Franklin hospital operator closes $6.8 billion purchase
Company press release (July 25)

Memphis-based ServiceMaster’s private equity deal also complete
Company press release (July 25)

FBI investigating threatening letter sent to Knoxville daily
Knox News Sentinel (July 25)

Morristown manufacturing plant getting $72 million expansion
The Citizen Tribune (July 25)

Nashville-based LP selling Idaho decking plant
Company press release (July 25)

Parking in Memphis 6th cheapest nationally
Memphis Business Journal (July 25)

State opens China trade office
The Tennessean (July 24)

Age discrimination lawsuit against former Nashville U.S. Attorney gets settled
The Guardian Unlimited (July 24)
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Oklahoma legislature eyes piece of Nashville’s musical pie
The Journal Record (July 24)

Friend of Sundquist pleads guilty to federal misdemeanor charge
WTVF News Channel 5 Nashville (July 24)

Company relocating from Arizona to Nashville raises new capital
Louisville Business First (July 23)

Memphis’ Medtronic settles thousands of lawsuits with $75 million payout
Tech Journal South (July 23)

Income up sharply at Astec Industries
Forbes (July 23)
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Greene County auto stamping facility shutters, affecting 170 workers
Knox News Sentinel (July 23)

Memphis-based Pinnacle’s pilots picket in Motor City
Detroit Free Press (July 23)

Clarksville tabbed top 20 small metro by industry pub
The Leaf Chronicle (July 23)

Memphis lawn care company offers bikini cut
Earthtimes (July 22)

Virginia private school using ORNL lab developed lighting system
The Freelance Star (July 21)
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Kingsport, Johnson City working to end rivalry
Kingsport Times News (July 21)

Synercon name revived in new Nashville insurance outfit
The Tennessean (July 20)

Report: Liepold email suggests NHL commissioner scuttled Balsillie’s Predators bid
ESPN (July 20)

HCA sells two Swiss hospitals
The Houston Chronicle (July 20)

Gaylord Opryland developer with Nashville offices appointed to Myriad Casino board
Company press release (July 20)

Low demand means production cutbacks at Brunswick Boats
Trading Markets (July 20)

Preds fans, Gov. Bredesen rally to save team
NashvillePost.com (July 20)

MTSU concrete management program catches daily’s eye
The Tennessean (July 20)
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Bartlett 3-D glasses manufacturer acquired by private equity
Tech Journal South (July 20)
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State lottery, TVA board member to lead Vanderbilt chancellor search
University press release (July 19)

Memphis real estate heavyweights land Katrina-related Gulfport project
Commercial Appeal (July 19)

Memphis’ First Horizon shuttering 34 out of state branches
Reuters (July 19)

Seattle-based tech company lands Chattanooga daily as client
Northwest Innovation (July 19)

Milan Maytag, 150 jobs gone
Jackson Sun (July 19)

Bredesen spreads around significant salary increases to top officials
Knox News Sentinel (July 19)

June state unemployment rate lowest since 2000
State Web site (July 19)

Knoxville-based Scripps buys 230,000 recipes
Company press release (July 19)

Eastman to invest $1.3 billion in Kingsport manufacturing site
Company press release (July 19)

Plans include job-specific workforce training at nearby college
Knox News Sentinel (July 19)

Dollywood announces planned new $5 million ride
Company press release (July 19)
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Tennessee tourism marketing budget getting a boost
Times Free Press (July 19)

Governor flunked on personal financial disclosure report
Center for Public Integrity (July 19)

President Bush visits Nashville's Bun Lady
Forbes (July 19)
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Follow-up town hall speaking event covers numerous topics
Washington Post (July 19)

Bush's Nashville comments quickly circle globe
Sudan Tribune (July 19)

Town hall topic misunderstood by president gets ink
Wall Street Journal (July 19)

Drought in state continues
U.S. Department of Agriculture (July 19)
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TVA battling dry weather
Chattanoogan.com (July 19)

Jack Daniels maker expresses concern over drought
USA Today (July 19)

Sen. Cohen takes on FEMA, Bush
CBS News (July 18)

Memphis-based National Cotton Council cries foul on World Trade Organization draft
Fibre2fashion.com (July 18)

Knoxville among top 10 places in nation to boat and live
Boating Life (July 18)

UT men’s basketball coach Pearl gets significant raise
Sports Illustrated (July 18)

Weekly Headlines, July 11:

Prominent names buy $20 million, 5,000-acre East Tennessee parcel
Maryville Daily Times (July 18)

Predators owner, Nashville investor meeting with NHL officials in New York
The Tennessean (July 18)

Clarksville soldier fights back against litigious recording industry group
Knox News Sentinel (July 18)

New majority on Memphis City Council assured in 2008
The Commercial Appeal (July 18)

Investors sue Murfreesboro music philanthropist
Shelbyville Times Gazette (July 18)

Astec COO steps down
Chattanoogan.com (July 17)

FedEx sued in Arab-American discrimination suit
Boston Globe (July 17)

Medtronic gets FDA approval for nation’s first artificial disk for the neck
Company press release (July 17)

Former ServiceMaster unit continues Memphis-based expansion
Memphis Business Journal (July 17)

Number of lawsuits rising in Selmer dragster deaths
The Jackson Sun (July 17)

Vanderbilt Medical Center project to revive 100 Oaks Mall
The Tennessean (July 17)

Memphis native Timberlake opens Memphis-style restaurant in NYC
AHN (July 17)

State’s $68 million plan to replace threatened data centers gets ink
Computerworld (July 16)

Pioneering HGTV executive to retire
Forbes (July 16)

Wharton won’t run for Memphis mayoral post
The Commercial Appeal (July 16)

University of Memphis spins off first business
Memphis Business Journal (July 16)

Delek pays $65.4 million to acquire minority interest in Lion Oil
Arkansas Business Online (July 16)

State Board of Regents elects Boult Cummings attorney to lead it
The Daily Journal (July 16)

King Pharma selling Michigan manufacturing plant in $90 million deal
Company press release (July 16)

$200 million mixed-use project slated for Murfreesboro
Nashville Business Journal (July 16)

Baker Donelson merges with Atlanta law firm
Atlanta Journal Constitution (July 16)

First Horizon consolidation relocates Maryville positions
Knox News Sentinel (July 14)

Ex UT president Shumaker pushes forward with lawsuit against state
Chronicle of Higher Education (July 15)

Memphis Med’s interim CEO has Erlanger past
Times Free Press (July 14)

Healthways represents among top corporate rock bands in 2007
Company press release (July 13)
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O’Charleys, Bun Lady strike deal
Company press release (July 13)

Nashville lawyer nominated for U.S. Attorney
NashvillePost.com (July 13)

O’Keeffe museum suing to recapture all 101 paintings now housed at Fisk University
The Tennessean (July 12)

June state revenues exceed budgeted estimates by $110 million
State of Tennessee Web site (July 12)

International Paper gets new CFO
CNN Money (July 12)

Zeppos named interim Vandy chancellor
Vanderbilt News Service (July 12)

Family-owned, Knoxville-based electrical supply company sells for $70 million (PDF document)
Company press release (July 12)

Memphis’ IP buys Morocco mill for $40 million
Forbes (July 12)

Crutchfield pleads guilty in Operation Tennessee Waltz case
Chattanoogan.com (July 12)

Planned sale by Swiss chocolate giant to affect Chattanooga workforce
Times Free Press (July 12)

Future Titans operating owner takes first official role with football organization
The Tennessean (July 12)
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Tennessee rising among best states for business
Forbes (July 11)

Tennessee consortium passed over for $450 million bio-agro lab
Forbes (July 11)

Two Tennesseans re-nominated to TVA board
Biloxi Sun Herald (July 11)

Gee departs Vanderbilt for Ohio State
Vanderbilt News Service (July 11)

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Weekly Headlines, July 3:

Y-12 construction projects, management teams get national attention
Forbes (July 11)

Nashville-based Reaganomics founder joins Franklin-based Clarcor’s board
Company press release (July 10)

Memphis’ logistical advantage profiled in national business pages
Wall Street Journal (July 10)

Nashville’s Central Parking takes control of San Francisco Airport parking
Company press release (July 10)

Memphis group announces campaign to draft Shelby County mayor to lead Memphis
DraftAC.com (July 10)

Herenton reacts; so does Wharton
Commercial Appeal (July 11)

Other Memphis mayoral candidates file fundraising updates
Commercial Appeal (July 11)

Herenton decries Memphis media coverage
Commercial Appeal (July 4)

Gaylord pulls out of $900 million California project
San Diego Union Tribune (July 9)

Report: FedEx could attract interest from private equity
Barron’s (July 9)

Stock rises on speculation
National Post (July 9)

FedEx declines comment
CNN Money (July 9)

Vanderbilt working toward occupancy of 100 Oaks Mall
Nashville City Paper (July 9)

LexisNexus acquires Nashville-based Juris Inc.
Company press release (July 9)

Former congressman Clement has fundraising lead in Nashville mayoral race
NashvillePost.com (July 9)

Other candidates playing catch up
NashvillePost.com (July 10)

Nashville's largest daily newspaper endorses former city lawyer for mayor
The Tennessean (July 8)

Departing Nashville mayor Purcell to join Harvard think tank
The Tennessean (July 10)

Smith & Nephew building large Memphis distribution center
Commercial Appeal (July 7)

Franklin’s Big Idea Productions inks deal with theme park operator
Christian Post (July 6)

Capitol Records, artist O’Neal split
Country Standard Time (July 5)

Label signs Lady Antebellum
Country Standard Time (July 5)

Dollywood’s newest roller coaster voted best new theme park attraction by industry pub
Theme Park Insider (July 4)

Polk’s historic home vandalized
Forbes (July 4)

Competing Memphis hospital systems planning similar projects
Commercial Appeal (July 4)

Hilton Hotels selling to Blackstone
Business Standard (July 4)

University of Minnesota officials upset about DOE’s bio-energy lab site selections
Minnesota Daily (July 3)

Another top ORNL official departs for Ohio-based Batelle
Knox News Sentinel (July 3)

Nashville’s MyOfficeProducts buys North Carolina rival GetItQuick.com
Triangle Business Journal (July 3)

Yarbrough finally assumes presidential post, just not at Knoxville College
Diverse Education (July 3)

Bristol Motor Speedway gets resurfaced
Bristol Herald Courier (July 3)

Weekly Headlines, July 3:

Bredesen appoints four businessmen to UT board
State of Tennessee Web site (July 2)

Mandrell’s Fontanel mansion again on market for $14 million
LoopNet (July 2)

Thomas & Betts pays $300 million to acquire two businesses
Company press release (July 2)

First American Idol winner joins Nashville-based Starstruck’s client roster
CMT (July 2)

Nashville’s Bun Lady expands reach to Puerto Rico
Nashville Business Journal (July 2)

State GOP chairman joining Fred Thompson’s presidential campaign
NashvillePost.com (July 2)

Munford-based dashboard electronics supplier bought by Wisconsin outfit
Company press release (July 2)

Large Denver-based building materials supplier buys Nashville area family business
Modern Distribution Management (July 2)

Report: Country music fans spent $21 million at CMA Festival
Angry Country (June 30)

Memphis student housing REIT readies Illinois project
My Way Finance (June 29)

UT report: Construction sector steadies Tennessee economy
Knox News Sentinel (June 29)

Congressional amendment regarding unionizing impacts FedEx
Bloomberg (June 28)

Miami group acquires Memphis apartment complex for nearly $8 million
MSN Money (June 28)

Recently acquired Memphis therapy unit part of new private equity deal
Chicago Tribune (June 28)

ServiceMaster shareholders approve deal going private
StreetInsider (June 28)

Hamilton County mayor recommends 26-cent property tax increase
Times Free Press (June 28)

Report: New bid for Nashville Predators $30 million less
Sports Illustrated (June 28)

Memphis VC firm invests $10 million in Houston technology company
Company press release (June 28)

Oak Ridge supercomputer second fastest—for now
Information Week (June 27)

Weekly Headlines, June 27:

Lawsuit filed in Selmer drag racing case
Jackson Sun (June 27)

Boeing’s Oak Ridge future questioned
Knox News Sentinel (June 27)

Vanderbilt hires new chief investment officer for $3.4 billion endowment
University News Service (June 26)

ORNL lands $125 million federal bioenergy research lab
First Science (June 26)

HealthSpring CEO named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of Year
Nashville Business Journal (June 26)

Black & Decker bringing saw accessory plant to Jackson
Jackson Sun (June 26)

Nashville health care information provider acquired
Insurance News (June 26)

Florida-based auto auction company relocating to Nashville
Auto Spectator (June 26)

ORNL manager Batelle pumps new funding into venture arm
Red Herring (June 25)

Knoxville’s alternative weekly gobbled up by Scripps
Metro Pulse (June 25)

IP business unit opening Canadian headquarters
Memphis Business Journal (June 25)

Nashville-based private equity firm invests in Indiana company
Company press release (June 25)

Knoxville's National Coal buying Alabama firm
Forbes (June 22)

Chattanooga trucking company planning to go private
Small Cap Investor (June 22)

Chattanooga’s Unum a potential takeover target
Maine Today (June 22)

University of Michigan football stadium expanding beyond 108,000 seats
Sporting News (June 22)

Germantown’s Equity Inns acquired in $2.2 billion deal
Company press release (June 21)

Dollar General Chairman/CEO Perdue expected to resign
Company press release (June 21)

The Great One endorses potential Preds relocation to Canada
Globe and Mail (June 21)

Franklin lawyer appointed to investigate Herenton sex plot case
The Tennessean (June 21)

Resignation talk surrounds Nissan’s Ghosn
Motoring (June 20)

Yahoo buys Brentwood-based Rivals.com
CNN Money (June 20)

Trade magazine lauds Knoxville company's affordable housing division
Knox News Sentinel (June 20)

New Mayor in Atomic City
Knox News Sentinel (June 19)

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