-site whiskey production, a restaurant and bar, a retail store, a private...
It is getting hot in Tennessee. There's an ideal AC setting, but you might not like it
The Knoxville News-Sentinel - Tennessee
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The ideal thermostat temperature for summer is 78 degrees Fahrenheit to conserve energy and money. Switching to energy-efficient lighting, using fans, closing blinds, and closing off unused rooms can help lower energy bills. With the first day of...
UTC’s Bhosale Becomes First Chemical Engineering Professor From Tennessee To Receive Early-Career NSF ERI Award
The Chattanoogan - Tennessee
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June 16, 2025
Rahul R. Bhosale University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Guerry Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering Rahul R. Bhosale has become the first chemical engineering professor from both the state of Tennessee and UTC to be awarded the highly...