Business & Finance stories related to Southern Middle Tennessee
The Special Investigations Section of the Tennessee Department of Revenue conducted the investigation that led to the indictment and arrest of Carlos Ramirez, president of Carmen’s Taqueria in Murfreesboro. Revenue special agents arrested Ramirez, age 54, on Tuesday. His bond was set at $50,000. Earlier this month the Rutherford County Grand Jury indicted Ramirez on …
Tennessee Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Lisa Piercey says the state will be lifting visitation guidelines this week. She says most long-term care facilities in Tennessee are finished with COVID-19 vaccinations with staff members being vaccinated and 3/4 of the long-term care facility population being fully vaccinated. The state will lift visitation guidelines on Sunday, …
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Ascend Federal Credit Union and its employees raised $1,150 to support the American Heart Association’s (AHA’s) efforts to increase women’s heart health awareness. Ascend employees raised $575 by donating at least $5 to the Go Red For Women program to wear blue jeans and a red shirt on National Wear Red Day Feb. 5 – and …
Ascend Federal Credit Union Donates to American Heart Association of Middle Tennessee Read More »
Tennessee’s Department of Health says that access to COVID-19 vaccinations has been expanded under the launch of a federal government program. The vaccinations will be provided for free under the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program, a state and federal partnership that targets getting immunizations in underserved areas. Many pharmacies across the state will participate in the …
COVID-19 Vaccines have begun at Select Pharmacies Read More »
Ascend Federal Credit Union, the largest federal credit union in Middle Tennessee, has announced that it has been named to Training magazine’s Top 100 list for the seventh consecutive year. Ascend is the highest-ranking company based in Tennessee and ranked 21 in the U.S., seven positions higher than the previous year. It is also the sixth …
Ascend Federal Credit Union Makes Training Magazine’s Top 100 for 7th Consecutive Year Read More »
Walmart pharmacies will begin administering COVID-19 vaccines through the U.S. Federal Retail Pharmacy Program on Feb. 12, 2021. More than 1,000 Walmart and Sam’s Club pharmacies in 22 states are receiving federal vaccine allocations this week. Manchester, Tullahoma, Shelbyville and Fayetteville locations are on the list scheduled to receive the vaccines. Check with the local …
Select Walmart locations to Distribute COVID-19 Vaccine Read More »
On Tuesday night, at approximately. 9:05 p.m., deputies responded to an armed robbery call at the Dollar General in Pelham. Two black males and a male of unknow ethnicity entered the store with the faces covered. One of them presented what appeared to be a black handgun and pointed it at the cashier’s head and …
Dollar General in Pelham Robbed at Gunpoint on Tuesday Night Read More »
Tennessee will have a network of fast charging stations for electric vehicles every 50 miles along the state’s major highways and interstates, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) announced Wednesday. The initiative, which is still in its development stage, aims to add approximately 50 new charging locations. …
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Duck River Electric Membership Corporation (DREMC) is facilitating a $25,000 total contribution to support local economies, with $12,500 being contributed by DREMC and a matching $12,500 donation provided by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Several chambers of commerce in the DREMC service area have been awarded funding with each being presented a portion of the …
DREMC gives Donation to Moore County Chamber, Economic Revitalization Read More »
New data on firearm background checks by the TBI’s Tennessee Instant Check System show a record-setting number of transactions in 2020. The spike represents a 53 percent increase over 2019. According to the TBI in 2019, there were 485,702 transactions while in 2020 there were over 740,580 transactions. The TBI says Tennessee’s spike outpaced the national …
