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economy

MTSU survey shows rising gap in economic optimism between businesses and consumers

By Seth Thorpe

May 29, 2026

In an ideal world, both businesses and consumers are happy about the economy and their potential growth.   But a recent survey from Middle Tennessee State University found that businesses are more optimistic about the economy than consumers, and both parties are cautious about the future. Those are some of the findings in MTSU’s latest Tennessee […]

Filed Under: Business, WPLN News Tagged With: consumers, economy, Middle Tennessee State University, Tennessee

Tennessee’s Trump approval rating drops, gubernatorial candidates lag behind outgoing Gov. Lee

By Marianna Bacallao

May 20, 2026

President Donald Trump’s approval rating has fallen in Tennessee as more voters are thinking with their wallets ahead of the midterm elections.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: affordability, AI, Bill Lee, budget, Donald Trump, economy, Elections 2026, Healthcare, John Geer, John Rose, Josh Clinton, Marsha Blackburn, midterm elections, midterms, Monty Fritts, personal finance, tnleg, tnpol, Vanderbilt Poll, Vanderbilt University

Trump’s push for new nuclear weapons begins in Tennessee’s oldest town

By Pierce Gentry, WUOT

February 27, 2026

Downtown Jonesborough, Tennessee as seen on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. The community, often labeled as “Tennessee’s Oldest Town,” has been selected by the federal government to host an expanded depleted uranium processing facility which will supply materials for the construction of nuclear warheads.

The federal government is running out of a key ingredient for nuclear weapons: high-purity depleted uranium. Now they want to manufacture it in rural Tennessee.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, BWX Technologies, East Tennessee, economy, energy, nuclear weapons, Politics

Tennesseans’ economic worries transcend political party, Vanderbilt poll finds

By Marianna Bacallao

December 11, 2025

Anxiety over the cost of living has risen in Tennessee since President Donald Trump took office, according to a Vanderbilt University poll released Thursday.

Filed Under: Business, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: affordability, budget, Donald Trump, economy, John Geer, Josh Clinton, personal finance, tnleg, tnpol, vaccine, Vaccines, Vanderbilt Poll, Vanderbilt University

Americans are shaky on Trump’s tariffs, deportations without hearings, Vanderbilt poll finds

By Marianna Bacallao

June 18, 2025

Thousands gather for 'No Kings' protest at Bicentennial Mall in Nashville on June 14, 2025

More Americans worry about how deportations are being carried out than they worry about their current finances, according to a Vanderbilt poll released Wednesday.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Donald Trump, economy, Immigration, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, MAGA, Politics, republicans, tariffs, tnleg, tnpol, Vanderbilt Poll, Vanderbilt University

Goodlettsville-based Dollar General posts record sales as bargain stores attract people anxious about the economy

By The Associated Press

June 4, 2025

Dollar General set a quarterly sales record of $10.44 billion and upgraded its annual profit and sales outlook as Americans tighten their budgets and spend more at bargain stores and off-price retailers amid economic uncertainty.

Filed Under: Business, WPLN News Tagged With: Dollar General, economy

Tennesseans have dim view of U.S. economy, poll finds

By Char Daston

May 8, 2025

The majority of Tennesseans from across the political spectrum say the U.S. economy is in bad shape, according to a new poll from Vanderbilt University.

Filed Under: Business, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, Donald Trump, economy, Gov. Bill Lee, Vanderbilt Poll, Vanderbilt University

After pandemic gains, Tennessee’s funding board expects dramatic revenue growth to taper off

By Alexis Marshall

November 29, 2022

Tennessee has projected how much it expects its revenues to increase in the next couple of years. And in keeping with recent trends, they’re staying fairly conservative.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: economy, inflation, state budget, State Funding Board

Nashville’s construction industry is booming. One job training program is helping locals get a piece of the pie.

By Damon Mitchell

September 13, 2022

Sierra McCants got into the skilled trades during the height of the pandemic. She had been working in the restaurant industry, when many businesses were shutting down. That’s when she enrolled Music City Construction Careers.

Filed Under: Business, WPLN News Tagged With: construction, construction workers, economy, jobs, Labor, Music City Construction Careers

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