Nashville Public Radio has met — and surpassed — an emergency fundraising goal. WPLN and WNXP raised more than $500,000 this week in response to a congressional clawback of federal funds for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
‘My skin is itching off of me’ — US Nitrogen downplays harm of chemical leaks, spills in Tennessee
A nitric acid plant in a rural corner of Greene County has leaked chemicals into the air and water several times in the last decade. Now US Nitrogen is under investigation by a federal watchdog.
Fireworks will light up this Fourth of July. Next year could be different if tariff talks fizzle
Fireworks are as American as apple pie. But nearly all of those aerial shells, paper rockets and sparkly fountains are imported from China.
Nashville’s home listings are outpacing closings, new report shows
There are a lot of homes on the market around Nashville — but fewer people buying them.
Goodlettsville-based Dollar General posts record sales as bargain stores attract people anxious about the economy
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.
$14 billion in clean energy projects have been canceled in the US this year, analysis says
A new analysis finds that more than $14 billion in clean energy projects in the U.S. have been canceled this year, and there are fears over the future of domestic battery, electric vehicle and solar and wind energy development.
Nashville hotels seeing chart-topping demand for meetings and events
An event-planning company says the four U.S. hotels with the most demand from the event-planning industry are all in downtown Nashville.
Tennesseans have dim view of U.S. economy, poll finds
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.
Tennessee lawmakers vote to ban most cannabis products, despite protest from local businesses
Tennessee retailers will soon have to take their most popular hemp products off the shelves, after the Tennessee General Assembly passed a measure that would ban a key ingredient.
In an era of DEI rollback, Equal Access pushes on with its fourth group
A Nashville program that offers professional mentoring to underrepresented people in the country music industry has just announced the participants selected for its fourth cycle. That’s no small deal at a time when DEI initiatives are disappearing nationwide.
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