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• Tennessee's Solar Industry Faces Clouded Future
  (Tennessean, Sept. 18, 2011)
  
• Hamilton-Ryker Group Laying Off 167 Employees in Martin
  (Memphis Business Journal, Sept. 12, 2011)
  
• Perry County Gamble to Attract Jobs Works
  (Tennessean, Sept. 8, 2011)
• Auto Supplier Brings 400 Jobs to Perry County
  (News Sentinel, Aug. 30, 2011)
  
• How Bad Has the Housing Market Been in Tennessee? A Sobering View
  (Nashville Business Journal, Aug. 25, 2011)
• Tennessee Ranks 24th in Job Growth
  (Nashville Business Journal, Aug. 23, 2011)
  
• Credit Agency: Tennessee Consumers in 'State of Financial Distress'
  (Johnson City Press, Aug. 23, 2011)
  
• Goodyear Tire Job Losses in Union City Total 1,954
  (Memphis Business Journal, Aug. 22, 2011)
  
• Dayton Studies Idea of Business Incubator
  (Times Free Press, Aug. 20, 2011)
  
• Tennessee 7th Most Financially Distressed State
  (Memphis Business Journal, Aug. 17, 2011)
• Ripley Gets Manufacturing Plant to Employ 120
  (News Sentinel, Aug. 17, 2011)
  
• Tennessee Finishes Year with Tax Surplus
  (News Sentinel, Aug. 10, 2011)
  
• Fuel Efficiency Creates Jobs in Tennessee, Other States
  (Tennessean, Aug. 10, 2011)
  
• Nashville's Job Market 41st in the Country
  (Nashville Business Journal, Aug. 9, 2011)
  
• Nashville Area Ranks 40th in Personal Income
  (Nashville Business Journal, Aug. 9, 2011)
  
• Tennessee to Make Case for Keeping Top Debt Rating
  (News Sentinel, Aug. 8, 2011)
• Tennessee Claims Top Auto Ranking
  (Times Free Press, Aug. 6, 2011)
  
• Why Are Smokies, Big South Fork Visits Plummeting?
  (News Sentinel, Aug. 5, 2011)
  
• Tennessee to Keep Moody's Top Rating
  (Nashville Business Journal, Aug. 4, 2011)
  
• Tennessee Ranked 42nd for Entrepreneurship
  (Newswise, Aug. 2, 2011)
  
• Spears Coastline Plastic to Call Tennessee Home
  (Business & Heritage Clarksville, Aug. 1, 2011)
  
• GM Collected $17 Million from Tennessee for Jobs, Then Left
  (News Sentinel, July 31, 2011)
  
• Spring City Textile Plant Expands
  (Times Free Press, July 29, 2011)
  
• Etowah's Waupaca Foundry to Reopen, Hire 250
  (News Sentinel, July 28, 2011)
• State Jobs Initiative for At-Risk Youth Recognized
  (News Sentinel, July 25, 2011)
• Tennessee 42nd in 5-Year Job Growth
  (Memphis Business Journal, July 25, 2011)
• IQT Relocation Flap Highlights Vetting Shortfall
  (Nashville Business Journal, July 22, 2011)
  
• Tennessee among 28 States That Saw Unemployment Rate Rise in June
  (Commercial Appeal, July 22, 2011)
• Plant to Bring 85 New Jobs to Humphreys
  (Tennessean, July 22, 2011)
  
• Tennessee Unemployment Up Slightly in June
  (News Sentinel, July 21, 2011)
• Tennessee Sees Revenue Revival
  (News Sentinel, July 20, 2011)
  
• Nissan Plant Set to Expand: Decherd Engine Site Will Build Leaf Motors
  (News Sentinel, July 20, 2011)
• Existing-Home Sales Fall in June
  (Nashville Business Journal, July 20, 2011)
• IQT Deal Officially Dead
  (Nashville Post, July 19, 2011)
• Moody's Eyes Credit Downgrade for Tennessee, Four Other States
  (News Sentinel, July 19, 2011)
• Tennessee Closing Costs Rank 35th Highest
  (Memphis Business Journal, July 19, 2011)
• Tennessee in America's Top States for Transportation and Infrastructure
  (The Advertiser, July 17, 2011)
  
• Southern Business & Development Magazine Ranks Tennessee 4th
  (The Advertiser, July 15, 2011)
  
• Tennessee Getting 'Steady' Interest from Firms Looking to Locate Here
  (News Sentinel, July 15, 2011)
• June: 15th Straight Month of State Revenue Growth
  (Tennessee State website, July 11, 2011)
  
• Production Ends at Goodyear in Union City, Tennessee -- Earlier Than Expected
  (Commercial Appeal, July 11, 2011)
  
• Great Smokies Visits Down in First 5 Months
  (News Sentinel, July 8, 2011)
• Union City Runway Extension Called Boost to Regional Economy
  (News Sentinel, July 7, 2011)
  
• Much at Stake for Tennessee on Trade Pacts
  (Tennessean, July 4, 2011)
• State ECD Requesting Feedback
  (Johnson City Press, July 4, 2011)
• Tennessee Construction Values Down 63% in May
  (Memphis Business Journal, July 1, 2011)
• Online Job Postings Drop in Tennessee
  (Memphis Business Journal, June 30, 2011)
• Cumberland Business Incubator Aims to Launch Firms
  (News Sentinel, June 30, 2011)
• Tennessee Green Economy Poised for Expansion
  (News Sentinel, June 29, 2011)
• Green Jobs Growing, Offer Big Potential, Studies Say
  (Tennessean, June 28, 2011)
• Tennessee's Foreclosure Rate Continues to Slide
  (Nashville Business Journal, June 16, 2011)
• Tennessee No. 6 for 2010 Economic Growth
  (Nashville Business Journal, June 13, 2011)
  
• Tennessee Gets Mixed Report Card for Manufacturing, Logistics
  (Nashville Business Journal, June 13, 2011)
  
• Jobs Good Sign, Economist Says
  (News Sentinel, June 10, 2011)
• Gov. Bill Haslam Extends Jobless Benefits to Tennesseans
  (News Sentinel, June 9, 2011)
• Haslam, Hagerty Announce ECD Regional Directors and Project Managers
  (Tennesseee State website, June 8, 2011)
  
• State's INCITE Stimulus Initiative Seeks to Draw Federal, Private Dollars
  (News Sentinel, June 9, 2011)
  
• Slow 1st Quarter Won't Derail Economic Growth: Auto Sales Boost Major Driver
  (News Sentinel, June 2, 2011)
• Modest Growth Forecast for Tennessee Economy
  (News Sentinel, June 1, 2011)
  
• UT Report: Economy Has Perfect Recipe for Modest Growth
  (University of Tennessee, June 1, 2011)
  
• Tennessee Business and Economic Outlook Spring 2011
  (University of Tennessee, June 1, 2011)
• Tennessee's Top Five Areas for Employment Gains
  (Times Free Press, May 31, 2011)
  
• Tennessee Execs Notch Higher Salaries
  (Memphis Business Journal, May 31, 2011)
• Recovery Act Created over 17,000 Tennessee Jobs in First Quarter
  (Memphis Business Journal, May 27, 2011)
  
• Tennessee Added 24,100 Government Jobs in Past Decade
  (Memphis Business Journal, May 27, 2011)
  
• Recovery Act Job Creation in Tennessee: Top 5 List
  (Memphis Business Journal, May 26, 2011)
  
• Tennessee Lost over 165k Manufacturing Jobs in Past Decade
  (Memphis Business Journal, May 26, 2011)
• Tennessee 43rd in Job Gains over Past Decade
  (Nashville Business Journal, May 24, 2011)
  
• Storm Damage to Cost TVA Up to $200 Million
  (Times Free Press, May 24, 2011)
  
• NLRB Complaint Could Hurt Tennessee Jobs Future
  (Times Free Press, May 24, 2011)
  
• Greene Valley Developmental Center Layoff June 30 Affects over 200
  (TriCities.com, May 24, 2011)
  
• Tennessee No. 15 in Income Growth since 1960
  (Memphis Business Journal, May 23, 2011)
  
• Legislature Unanimously Approves State Budget
  (Tennessee Report May 21, 2011)
• Tennessee No. 3 in Construction Job Growth
  (Memphis Business Journal, May 20, 2011)
• Tennessee Ranks 6th in Consumer Distress
  (Memphis Business Journal, May 19, 2011)
• The Messy Truth behind Amazon's Tennessee Tax Tradeoff
  (Nashville Scene, May 19, 2011 )
  
• Tennessee Ranks 18th in Export Adaptability
  (Memphis Business Journal, May 18, 2011)
• Tennessee Housing Market Sees Marginal Gains
  (Nashville Business Journal, May 16, 2011)
• New Liquor Stores Adding to Cookeville's Bottom Line
  (News Sentinel, May 16, 2011)
• More College Grads Turn to Public-Service Jobs
  (News Sentinel, May 15, 2011)
  
• Tennessee Job Outlook, College Majors at Odds
  (Times Free Press, May 14, 2011)
• Tennessee Businesses with High-Speed Internet Make More Money
  (Memphis Business Journal, May 13, 2011)
• Tennessee on Short List for Sears Headquarters
  (News Sentinel, May 11, 2011)
• NAFTA Job Losses: Tennessee No. 3
  (Memphis Business Journal, May 11, 2011)
• Married Couples Now a Minority in Tennessee
  (Tennessean, May 10, 2011)
• Pay Raises Stage Comeback in Middle Tennessee
  (Nashville Business Journal, May 6, 2011)
  
• Transfers Begin at Goodyear's Union City Plant
  (Commercial Appeal, May 6, 2011)
  
• CEOs Name Tennessee 4th Best State for Business
  (Memphis Business Journal, May 5, 2011)
  
• Tennesseans' Personal Incomes Drop
  (Nashville Business Journal, April 22, 2011)
  
• Tennessee Offers Green-Jobs Snapshot
  (Nashville Business Journal, April 22, 2011)
• State Focuses on Growth Clusters
  (Times Free Press, April 21, 2011)
  
• Gov. Bill Haslam Orders New Strategy for Jobs
  (News Sentinel, April 21, 2011)
• Haslam Unveils Economic Development Strategy
  (News Sentinel, April 20, 2011)
  
• Haslam Unveils Jobs4TN Plan as Blueprint for Economic Growth
  (City Paper, April 20, 2011)
  
• Tennessee among Most Tax-Friendly States for Small Business
  (News Sentinel, April 19, 2011) [blog post | complete report]
  
• Tennessee's Levy Burden Well Below Other States
  (News Sentinel, April 17, 2011)
  
• Tennessee 8th Best State to Make a Living
  (Nashville Business Journal, April 15, 2011)
  
• Funding Board: State Revenue Reflects Improving Economy
  (News Sentinel, April 15, 2011)
• Two Huge Projects in Tennessee Show Solar Industry Booming
  (Times Free Press, April 14, 2011)
• Tennessee Revenue Collections Grow 8th Straight Month, Beat Estimates
  (Nashville Business Journal, April 12, 2011)
• Tennessee City Rankings in Small-Business Vitality
  (Nashville Business Journal, April 11, 2011)
  
• States' Tax Loads Vary Widely: Tennessee, Mississippi among Lowest
  (Commercial Appeal, April 10, 2011)
  
• Sparta Officials Eye Auto Supplier with 200 Jobs
  (News Sentinel, April 7, 2011)
  
• State 'Career Coaches' Hit the Road to Raise Employment
  (News Sentinel, April 6, 2011)
• Who Wants a Union? Not Southern Autoworkers, It Seems
  (News Sentinel, April 1, 2011)
  
• More Full-Time Positions Could Be Returning
  (Tennessean, March 27, 2011)
• Job Security Elusive: Study Lists Occupations with Highest Growth Rates
  (Tennessee State website, March 26, 2011)
  
• Tennessee Releases Annual TNInvestco Report
  (Nashville Business Journal, March 25, 2011)
• Tennessee 39th in Per Capita Income
  (Johnson City Press, March 24, 2011)
  
• Tennessee Income Grows in 2010
  (News Sentinel, March 24, 2011)
• Tennessee Mass Layoffs Drop in February
  (Memphis Business Journal, March 22, 2011)
• Nashville Area Gains 16,300 Jobs, Placing 11th among U.S. Cities
  (Nashville Business Journal, March 21, 2011)
• Funding Approved for Port at Cates Landing in Lake County, TN
  (Tennessean, March 21, 2011)
• Nashville Builds Its Tech Cred
  (Tennessean, March 20, 2011)
• Tennessee Jobless Rate Rises: Japan's Disasters May Have Impact
  (Tennessean, March 18, 2011)
• Nashville, Suburbs See Growth as Tennessee Diversifies
  (USA Today, March 18, 2011) [local county, city data]
• 2010 Census: Knox County Fastest Growing
  (News Sentinel, March 16, 2011)
• State Venture Fund Seeds Business Startups
  (Tennessean, March 16, 2011)
• Gov. Haslam Stresses 'Rigorous Government Diet': State of the State Address
  (City Paper, March 14, 2011)
• U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander Cites Close Ties between Tennessee and Japan
  (Commercial Appeal, March 11, 2011)
• Will Middle East Unrest Disrupt Tennessee's Economy?
  (Nashville Business Journal, March 11, 2011)
• Tennessee Exports $1B in Goods to Middle East
  (Post Business, March 11, 2011)
• New Facility in Coffee County Will Create 70 Jobs
  (News Channel 5, March 9, 2011)
• TVA Sees Years-Long Jobs Recovery
  (Times Free Press, March 8, 2011)
• Losses Plague Tennessee's Pensions
  (News Sentinel, March 8, 2011)
• Study: Pollution Rules Will Create Jobs, Push Up Rates
  (News Sentinel, March 7, 2011)
  
• Tennessee Construction Contracts Start 2011 Down
  (Nashville Business Journal, March 7, 2011)
• Hall Income Tax Proposal Worries Germantown
  (Commercial Appeal, March 7, 2011)
• 20-Year TVA Plan Sees 30% Coal Cut
  (Times Free Press, March 5, 2011)
• Somerset Wood Products to Expand Crossville Facility
  (Crossville Chronicle, March 2, 2011)
• Tennessee among Top Five States for Bankruptcy
  (Times Free Press, March 2, 2011)
• Lawsuit Abuse Reform Will Give Tennesseans Long Overdue Benefits
  (Tennessee Center for Policy Research, March 1, 2011)
• Tennessee among Best Improving Unemployment in 2010 [Includes database.]
  (Nashville Business Journal, Feb. 28, 2011 | BLS Report)
• Tennessee's Tax Burden Among Lowest in Nation
  (News Sentinel, Feb. 24, 2011, Tax Foundation report)
  
• Tennessee Film Industry Incentives
  (Nashville Scene, Feb. 17, 2011)
• Tennessee Tapping into Chinese Economy
  (Nashville Business Journal, Feb. 14, 2011)
• EPA Regs Could Create 100k Tennessee Jobs
  (Nashville Business Journal, Feb. 14, 2011)
• 2010 Sees Tennessee Construction Values Climb
  (Memphis Business Journal, Feb. 11, 2011)
• Tennessee and California Lead States With Highest Sales Taxes
  (Business Week, Feb. 11, 2011)
• Goodyear Posts Loss, to Close Union City Plant
  (News Sentinel, Feb. 10, 2011)
• Tennessee Funding Board Sets Growth Projections
  (News Sentinel, Feb. 9, 2011)
• Economy Slowly Climbing Back
  (News Sentinel, Feb. 7, 2011)
• State Plans Health Insurance Exchange
  (Times Free Press, Jan. 27, 2011)
• UT Reports Tennessee Economy Improving
  (News Sentinel, Jan. 27, 2011)
• Tennessee Economy Making Slow, Steady Progress
  (News Sentinel, Jan. 27, 2011)
  
• Nissan Progresses Construction of Tennessee Electric Vehicle Battery Plant
  (PR Newswire, Jan. 26, 2011)
• Small Town's Bond Bust Led to a Model State Debt Policy
  (Stateline, Jan. 25, 2011)
• A Look at Local Hall Tax Distribution in Tennessee
  (Daily News Journal, Jan. 25, 2011)
• Talk of Ending Hall Tax on Income Raising Questions
  (News Sentinel, Jan. 25, 2011)
• Bioscience Sector Provided Quarter of Recent New Jobs: Memphis & Tennessee (Commercial Appeal, Jan. 23, 2011)
• State Notes Employment Growth Over Past Year
  (Memphis Daily News, Jan. 21, 2011)
• InSyte To Relocate Giant-Vac To Lawrence County
  (WDXE, Jan. 20, 2011)
• U.S. Factories Buck Decline [local Whirlpool]
  (Wall Street Journal, Jan. 19, 2011)
• Tennessee Plan Pays for Obesity Surgery, Not Dietary Counseling
  (Leaf Chronicle, Jan. 18, 2011)
• Port in Rural Northwest Tennessee Draws Interest from Top Corporations
  (Southern Business and Development, Jan. 13, 2011)
• Detroit Recovers as South Surges
  (Chattanooga Times Free Press, Jan. 12, 2011)
• Agritourism Promoted in Tennessee
  (USA Today, Jan. 12, 2011)
• TVA Helps Firms Invest in Economic Growth
  (Leaf Chronicle, Jan. 9, 2011)
• 12-County Initiative REDI Brings Leaders Together on Education, Economy, Jobs (Jackson Sun, Jan. 7, 2011)