http://www.businesstn.com/pub/5_2/index.html en-us © 2004 NPC Inc. All rights reserved. info@businesstn.com webmaster@iproduction.com Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:29:33 GMT Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:29:33 GMT IPS - www.iproduction.com Want to know the biggest threat to Tennessee's economic outlook and quality of life? You're driving on it. http://www.businesstn.com/pub/5_2/cover/8449-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS In the news this week: Georgia Senate all wet, Tennessee's wedding industry suffering, first wave of state-sponsored switch grass growers approved, Y-12 job cuts, Tootsie's takes flight, Elvis sets sail, Snowflake, PlayCore and http://www.businesstn.com/pub/5_2/cover/8466-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS A Tennessee titan of transportation weighs in on America's energy conundrum http://www.businesstn.com/pub/5_2/features/8477-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS Add Bristol Motor Speedway and some Volunteers, and Tennessee is awash in big-time brands http://www.businesstn.com/pub/5_2/features/8470-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS On Tennessee's dynamic business landscape, knowledge of industry-specific perils and opportunities is vital. What can Tennesseans expect from the state's primary business sectors in 2008? Industries covered:AgricultureBankingEducationHealth CareLogisticsManufacturingReal EstateTourism http://www.businesstn.com/pub/5_2/features/8450-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS BDS brings the muscle of marketing metrics to the humble brochure. http://www.businesstn.com/pub/5_2/features/8457-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS Three roadside attraction stalwarts pool advertising dollars to create an uptick in outlook for tourism on Lookout Mountain. http://www.businesstn.com/pub/5_2/features/8456-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS America's auto-fixation provides a pipeline to profit for Delek US Holdings. http://www.businesstn.com/pub/5_2/features/8452-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS An ex-Molson Coors VP unshutters a brewery and dives into an exploding niche of the beverage industry. http://www.businesstn.com/pub/5_2/features/8454-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS A chamber spinoff gains an audience of its own. http://www.businesstn.com/pub/5_2/features/8460-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS Beyond taxes and abortion, few issues tackled in the political arena yield heated debate nationally or… http://www.businesstn.com/pub/5_2/features/8461-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS Regional news briefs http://www.businesstn.com/pub/5_2/features/8464-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.businesstn.com/pub/5_2/features/8463-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS Gov. Bredesen's fledgling health care initiative takes its next steps toward maturity http://www.businesstn.com/pub/5_2/online_exclusives/8467-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS