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Tennessee's Unemployment Rate Drops For 7th Consecutive Month

Tennessee Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips announced Thursday the Tennessee preliminary unemployment rate for March is 6.7 percent, which is two tenths of one percentage point lower than the 6.9 percent February revised rate and equal to the national rate for March. The U.S. rate, at 6.7 percent, remains the same as it was in February. Economic Summary: Over the past year, Tennessee's ... (click for more)

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Wacker Polisilicon provided a charitable contribution to Cleveland State Community College to go toward the Technology Building. This is year four of a five-year contribution of $30,000 per year. Pictured from left to right: Adam Lowe, executive director of the Cleveland State Foundation; Dr. Konrad Bachhuber, vice president and site manager, Wacker Polisilicon; and Dr. Bill Seymour, CSCC president.

Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Declines To 7.0 Percent In March

Tennessee Ranks Near The Top In Providing Courtroom Language Assistance

The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined to 7.0 percent in March, the lowest rate since September 2008 when it was 6.8 percent. The rate was 7.1 percent in February and 8.4 percent in March a year ago. “This is the ninth ... (click for more)

The statewide courtroom interpreter program was ranked sixth in the country by a national agency for work in offering language assistance to those that are unable to speak and understand English. The National Center for Access to Justice at the Cordoza School of Law published its “Justice ... (click for more)

April 18, 2014

Chattanooga Area Labor Council To Host Workers Memorial Day Event

April 18, 2014

Hicks Speaker For Walker Chamber's Monthly Membership Luncheon

April 17, 2014

Local Batteries Plus Rebrands With "Bulbs"

The Chattanooga Area Labor Council will host a Workers Memorial Day Event on Monday, April 28, to remember all workers who have suffered and died on the job and to renew efforts for safe workplaces. ... (click for more)

The University of Georgia’s Small Business Development Center will be highlighted by keynote speaker Kinsey Hicks, program coordinator, during the Walker County Chamber of Commerce’s April Membership ... (click for more)

Batteries Plus has announced the rebranding of its Chattanooga store at 1925 Gunbarrel Road as Batteries Plus Bulbs. The store’s new identity is part of a company-wide initiative which began ... (click for more)

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