Monthly Archives: March 2018
JDS to establish new Scott Co. facility, add 100 jobs
Rubber and plastics manufacturer to create approximately 110 new jobs in Winfield
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner...
State’s low unemployment rate continues into 2018
January 2018 Statewide Unemployment Rate is More than a Percentage Point Lower than 2017
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Labor and Workforce Development...
Traffic committee meets with TDOT reps
By Amye Anderson
UCBJ Managing Editor
COOKEVILLE – After months of compiling and narrowing a list of proposed projects that would seek to improve a variety...
LEGAL: Tennessee Workers’ Compensation update
By Jeff Jones
Special to the UCBJ
The Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Law underwent sweeping changes in 2014, including a new formula for permanent disability, a new...
Farley, board begins UCHRA cleanup
By Amye Anderson
UCBJ Managing Editor
COOKEVILLE – Mark Farley, UCHRA's interim executive director, isn't wasting any time digging in and working to correct the embattled agency's...
DeKalb Co. receives TNECD work-based learning grant
UPPER CUMBERLAND – The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development today announced 10 new Work-Based Learning Grant recipients, awarding $250,000 in the program’s...