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News Tipoffs - Tennessee Editors Newsletter for Thursday May 25, 2023 ( 8 items )  

Governor Lee, Commissioner McWhorter Announce Meco Corporation to Expand Greene County Headquarters
GREENEVILLE, Tennessee, May 25 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter and Meco Corporation officials announced today the company will invest $27.8 million to expand its Greeneville, Tennessee, headquarters. Through the expansion, Meco will create 67 new jobs in Tier 4, At-Risk Greene County. Founded in 1959, Meco Corporation has manufact  more

Interior Dept.: Secretary Haaland Appoints New Members to the National Park System Advisory Board
WASHINGTON, May 25 (TNSper) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on May 24, 2023: Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland appointed 15 new members to the National Park System Advisory Board today. First authorized in 1935, the Board advises the Secretary and the Director of the National Park Service (NPS) on matters relating to the Service's work. "National parks are some of the most visible and important forums for visitors to explore the outdoors and learn t  more

NASA Mission to Study Ice Clouds, Help Observe Our Dynamic Atmosphere
WASHINGTON, May 23 (TNSres) -- NASA issued the following news release: NASA has selected a new mission to help humanity better understand Earth's dynamic atmosphere - specifically, ice clouds that form at high altitudes throughout tropical and sub-tropical regions. The PolSIR instrument - short for Polarized Submillimeter Ice-cloud Radiometer - will study such ice clouds to determine how and why they change throughout the day. This will provide crucial information about how to accurately simula  more

NASS - Tennessee Field Office: Tennessee Farmers Have One Week Left to Return the 2022 Census of Agriculture
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Tennessee Field Office issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will end data collection for the 2022 Census of Agriculture on May 31. Tennessee producers who have not yet returned their completed questionnaires have just one week left to respond. Federal law requires everyone who received the ag cen  more

Oak Ridge National Laboratory: The NCCS's Operational Orchestrator of High-Performance Computing: - Ashley Barker
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: At the National Center for Computational Sciences, Ashley Barker enjoys one of the least complicated-sounding job titles at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory: section head of operations. But within that seemingly ordinary designation lurks a multitude of demanding roles as she oversees the complete user experience for NCCS computer systems. And  more

Sieger Selected to Lead ORNL's Next Supercomputer, OLCF-6
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 25 (TNSper) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility's Matt Sieger has been named the project director for the OLCF-6 effort. This next OLCF undertaking will plan and build a world-class successor to the OLCF's still-new exascale system, Frontier. "I am delighted to welcome Matt Sieger as the new project director for OLCF-6," said Gina Tourassi, director of the Natio  more

TDOE Releases 2023 TCAP District-Level Averages for 3rd Grade ELA to Support Family Decision-Making
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 25 (TNSrpt) -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: The Tennessee Department of Education released district-level TCAP average scores for third grade ELA from the spring 2023 TCAP administration. Access the 2023 TCAP ELA average scores for each district here [link at bottom]. On Monday, May 22nd, the department released statewide averages for third grade TCAP ELA scores ahead of previous years' timelines, highlighting historic gains  more

Tenn. PUC Issues Protective Order Involving Piedmont Natural Gas
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 25 -- The Tennessee Public Utility Commission issued the following order (Docket No. 23-00035) on May 24, 2023: * * * In Re: Petition Of Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. For Approval Of Its 2023 Annual Review Of Rates Mechanism Pursuant To Tenn. Code Ann Sec.65-5-103(D)(6) PROTECTIVE ORDER To expedite the flow of filings, exhibits and other information, and to facilitate the prompt resolution of disputes as to the confidentiality of information, adequately protect  more