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Orders placed with U.S. factories for business equipment rose in December for an eighth straight month, underscoring steady improvement in capital investment that’s been a bright spot for the economy. Core capital goods orders, which exclude aircraft and military hardware, rose 0.6% after an upwardly revised 1% advance in November, Commerce Department data showed Wednesday.…

Tennessee is ranked No. 1 in the South Central Region for workforce development, according to Site Selection magazine. Read more.

Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council produced this video about creating high-quality jobs and high-quality life in Tennessee. View it and contact us to begin your journey.

U-Haul International, Inc released its annual list of the states most Americans moved to during the year, and for the first time, Tennessee ranked No. 1. See the full list on Forbes.

Which US state produces the most carbon-free power? Tennessee was named one of the top 10 states in the US that produces carbon-free power. Read more.

When your history on rooted on resilience and determination, on grit and hard work, you’ll have no problem being the first to get up, to volunteer, to go forward. In Tennessee, we put that pioneering spirit into everything we do.

Tennesseans pay second-lowest share of income in state and local taxes of any state according to a new study by HireHelper that compared taxes in all 50 states. Read more. The amount paid by the typical Tennessean in state and local taxes totaled $2,694 in 2018, which was was 44.4% lower than the national average…

In the quest for advanced vehicles with higher energy efficiency and ultra-low emissions, Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers are accelerating a research engine that gives scientists and engineers an unprecedented view inside the atomic-level workings of combustion engines in real time. The new capability is an engine built specifically to run inside a neutron beam…

The Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research in the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee released its 2021 Economic Report to Governor Lee. Learn more: tiny.utk.edu/ERG2021 The report highlights projected state and national economic growth, unemployment, employment growth by industry, consumer spending and taxable sales. This year’s report provides a retrospective on the COVID-19…

Here’s some more good news for doing business in Tennessee. The fiscal stability of a state’s government is vital to ensuring the success of government-sponsored programs and projects and the quality of life of the state’s residents. Tennessee is the top state for fiscal stability. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e5dj_M7