Business & Finance stories related to Southern Middle Tennessee
Turner Construction Company, along with partners Jesse Stutts, Inc. and Jake Marshall Service, Inc., are hosting an informational open house for local small and minority-owned trade businesses on Feb. 29. Turner and its partners are currently working on facility restoration and modernization projects supporting the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) near Tullahoma, Tenn. The event …
In November of 2022, the Manchester, TN, Board of Mayor and Alderman selected Lisa Myers to serve the city as the finance director. Just over a year later, Myers resigned, citing “personal reasons.” According to sources at City Hall, Myers plans to stay with the City of Manchester until her replacement is found. Myers came …
City of Manchester in Search of Finance Director After Resignation Read More »
Duck River Electric is donating $6,500, which will be matched by Tennessee Valley Authority through its Community Care Fund, making a total of $13,000 available to assist charity organizations that partner with the cooperative’s Project HELP program in Coffee and Moore counties. “In these two counties served by Duck River, the number of applications for …
$13,000 Contributed to Support Project HELP in Coffee, Moore Counties Read More »
The USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service has launched a new program called the Summer EBT to combat child hunger. This permanent program provides eligible families with benefits preloaded onto cards, which can be used at any grocery store that accepts SNAP or WIC benefits. The USDA expects more than 30 million children to benefit from …
Jeff Sweeney, owners’ representative for Bedford County government construction projects, reported to the county’s Financial Management Committee on Tuesday night, Jan. 23, that the county has achieved more than $1 million in savings on the new Cartwright Elementary School under construction on the north side of Shelbyville. “I think we’ve really done a good job …
Seven-Figure Savings Achieved on Bedford County’s Cartwright Elementary Project Read More »
In a recently identified text scam, members are instructed to reply to a fraudulent text message and dial *72 before a 10-digit phone number. Ascend Federal Credit Union members believe they are requesting a call back with an Ascend representative but are inadvertently setting up call forwarding with the scammers. An example of the message …
Coffee County Sheriff Chad Partin issued a letter to Bridgestone officials on Friday concerning work excuses. Dear Bridgestone, You have several hundred employees that live in Coffee Co. I would like you to walk outside and see the ice on the ground. I would like to ask you to watch the local news. I would …
Coffee County Sheriff Chad Partin Responds To Bridgestone Plant Request Read More »
The Tennessee Valley Authority said Wednesday that their preliminary peak power demand was 34,526 megawatts, setting an all-time TVA record. The previous record was 33,482 megawatts, set in August of 2007. TVA now says customers no longer have to avoid using major appliances to conserve energy. Most of the area saw temperatures dip below zero …
Here is a follow-up to a story that On Target News first reported on December 20, 2023. Carson Chiropractic of Manchester had posted on their Facebook page about an issue with an employee. Carson Chiropractic stated they identified a series of missing patient payments, falsification of patient financial records, insurance fraud, and doctoring up records …
Update on Carson Chiropractic Theft and More Case; Arrest Made Read More »
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter and Unitech North America, LLC officials announced today the company will invest $30 million to locate its first U.S. facility in Tennessee. In phase one of the project, Unitech will create 75 new jobs in Warren County with plans to grow …
