President Donald Trump’s administration has promised financial relief for soybean farmers when the federal government reopens. The hardwood lumber industry, which has been struggling with impacts from Trump’s first term, wants to be included.
Explosion updates: The latest from AES in Hickman County
Painful and painstaking work continues in the Bucksnort community, where a munitions explosion on Friday left 16 workers unaccounted for and feared dead. The disaster has commanded vast investigative resources from all levels of government and triggered strong emotions.
UPDATE: Blast at Tennessee explosives plant leaves multiple people dead and missing
An explosion at a Tennessee military munitions plant left multiple people dead and missing on Friday, a county sheriff said, as first responders said secondary blasts forced rescuers to keep their distance from the burning site.
State incentives help draw Japanese medical device maker to Nashville
Nissha Medical Technologies announced it would be partnering with Vanderbilt to advance endoscopic devices.
Cracker Barrel suspends plans to remodel restaurants after logo blowup
Cracker Barrel said it’s suspending remodels of its restaurants after criticism from many longtime fans. The announcement came two weeks after Cracker Barrel backtracked on a separate plan to modernize and simplify its logo.
Cracker Barrel brings back old logo after public outcry, plea from Trump
Cracker Barrel is changing its logo back to the iconic man and barrel after the company’s new, more minimalist design sparked outcry from fans — and the White House.
In America’s EV battery belt, Kentucky is next test for the UAW
Nearly 1,500 workers at a massive electric vehicle battery plant in Kentucky have an important election coming up. Hourly workers at the BlueOval SK Battery Park will vote on whether they should join the United Auto Workers Union.
Utility to buy power from advanced nuclear plant to fuel Tennessee and Alabama Google data centers
The nation’s largest public utility plans to buy power from an upcoming advanced nuclear plant to help fuel Google data centers in Tennessee and Alabama. The Tennessee Valley Authority, Kairos Power and Google announced the agreement will deliver up to 50 megawatts to the federal utility’s grid that powers the data centers.
How one rural Tennessee town pushed back over a proposed bitcoin mine and won
The tech industry is increasingly eyeing rural communities to warehouse servers for cryptocurrency mining and data storage. In Mountain City, locals pushed back.
Nashville Public Radio receives record-breaking donations after federal funding cuts
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.
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