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- Ruby Tuesday profit triples in fiscal 3rd quarter as costs decline
- Aluminum maker Alcoa dedicates expansion of Tenn. recycling operation for aluminum drink cans
- Aluminum maker Alcoa dedicates expansion of Smoky Mountain foothills recycling operation
- Smokies park officials reopen Little River Road after rock slide cleared, road repaired
- Court rules that widow owns rights to Roger Miller’s ‘King of the Road’ and other songs
- Widow wins legal battle over rights to ‘King of the Road’ and other songs by Roger Miller
- Late revisions in health care bill help some insurers, doctor-owned hospitals
- Nebraska’s Cornhusker Kickback gets the boot, while TN, ND make hay in revised health bill
- Clarcor 1st-qtr profit up 69 percent, misses estimates
- Eastman Chemical pays new CEO $3.5 million in 2009 compensation, according to AP tally
- Miller Industries names Ashford to board of directors
- How each of the 32 NFL teams are approaching free agency without a salary cap
- Fred’s says sales at stores open at least a year climb 2 percent in Feb., beating analyst view
- Nissan North America US sales surge 29 percent in February; sales of Versa subcompact double
- AutoZone fiscal 2Q profit rises 6 percent on sales from new stores and cost management
- Handful of House Democrats indicate they haven’t ruled out switch to ‘yes’ on health care vote
- In boost for Obama, 10 House Democrats suggest they might switch from ‘no’ on health bill
- CBL & Associates Properties offering raises $123.3 million; money will pay down debt
- At $96 million, BlueCross more than doubles projected ‘09 loss from TennCare enrollees
- Lawmakers invited to Obama’s health care summit
- AmSurg 4th-quarter profit grew primarily due to 14 recently acquired facilities
- Psychiatric Solutions profit rises due to acquisitions and better results at older facilities
- Cracker Barrel 2Q profit jumps nearly 40 percent, shares hit 52-week high on easy analyst beat
- Nashville Predators’ home ice to become Bridgestone Arena, pending contract approval
- Toyota apologizes for safety problems, says electronics not cause of stuck gas pedals
- Parents angry over American Idol contestant Todrick Hall’s failed musical, want fees returned
- Parents angry over American Idol contestant’s failed musical, want performance fees returned
- LifePoint Hospitals 4th-quarter profit rises 36 percent as outpatient and ER visits increased
- ATF agents search military weapons manufacturer in Nashville
- Measure would give senior Tenn. drivers insurance discount for taking online driving course
- Package delivery company FedEx declares regular quarterly dividend of 11 cents
- Making laws the easy way: Groups offer templates so state legislators can fill in the blanks
- Undeclared US Senate candidate Harold Ford says he’ll file his 1st NY resident tax return
- Undeclared US Senate candidate Harold Ford, of Tenn., says he’ll file 1st NY state tax return
- A list of lawmakers invited to Obama’s health care summit
- Ark firm agrees to $2.75M settlement of wage lawsuit brought by migrant forest workers in Tenn
- After impasse, a new Senate bipartisan push at taming Wall Street, avoiding financial meltdown
- Tractor Supply names Cynthia Jamison as lead director on April 29, after S.P. Braud steps down
- Building products company Louisiana-Pacific fourth-quarter loss narrows
- Forward Air fourth-quarter profit falls nearly 23 pct to $6.4M as sales decline
- VW Chattanooga exec announces 500 new supplier park jobs on top of 2,000 at assembly plant
- Dollar General says it will open 600 stores in 2010, add 5,000 jobs
- $1.4 billion federal loan for Nissan means up to 1,300 new jobs in Tennessee
- Tyson Foods to cut 480 Iowa jobs as it moves work from Council Bluffs to Tennessee and Texas
- Confluence Solar announces $200 million manufacturing facility to be built in East Tennessee
- CCA says Arizona might not renew 2 prison contracts because of budget woes
- TNInvestco funds sell tax credits to raise $85M for early and mid-stage Tennessee companies
- Kirkland’s holiday sales comparison rises 9.7 percent
- AP Interview: Gov. Phil Bredesen rejects early release of Tenn. prisoners to bridge budget gap
- TVA operating hydroelectric dams at full capacity thanks to abundant rainfall in 2009
- Tenn. attorney general sues Colombian cigarette manufacturer over $300,000 in unpaid fees
- An expedition ventures into the health care jungle _ without leaving America’s backyard
- Memphis, Shelby Co. sue Wells Fargo, alleging discriminatory lending
- Kentucky hopes to streak to 4th straight bowl win, while Clemson eager to snap 3-bowl skid
- No sign yet of commercial biofuels investment that Tennessee governor has described as ‘major’
- Clarcor declares quarterly dividend of 9.75 cents per share, payable Jan. 22
- Brookdale completes acquisition of 3 senior living centers for $102 million
- Sanofi-Aventis to buy health-care company Chattem for $1.9 billion, entree into US OTC market
- Sanofi-Aventis agrees to buy US healthcare company Chattem for $1.9 billion
- Trial set for Miss. woman accused of laundering funds allegedly stolen from Tenn. company
- Team Health stock to debut in initial public offering below range company previously expected
- Environmental groups ask White House to clear way for prosecution of TVA for coal ash spill
- TVA rates to drop between $1 and $3 monthly for residential customers due to fuel costs
- Gov. Bredesen announces education partnership with Battelle to promote math, science in Tenn.
- Laws on carrying guns are getting looser across much of the US; NRA is leading the charge
- Tenn. demonstrates trend of looser guns laws in about half the states; NRA is behind the push
- Dollar General returns to profit in 3rd quarter, year-ago weighed down by lawsuit settlement
- Tenn. fund manager, convicted in $33M Ponzi scheme, gets 14-year sentence in NY case
- Cumberland Pharmaceuticals signs licensing deal to sell Caldolor in South Korea
- Environmentalists discuss pollutants from huge ash spill in Tennessee ahead of hearings
- Tennessee’s crop harvest almost done; dry November helped some farmers pull out of soggy year
- AutoZone says fiscal 1st-quarter profit rises 9 percent as spending on car repairs grows
- FedEx says earnings will top company’s previous guidance for fiscal second quarter
- Cracker Barrel board declares 20 cent per share dividend to be paid Feb. 5
- Ky. oilman who appeared on MTV ‘Sweet 16′ show indicted by federal grand jury on fraud charges
- Sharpie and Paper Mate maker Newell Rubbermaid opens new ink plant in Tennessee
- Education Realty Trust names new CEO; shares climb 2 percent
- URS joint venture gets $950M contract for Tennessee Valley Authority work
- US Rep. John Tanner, D-Tenn., says he’ll retire next year; co-founder of Blue Dog coalition
- Person with knowledge of talks: 76ers offer non-guaranteed contract to Allen Iverson
- Nissan sales rise 20.8 percent as Infiniti declines offset strong Nissan brand growth
- International Paper says it will sell $750M in senior notes due 2039 to pay back debts
- Developers of $250M medical mart to build trade center on top of Nashville convention center
- Fulmer, Tuberville and Barnett among big-name coaches looking for jobs in down college market
- Skip the plane, take the train? More Americans looking for cheaper Thanksgiving travel options
- Genesco 3rd-quarter profit climbs as gross margin improves, raises 2010 earnings outlook
- The Tennessean publisher Leifeld retiring, Fort Myers publisher Hudler named to position
- Mental health cases stress police, emergency workers; patients end up in justice system
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- Lump of coal (ash) in TVA executives’ Christmas stockings, no bonuses after massive spill
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- Commissioner fines Titans owner Bud Adams $250,000 for obscene gesture to Bills fans after win
- Wright Medical Group names Lance Berry chief financial officer as John Blakewell departs
- Ruby Tuesday inks international franchise agreements in Middle East, U.K.
- Bredesen says dealing with bleak budget outlook presents his ‘most difficult time as governor’
