nathan t. baker

Brazil-based jet manufacture Embraer is receiving state money for its new Nashville maintenance facility. At its site at the Nashville Airport, the company repairs aircrafts. It just opened its facility in April. The state department of Economic and Community Development is giving a $750,00 grant to the Metropolitan Airport Authority. It will be used for […]

Governor Phil Bredesen says the biggest asset in attracting a Toyota plant to Tennessee is the quality of the state’s workforce. Bredesen told the Wall Street Journal over the weekend that Tennessee is on a shortlist of sites being considered by Toyota Motor Corporation. Bredesen says he has asked the state Department of Economic and […]

Business growth in Nashville is sparking demand for more direct international flights. Nissan representatives advocated for more flight offerings today in a preliminary meeting with airport officials and Mayor Bill Purcell. Nissan executive Jim Morton says a direct flight to Tokyo, where major operations are based, could save him 2 or 3 hours one way. […]

Tennessee is the only state whose cancer registry has never been certified. The cancer registry tracks who is diagnosed, the type of cancer, the treatment, and the outcome. A state must collect 90 percent of estimated cancer cases to be certified. Tennessee is at 86 percent, an improvement from last year, but still off the […]

This is Richard Onderka’s white Chevy truck running on bio-diesel. [Truck Noise] Onderka drove to Nashville yesterday to advocate alternative fuels. Last week he opened a bio-diesel service station in Coffee County. Diesel vehicles will run on bio-diesel without a converter. Onderka, who came to America from Germany in 1989, has spent the last 6 […]

Brad Hopkins announced his retirement from the NFL today after 13 years with the Tennessee Titans. The Titans released the former left tackle on March 1. Hopkins says he considered playing elsewhere, but didn’t want to adjust to another team or uproot his family. Hopkins displayed a range of emotions today saying his highest achievement […]

Rescuers donned air masks and protective suits as they led victims from a mock 747 plane crash at the Nashville International Airport yesterday. Although the Metro Nashville Airport Authority reviews emergency procedures every year, the FAA mandates a full scale drill every 3 years.

Metro 911 dispatchers say they are scared to return to a building with a history of alleged chemical leaks. Late last month, a total of 15 workers went to the hospital after smelling fumes. Dispatchers say doctors found 14 cases of toxin exposure and one case of chemical burns in the eyes. After the incident, […]

The Federal Aviation Administration announced today it will implement its proposed pay and benefit cuts on air traffic controllers. Negotiations between the FAA and the air traffic controllers union have been deadlocked for months, and according to current law, if the FAA reaches an impasse in negotiations, it can submit its best offer to Congress. […]