Unemployment rates tick upward

Pictured above – Tim Martin, PCSS Deputy Director; Melanie Bussell, PCSS RTI Supervisor and Corby King, PCSS Director of Schools. Bussell has spent over 29 years in education, with 26 years being in the PCSS. Putnam County – The Putnam County School System (PCSS) names Melanie Bussell, Response to...

Cookeville – Tennessee Tech University has launched a new partnership with Putnam County’s 911 Center and Emergency Management Agency that will bring the full resources of the county to bear in the event of emergencies or natural disasters impacting the Tech campus in Cookeville. With Tech and Putnam County utilizing the same Emergency Alert System platform, the partnership allows both entities to rely on each other during times of emergency and to ensure the same message is relayed to both university subscribers and the community at-large.

Businesses can use captive insurance as an option to help mitigate risk and manage cost. Nashville – Mark Wiedeman will serve as director of TDCI’s Captive Insurance Section. A Utah native, Wiedeman is a graduate from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Arts in history and a master’s in public administration.

Cookeville – According to reports, Portobello Group‘s new production facility in Cookeville is slated to open by March or April of this year. The factory is expected to provide 230 jobs when operational. Portobello Group, a porcelain and ceramic tile producer, looks to invest around 160M (80M allocated...

Department works on how to prepare students for postsecondary success. Nashville, TN— This month, the department is celebrating Innovative School Models and National Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month to highlight how Tennessee is reimagining the classroom for middle and high school students, while also amplifying the role CTE has in preparing students for postsecondary success.

Rate effective due to recent decision to The Federal National Mortgage Association’s discontinuation of its free market auction system for commitments to purchase conventional home mortgages. Nashville – The maximum effective interest rate for home loans has been set at 7.61%, according to the Tennessee Department of Commerce and...

Pictured above – E Com has been in business for more than three decades in the Upper Cumberland. E Com is a leader in the manufacturing of laboratory and industrial seating. Cookeville – 30 years ago, E Com Seating (E Com), a third generation, family-owned company, opened their doors. The year was 1993 and the company, started by Scott Ebersole and his father, Lowell Ebersole, began the task of providing laboratory and industrial seating as a private label supplier.

This year’s theme is “Scalds: Hot Liquids Burn Like Fire”. Nashville – The Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) is highlighting the importance of preventing burn hazards and home fires during National Burn Awareness Week (Feb. 5-11). This year’s theme is “Scalds: Hot Liquids Burn Like Fire” and focuses on ways that consumers can prevent burn-related injuries from occurring at home.

Nike Coach of the Year Clinics feature champion college football coaches as speakers and draws thousands of college and high school coaches of elite athletes. Cookeville – Cookeville’s Kevin Christopher, an entrepreneur, attorney and agent, will cover “top strategies for coaches leading athletes in the new NIL era” at Atlanta Feb. 10 and in Birmingham Feb. 18. The Nike Coach of the Year Clinics feature champion college football coaches as speakers and draws thousands of college and high school coaches of elite athletes to learn coaching and management practices.