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The headquarters for Clayton Homes has been awarded LEED certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. More>>
Salaried employees at DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee Inc. will have their pay cuts restored in January. More>>
Gov. Phil Bredesen says another tax hike to shore up Tennessee's unemployment trust fund appears unavoidable. More>>
A foreign currencies trader who cheated investors in more than 20 states to support a lavish lifestyle and buy presents for a girlfriend has been sentenced to 24 years in prison. More>>
A Newport bar and grill owner Patsy Ann Quinton, 56, pleaded guilty Tuesday to sales tax evasion, but she won't serve any time in prison. More>>
The state Department of Economic and Community Development says Tennessee leads the nation in the number of events this week during Global Entrepreneurship Week. More>>
A fire that started in an Oliver Springs thrift store early Monday morning did extensive damage to other businesses in the same building. More>>
Christmas is right around the corner so Shadrack Watersports and RV's Christmas Wonderland are spreading a lot of holiday cheer. More>>
Tennessee Valley Authority bills will decrease $3 to $6 monthly beginning Dec. 1 under the utility's wholesale fuel cost adjustment. More>>
Local businesses are coming up with their plan to compete for you holiday dollars with the big box stores. More>>
A former merchant contends that selling merchandise branded with slogans and pictures critical of President Barack Obama got him evicted from an East Tennessee mall. More>>
Newport business owners fear their financial livelihoods are in jeopardy after the Interstate 40 rock slide near the North Carolina border. More>>
Arctel, Inc. in Maynardville went idle in February. The former plant manager decided to take matters into his own hands and re-open the plant himself. More>>
Downtown Knoxville's come a long way in the past five years. But it still has a long way to go before it is the vibrant community, the Central Business Improvement District or CBID wants it to be. More>>
Dennis Bolze, the Gatlinburg man who masterminded a Ponzi scheme, changed his plea Tuesday to guilty on all six counts against him. More>>
Tennessee's unemployment rate for October has not been released yet, but economists predict it could be dangerously close to 11 percent. More>>
A Knoxville bookstore is one of 200 stores that are expected to be closed by Borders Group Inc., the bookstore chain said Thursday. More>>
The state of Tennessee has received an additional $12 million in federal funding from the U.S. More>>
Site Selection magazine has ranked Tennessee among the five best states in the country for business climates. More>>
Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen says the state is preparing for an increase in unemployment claims once the General Motors Corp. assembly plant in Spring Hill closes its doors later this month. More>>
The massive rock slide near the North Carolina-Tennessee border is now expected to keep the interstate closed for at least four months. More>>
Gov. Steve Beshear says the $2.9 billion in federal stimulus funds awarded to Kentucky has created or preserved nearly 2,300 jobs in the state. More>>
More cameras are going up at intersections in Sevierville, but they aren't meant to monitor speeding or running red lights. More>>
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is teaming up with Target to recall a series of Halloween flash-lights. The recall comes after reports of the flashlights overheating and melting, even leaving one customer with burns to the hands. More>>
The Tennessee Department of Revenue is holding free bimonthly tax workshops for new businesses in Nashville, Knoxville, Johnson City, Memphis and Chattanooga. More>>
A federal judge has sentenced Jimmy L. Goddard, the former president of a Southeast Tennessee bank, to 6.5 years in prison in an embezzlement case. More>>
The weak economy and higher prices are snuffing out cigarette demand around the world. And that's happening most vigorously in the U.S., where a federal tax hike, smoking bans, health concerns and social stigma have cut demand at least 10 percent. More>>
Ten West Tennessee counties have begun a work force development and education initiative designed to help attract a megasite. More>>
Although some businesses are posting profits and the stock market is back up, the local job market is still tight. More>>
