Johnson City manufacturer Alemite will lay off 119 workers beginning in November, the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development announced Monday.
Alemite makes grease guns and lubricant handling systems.
Read more via Johnson City company cutting 119 jobs » Knoxville News Sentinel.
Economic development efforts don’t come to a halt during a downturn, they’re needed more than ever. Stateline.org article below, outlines some things that Tennessee is doing to help in the economic development arena.
While the Tennessee Legislature was slashing programs and laying off 700 state employees to close a budget gap last week, Gov. Phil Bredesen was touring a manufacturing company in the Swiss village of Birr.
From Switzerland, it was on to Germany and Poland for Bredesen, a two-term Democrat. The coincidence of the state’s top elected official bouncing around Europe as state lawmakers were struggling with agonizing budget choices back home may appear irresponsible at first. But Bredesen actually was on a calculated mission to attract jobs that he says could help Tennessee get through the economic downturn.
“Now is not the time to pull back or retrench,” Bredesen said.
Bredesen’s job-recruiting trip points up a little known aspect of the recession: States may be losing thousands of jobs, but many states are spending millions of dollars and approving new incentives to create jobs, with some success. Economic development efforts don’t come to a halt during a downturn; they’re needed more than ever.
Senate overrides Bredesen veto, but former Metro Councilman pushing for Nashville to take advantage of loophole
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The state House and Senate have voted to seize the guns of Tennessee citizens, jailing those who refuse to comply.
Read more via Government Gun Seizures In Tennessee — In History and Today | Humphrey on the Hill | knoxnews.com.
With the current public restroom problem at Riverfront Park, I would urge Kingsport to support handgun carry at local parks.
The House voted 77-14 Monday night to let city and county governments decide whether handguns can be carried in the local parks and recreation areas they control.
“This gives maximum flexibility to our local governments,” said sponsor Rep. Harry Tindell, D-Knoxville. “They are the people who know their parks best.”
Approval came after only brief debate. The only opponent to speak was Rep. G.A. Hardaway, D-Memphis, who said the bill amounted to “sicing the NRA on the local boys.”
The bill (HB960) now goes to the Senate, where it is sponsored by Sen. Mae Beavers, R-Mount Juliet.
via Local Governments Get Gun Choices Under House-Passed Bill | Humphrey on the Hill | knoxnews.com.
Tom Humphrey has the scoop on guns and martial law.
The House approved 88-4 Monday night a bill that declares the guns of Tennesseans cannot be seized during periods of martial rule.
Read more via Keep Your Guns During Martial Rule, Says House | Humphrey on the Hill | knoxnews.com.
State-by-state gun laws and death rates, maps of recent school and workplace shootings and facts on who’s at risk.
According to the SportsOneSource, a research firm that tracks the sports goods industry, firearms sales in large retail outlets are up 39% this year. Shops across the country are reporting ammunition shortages since stores can’t meet demand for bullets. Data from the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System, which the industry uses as a proxy for overall firearms sales, is also revealing. From November 2008 through March 2009, FBI background checks, which are required every time a federally licensed gun dealer makes a sale, rose 29.3% over the same period a year ago. In November alone checks jumped 42%, to 1,529,635, the largest monthly total in the decade the system has been in place. “Consumer demand is unprecedented,” says Larry Keane, general counsel for the National Shooting Sports Foundation, a trade association for the firearms and ammunition industry.
Read more via Boom in Gun Sales Fueled by Politics and the Economy – TIME.
Search public records for recipients of Tennessee handgun carry permits.