NGA Center Selects Tennessee to Participate in 10-Month Initiative
 
NASHVILLE – Tennessee has been selected by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) to participate in the Policy Academy on Shaping a New Approach to Transportation and Land Use Planning. The state will develop a Corridor Management Agreement in one of the state’s [...]

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Company and ECD Honored for Efforts in Corporate Investment and Economic Development
 
NASHVILLE – The publishers of Trade & Industry Development magazine, a national economic development publication, have named Wacker Chemie and the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development among the winners of its 2010 Corporate Investment & Community Impact (CiCi) Awards. The project was [...]

Working Together to Make our Highways Safer
 
NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Safety Cooperative Driver Testing Program (CDTP) recently added more schools and school districts to the driver education testing program that allows Tennessee high school students to complete their knowledge and skills test in high school instead of Tennessee Driver Service Centers.

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This week, Tennesseans are taking time out to thank farmers for our food and many other commodities we use and enjoy every day. In celebration of National Ag Day, Governor Phil Bredesen has proclaimed March 20th as Ag Day in Tennessee.

“As one of the top industries in Tennessee, agriculture is truly something to be celebrated,” [...]

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Friends Don’t Let Friends Drive Drunk-Designate a Sober Driver
 
NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Highway Patrol urges motorists to designate a sober driver and don’t depend on dumb luck this St. Patrick’s Day. Tennessee Highway Patrol Troopers will conduct more than 50 sobriety and driver license checkpoints across the state in an effort to find and remove [...]

NASHVILLE - The April 15 filing deadline for the individual income tax, also known as the Hall income tax, is right around the corner. Credit card payment and electronic filing options are available on the department’s Web site, www.TN.gov/revenue.

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NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen has appointed 43 men and women to serve on 17 state boards and commissions.

“I commend all those appointed for their readiness to serve the state through its boards and commissions,” Bredesen said.  “Tennesseans have always been known to give of their time and talents to serve their fellow citizens, and [...]