ATLANTA, Georgia, April 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 10, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, South Region - March 2024": * * * Prices in the South up 0.4 percent in March and 3.8 percent over the past year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.4 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 11 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on April 10, 2024: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter and Corky's Food Manufacturing, LLC officials announced today the company will expand manufacturing operations at its 3006 Fleetbrook Drive location in Memphis. Corky's will invest $4 million and create 28 new jobs to add a second shift and additional  more

ROCKWOOD, Tennessee, April 11 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on April 10, 2024: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter and Protomet Corporation officials announced today the company will expand its footprint in East Tennessee by establishing engineering and manufacturing operations in Rockwood. Protomet will create 250 new jobs and invest $25 million as the company a  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education has been recognized for the fourth consecutive year as a silver-level recipient of the U.S. Department of Energy's GreenBuy award for fiscal year 2023. The GreenBuy Award Program recognizes DOE sites for achieving stringent sustainable acquisition goals that go above and beyond the g  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 11 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news on April 10, 2024: This month, the Tennessee Department of Education is promoting the annual Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP), which will be administered to students in grades 3-8 from April 15 - May 3. Students in schools across the state will take state summative assessments in general education subject areas--including English language arts (ELA), math, science, and social stud  more