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On November 13, 2019, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee spoke about a pre-apprenticeship program launched through a partnership between Chattanooga State Community College, Marion County Schools, and Valmont Industries. Eight high…

Jasper, TN— October 4, 2019 — Today, the Southeast Industrial Development Association (SEIDA) in partnership with Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC) was pleased to celebrate the opportunity to assist Valmont…

The UT CIS economic development team congratulated the tenth graduating class of the Tennessee Certified Economic Developer (TCED) Program on Wednesday, April 17. Candidates presented their Capstone Project Presentations to…

Local Economic Development Professional Graduate of TVA’s Professional Rural Leadership Institute Chattanooga, TN – Jonathon Connell, Regional Planner with the Southeast Tennessee Development District recently graduated from TVA’s Rural Leadership…

Governor Bill Lee visited Southeast Tennessee in March to make two significant job announcements. Governor Lee joined Hubner Manufacturing Corporation officials to announce that the manufacturer will build a new…

Jonathon Connell was one of more than 50 economic development professionals from Tennessee and 10 other states who graduated from the 12th annual Tennessee Basic Economic Development Course (TBEDC) in…

A Korean Manufacturer of solar modules plans to build a $150 million plant in Dalton, Ga and create 500 jobs. Hanwha Q CELLS Korea announced that it plans to produce…

Coil Design Corp.,will spend $3.4 million to equip the renovated former Goodman Manufacturing building in Dayton and has plans to hire 70 employees over the next two years. Read more.…

HomeServe USA, a provider of home emergency repair solution, officially opened its new 45,000-square foot Customer Center of Excellence in Chattanooga. The $5.5 million new building will allow for an…

Volkswagen pledged Monday to spend $340 million to build a third vehicle in Chattanooga. Read more at: http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/breakingnews/story/2018/mar/19/vw-invest-340-million/466285/