A retired minister in Nashville is using an online store to help keep Cambodian women out of the sex trade. WPLN’s Blake Farmer reports on a project supporting silk weavers in Cambodia called Mekong Blue.
Nashville-based Online Store Saves Cambodian Social Enterprise
Cummins Moves 138 Cookeville Jobs to Mexico
A company that manufactures fuel filters for diesel trucks will layoff 138 employees next month from a plant in Cookeville. Cummins Filtration is moving the work to Mexico.
Proposed Medical Trade Center’s Economic Impact
A new University of Tennessee study says a Dallas-based developer’s plans for a Medical Trade Center in Nashville could mean a $390 million impact for the state.
Tennessee Ranks Dead Last For Smoking Prevention Spending
The state slipped eleven spaces down the list this year after spending on tobacco prevention dropped by almost 5 million dollars.
Middle Tennessee Chapter Breaks Away from National Kidney Foundation
Starting January 1st, the National Kidney Foundation of Middle Tennessee will part ways with its parent organization. The local chapter is the latest to splinter from the national group.
Dollar General Sales Boosted By Cost Conscious Consumers
Goodlettsville-based Dollar General posted another good quarter showing consumers are still hunting for bargains.
Perry Co., Alabama Official Enthusiastic About TVA Coal Ash Landfill
Coal ash has been a “godsend” for the rural Alabama county where the Tennessee Valley Authority is shipping it, says one county commissioner there. That’s the same coal ash that spilled into a countryside and river when an earthen dam broke at a TVA plant in Kingston one year ago.
On Eve Of Ash Spill Anniversary, TVA Updates Congress
The Tennessee Valley Authority says cleaning up the site of the ash spill at its Kingston plant will take until 2013.
State Sales Tax Deduction Measure Passes U.S. House
A bill passed today by the U.S. House of Representatives would allow Tennesseans to continue to deduct state and local sales taxes on their federal income taxes for 2009.
Middle Schools Want Slack in Vending Machine Regulations
The Tennessee Association of Middle Schools is pushing the legislature to relax vending machine rules meant to curb childhood obesity.
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