Automotive Supplier to Create 25 New Positions Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty, along with Rutherford County officials, Friday announced that Topre America Corporation will open a manufacturing operation in Nissan North America’s Smyrna facility. The new location represents a multi-million dollar investment and…

The Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce has named Jim and the late Doris Demos as the 2011 Business Legends of the Year, and will honor them at the Chamber’s annual Business at its Best celebration on Friday, Feb. 3, at the Embassy Suites Murfreesboro Hotel and Conference Center. Originally from…

New Fulfillment Centers to be Located in Rutherford, Wilson counties, Bringing $135 Million in New Investment to Tennessee Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced Amazon’s plans to open two new fulfillment centers in Tennessee, creating over 1,300 new jobs and $135 million in investment in the…

Rate Drops 0.4 Percentage Point from October NASHVILLE – Tennessee Commissioner of Labor & Workforce Development Karla Davis announced Tennessee’s unemployment rate for November fell to 9.1 percent, down from the October revised rate of 9.5. The national unemployment rate for November 2011 was 8.6 percent, a decrease of 0.4…

Additional production of Chevrolet Equinox to begin in second half of 2012 $61 million investment and 685 jobs for flexible operation $183 million for future midsize vehicles and 1,196 jobs SPRING HILL, Tenn. – General Motors will invest $61 million to bring its idled Spring Hill assembly plant back to…