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Ford Motor Company is towing its hybrid and electric cars around the country, reminding consumers of its fuel efficient offerings. A stop in Nashville highlighted the night-and-day difference between Ford’s approach to electric vehicles and the thinking at Franklin-based Nissan North America.

The largest chain of for-profit hospitals in the country is trying to explain why its Medicare revenue dropped for the first time in more than five years. HCA officials held a conference call with analysts after markets closed Monday night.

Tennessee Senator Bob Corker has been meeting privately with Tea Party leaders around the state. And while there are continued threats of a primary challenge from the Tea Party, some of the movement’s members are pretty happy with the job Corker has done.

The new commanding general at Fort Campbell will have his troops home for longer than any period since 9/11. He plans to make the most of the time.

Officials at the Nashville International Airport say security will look like business as usual this weekend, even as the country commemorates the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Passengers may notice, however, small gray bands on the wrists of TSA officers.

On a day when many Congressional leaders are responding to a speech they haven’t heard yet, Tennessee’s senators added their two cents.

Nashville International Airport is showing off some of its new screening software. The airport’s new body scanners have now been outfitted with the latest upgrade.

Gibson Guitar is getting some support from elected officials after federal authorities raided its plants in Nashville and Memphis last month. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Agents seized what is thought to be illegally imported rosewood.

New rules restricting the use of red light cameras have resulted in a sharp drop in citations. Drivers caught turning right on red without coming to a complete stop can no longer get one of the automated tickets in the mail.

Government incentives that helped fuel a sort of solar power boom in Tennessee are being pulled back. TVA says the cost has become unsustainable.