MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Oct. 11 -- The Alabama Department of Environmental Management issued the following public notice: Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC has applied for a renewal of the Title V Major Source Operating Permit for Station 550 located at 465 County Road 56, Hamilton, Marion County, Alabama. The facility is an existing natural gas transmission facility (SIC code 4922). The draft Major Source Operating Permit would not authorize any new emissions of air contaminants. ADEM proposes  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 8 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: Rear Admiral Timothy Ricks, DMD, MPH, the Chief Dental Officer of the U.S. Public Health Service and Assistant Surgeon General, Monday urged students in the UTHSC College of Dentistry to focus on oral health as integral to overall health across the lifespan. "Part of my job is to impress on people the importance of oral health," said Rear Admiral Ricks, who is the spokesperson on oral hea  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 7 -- Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell and Berkowitz, a law firm, issued the following news release: Baker Donelson law firm has signed a multi-year lease and will move its Nashville office in 2021 to Broadwest, the new urban, mixed-use community rising in Nashville's vibrant and expanding core. Baker Donelson will occupy about 70,000 square feet of Class AA space in the top three floors of the 21-floor office tower being built on a full city block at 1600 West End Av  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 8 -- Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell and Berkowitz, a law firm, issued the following news release: Baker Donelson has been named among America's Top Trusted Corporate Law Firms by Forbes magazine. Forbes partnered with market research company Statista to create its first-ever list of top U.S. corporate law firms. The list indicates which firms are the most recommended in particular practice areas and is the result of survey responses from 2,500 lawyers. Baker Done  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 10 -- Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell and Berkowitz, a law firm, issued the following news release: Tiffani V. Williams of Baker Donelson and The Daschle Group has been recognized by Lawyers of Color on its Top Lobbyists & Influencers list for 2019. Ms. Williams was one of only 50 government relations executives recognized on this select list. Lawyers of Color, a non-profit devoted to promoting diversity in the legal profession and advancing democracy and equality i  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 8 -- Bridgestone, a tire and rubber company, issued the following news release: Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (Bridgestone) announced its Firestone Destination M/T2 tires are specified as original equipment on the 2020 Jeep(R) Wrangler Willys. Featuring an aggressive tread design and specially designed sidewall construction, the Firestone Destination M/T2 tire is built for extreme off-road traction and performance. "The Destination M/T2 is the ultimate tire for adventur  more

LEBANON, Tennessee, Oct. 11 -- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, a chain of combined restaurant and gift stores, issued the following news: * * * - Award-Winning Fast Casual Concept Provides Cracker Barrel with Growth Vehicle * * * Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. ("Cracker Barrel" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: CBRL) announced it has acquired Maple Street Biscuit Company in an all-cash transaction for $36 million. Maple Street Biscuit Company was founded by Scott Moore and Gus Evans in Ja  more

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida, Oct. 7 -- The Daytona Beach International Airport issued the following news release: Joanne Magley will join the Daytona Beach International Airport as the director of marketing and customer service. In assuming this position, she will serve as the primary media contact for the facility. Magley replaces Jay Cassens, who has accepted a position in airport relations and development with FedEX Express in Memphis, Tennessee. Cassens served as the director of business devel  more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, Oct. 10 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: * * * - DRA's investment will strengthen basic public infrastructure, flood control and spur economic development in communities across west Tennessee * * * Today, the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) made a $1,116,467 investment to strengthen basic public infrastructure to grow the region's economy and create jobs, DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Caldwell and Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 8 -- Tennessee State University issued the following news: The second annual Dr. Levi Watkins, Jr. Lecture Series will take place on Oct. 17 during Tennessee State University's Homecoming week. This year's featured speaker is Dr. Edith Peterson Mitchell, a TSU alumna and member of the university's Board of Trustees. She is also a renowned cancer specialist, and retired Air Force brigadier general. The lecture is scheduled for 2 p.m. in the Robert N. Murrell Forum in  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Oct. 11 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: East Tennessee State University President Dr. Brian Noland announced a major new initiative, called ETSU Elevates, aimed at improving the quality of life for the people in the Appalachian Highlands. Through ETSU Elevates, $90,000 will be awarded to fund service projects across the region. Noland made the announcement today during a tree dedication ceremony held as part of Johnson City's Sesquicentenn  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Oct. 9 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: East Tennessee State University is the only institution in the Southeast and among seven nationwide to receive a 2019 Education Award from the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES). ETSU's Surveying and Mapping Science Program was awarded $15,000 to further its efforts to promote the importance and value of surveying licensure. Land surveying is a rapidly growing professi  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 8 -- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation issued the following news: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has proclaimed October 13-19 Earth Science Week in Tennessee to promote awareness of the importance of geoscience. As part of Earth Science Week, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), in partnership with the American Geosciences Institute, will distribute a limited number of Earth Science Week toolkits to science teachers across   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 11 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe today announced that Zeus Industrial Products, Inc. will invest $11.25 million to expand its Chattanooga operations and create 54 jobs over the next five years. Zeus has acquired and will renovate a 140,000-square-foot facility at 3600 Cummings Road in Chattanooga, where  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 9 -- Jones Lang LaSalle issued the following news release: With outpatient visits surging and Healthcare systems continuing to evaluate how they manage their real estate both on and off campus, JLL today announced that Kimberly Lamb has joined the firm as executive director, Healthcare Solutions. Based in Nashville, Tennessee Lamb will support existing partnerships and lead the growth of JLL's healthcare real estate offering for healthcare provider's non-acute, outpatien  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 7 -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: * * * - Lipscomb engineering students are putting their skills to the test on earth and beyond! * * * Nine Lipscomb student engineers will be among teams from 46 universities across the nation, including only four institutions from Tennessee, to participate in the 2020 NASA Student Launch competition. In addition, 18 middle and high school teams will also participate in the program. The teams come from 21 states a  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 8 [TNSgrantsresearch] -- Rhodes College issued the following news: The National Science Foundation awarded Rhodes College $650,000 over five years to increase the academic and career success of lower-income, academically talented students pursuing any STEM major at Rhodes. "The NSF S-STEM grant is an incredible opportunity for us at Rhodes to recruit, support, and retain talented STEM-minded students and prepare them to be leaders in their fields," says Dr. Betsy Sand  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 10 -- Memphis International Airport issued the following news release: Structural work has begun on Memphis International Airport's (MEM's) B Concourse modernization project. With demolition complete and below grade activity nearly complete, work now involves the use of large cranes to erect and set steel beams that will serve as the framework for the new concourse design. The recently completed demolition work consisted of removing the concourse level (i.e. roof, wal  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 8 -- The Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration issued the following news release: Finance & Administration Commissioner Stuart McWhorter today announced the formation of a Health Care Modernization Task Force, which he will co-chair with Bill Carpenter, former Chairman and CEO of LifePoint Health. The Task Force will host public discussions with the goal of providing options for consideration to address some the state's major healthcare issues. "Working   more

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 7 -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III issued the following news: Nashville-Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III announced today that he sued AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation for its unlawful distribution of pharmaceutical narcotics and its role in generating and prolonging the ongoing opioid epidemic in Tennessee. The State of Tennessee has already filed enforcement actions against two drug manufacturers, but Amerisource is the first distributor to be s  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 8 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Henderson Stamping and Production, Inc. officials announced today that the company will expand its Henderson operations. The metal stamping manufacturer will invest $13.5 million and create 52 new jobs in Chester County. Incorporated in 1981, Henderson Stamping is a lead  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 7 -- The Tennessee Department of Transportation issued the following news: TDOT's Adopt-A-Highway program is celebrating 30 years of beautifying Tennessee roadsides. The program began statewide in 1989 as a means for individuals, community groups and civic organizations to clean-up their communities and receive roadside recognition. The completely free program has grown over time, removing more than 12 million pounds of litter from Tennessee roadsides. Today, more tha  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 10 -- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency issued the following news: The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency announces the availability of grant dollars to assist cities, schools, community organizations, civic groups, watershed organizations, and conservation groups, etc., with riparian tree planting projects. All seedlings must be purchased through the Department of Agriculture, Division of Forestry. Tree planting season in Tennessee is December through March.   more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 3 -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: Four recent graduates and one current student from UT have been named winners in the prestigious 2019 Global Undergraduate Awards competition. The Global Undergraduate Awards is the world's largest international academic awards program, recognizing excellent research and original work across the sciences, humanities, business, and creative arts. The top 10 percent of students in their respective categories a  more

TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. 10 [TNSgrantsresearch] -- The University of Toledo issued the following news release: Lightweight materials are critical for advancing the energy efficiency and range of electric vehicles. The University of Toledo and the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee signed a memorandum of understanding to team up for collaborative research into the advanced design and manufacturing of lightweight, strong, intelligent materials for the automot  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 7 -- Tennessee State University issued the following news: During a visit to Tennessee State University on Monday, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue lauded the land-grant institution's innovative research, and challenged students to "invest in yourselves." Perdue toured the College of Agriculture and gave a presentation to Ag students in the Farrell Westbrook Complex on the main campus. U.S. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue, TSU President Glenda Glover, and Colleg  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 9 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: Eraina Schauss, PhD, LPC-MHSP, ACS, director and founder of the Brain Center at the University of Memphis (UofM), and Khyobeni Mozhui, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), are recipients of the 2019 UTHSC/UofM CORNET Award in Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Research for their project "A Combined  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 10 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: Hassan Aziz, PhD, FACS, MLS(ASCP)cm, associate dean for Academic, Faculty and Student Affairs and interim chair of the Department of Diagnostic and Health Sciences in the College of Health Professions at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, recently received the American Society for Clinical Pathology's (ASCP) 2019 Membership Lifetime Achievement Award. It was presented duri  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 7 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: IT security measures implemented following data breaches at hospitals may cost valuable time in delivering life-saving care, according to new research by Eric Johnson, Ralph Owen Dean and Bruce D. Henderson Professor of Strategy at Vanderbilt's Owen Graduate School of Management, and Christoph Lehmann, professor of pediatrics and biomedical informatics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The paper, Data breac  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 8 [TNSgrantsresearch] -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: The Office of the Provost invites faculty to submit proposals for the Global Research and Engagement Micro-Grant Program, which helps faculty pursue international research, scholarship and creative expression projects or pursue strategic, time-sensitive opportunities for global research and engagement. The awards are open to all full-time VU-employed (provost-reporting) faculty. Creative propos  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 7 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Vice Chancellor for Administration Eric Kopstain will be among the speakers at the Living Product Expo 2019, scheduled for Oct. 8-10 at the Music City Center in Nashville. The event, sponsored by the International Living Future Institute, is a gathering of more than 700 design and manufacturing industry leaders in the living products movement, which "brings beautiful and healthy materials into the places we live, w  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 8 [TNSscientificresearch] -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: When it comes to our differences from Neanderthals, most of what we know comes from comparing fossils. But fossils can only tell us about bones and not whole living organisms. That's changing thanks to a new paper from a team of genomics researchers at Vanderbilt, who have developed a first-of-its-kind computational method. Their approach uses Neanderthal DNA that remains in those bones to   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 7 [TNSsociologyresearch] -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Robert Bullard, an award-winning author and distinguished professor of urban planning and environmental policy at Texas Southern University, described the economic and racial disparities inherent in environmental issues before a packed audience in Wyatt Center Rotunda Oct. 1. Bullard, known as the "father of environmental justice," spoke at Vanderbilt as part of a collaboration between the   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 8 [TNSgrantsresearch] -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: * * * - Internal faculty funding program plans to complete $50M investment * * * The Office of the Provost is issuing the sixth annual call for proposals for Trans-Institutional Programs, an internal faculty funding program that is a key initiative of the Academic Strategic Plan. Pre-proposals are due on Nov. 4 and full proposals are due on Jan. 20, 2020. The TIPs program, a $50 million str  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 11 [TNSgrantsresearch] -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Transportation engineers put sophisticated eyes on campus mobility and air quality Do riders of bicycles and scooters dismount before crossing the pedestrian bridge over Hillsboro Road, as they should? How does the air quality at 21st and Broadway compare to campus areas with more tree cover? What are the pedestrian, bicycle, scooter and automobile traffic patterns at 21st and West End Avenue?  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 10 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Interim Chancellor and Provost Susan R. Wente and Louise B. McGavock Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Ian Macara have been elected 2019 Fellows of the American Society for Cell Biology. "This is a tremendous honor for our colleagues and for Vanderbilt," said Lawrence J. Marnett, dean of Basic Sciences and the Mary Geddes Stahlman Professor of Cancer Research. "Both Susan and Ian have elevated the level  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Oct. 11 -- Volkswagen Group of America issued the following news release: Volkswagen of America, Inc. unveiled the all-new 2020 Atlas Cross Sport at the company's state-of-the-art factory in Chattanooga, TN today. The five-seater midsize SUV features a dramatic, coupe-like design as well as advanced connectivity and driver-assistance systems. The Cross Sport is the first fruit of Volkswagen's strategy of doubling up in the biggest SUV segments, a plan that will be repea  more

DELAND, Florida, Oct. 7 -- Volusia County issued the following news release: Joanne Magley will join the Daytona Beach International Airport as the director of marketing and customer service. In assuming this position, she will serve as the primary media contact for the facility. Magley replaces Jay Cassens, who has accepted a position in airport relations and development with FedEX Express in Memphis, Tennessee. Cassens served as the director of business development and public information of  more