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News Tipoffs - Tennessee Editors Newsletter for Tuesday July 23, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Contracts for July 22, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: ARMY Global Ordnance,* Sarasota, Florida (W52P1J-21-D-0001); High Noon Unlimited Inc.,* Holiday, Florida (W52P1J-21-D-0002); and Paramount Enterprises International Inc.,* Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (W52P1J-21-D-0003), will compete for each order of the $189,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for procurement of Trinitrotoluene. Bids were solicited via the internet with six received. Work locations and fundi  more

Howmet Aerospace Inc. Announces Expansion During U.K. Airshow
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 23 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on July 22, 2024: * * * International aerospace company will create 50 new jobs, invest nearly $28 million in Morristown * * * Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter and Howmet Aerospace Inc. officials announced today the company is expanding its Morristown, Tennessee, location. Headquartered in Pittsbur  more

New software provides advanced grid simulation capabilities
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, July 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: ORNL researchers Phani Marthi and Suman Debnath work on developing and scaling up new EMT simulation software to analyze how power electronics in the electric grid will respond to brief interruptions in power flow. Credit: Genevieve Martin/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Power companies and electric grid developers turn to simulation tools as they attempt to understand h  more

Surface Transportation Board Issues Decision Involving 3 Companies, 2 Individuals
WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. MCF 21116) entitled "Essex Equity Partners MJT LLC, Lawrence Boyce, and Terry Stapp - Acquisition of Control - Xplore Ky. LLC And MJT Nashville LLC": * * * ACTION: Notice Tentatively Approving and Authorizing Finance Transaction. SUMMARY: On June 20, 2024, Essex Equity Partners MJT, LLC (Essex MJT), Lawrence Boyce (Boyce), and Terry Stapp (Stapp) (collectively,  more

Tenn. U.S. Attorney: Convicted Felon Sentenced to Over 17 Years for Firearm and Drug Crimes
MEMPHIS, Tennessee, July 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee issued the following news release: A federal judge recently sentenced Desmond Woods, 43, of Memphis to over 17 years in federal prison for possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute, being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. Kevin G. Ritz, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the s  more

Tenn. U.S. Attorney: Two Nashville Men Charged With Drug and Gun Offenses
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee issued the following news release: A federal grand jury has returned a superseding indictment charging two individuals for conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute approximately five pounds of methamphetamine in Nashville, Tennessee, announced United States Attorney Henry C. Leventis for the Middle District of Tennessee. The indictment charges Brian Antonio Dotson, 45, and Lavantrez  more