Upper Cumberland Business Journal

10/11/2025

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“We realize that such distinct lives and circumstances require tailored strategies.” – KPW On Oct. 24 at Noon, Knowles Private Wealth (KPW) Company is holding an official ribbon-cutting for its new location at 109 Lyon Street with the McMinnville-Warren County Chamber of Commerce. KPW says its...

10/11/2025

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Maximum credit allowed for adoptions for tax year 2026 is the amount of qualified adoption expenses up The Internal Revenue Service today announced the tax year 2026 annual inflation adjustments for more than 60 tax provisions, including the tax rate schedules and other tax changes. Revenue Procedu....

10/10/2025

Report: 19 people still unaccounted for.

19 people reported unaccounted for The Accurate Energetic Systems plant on the Hickman County/Humphreys County line near Bucksnort TN has exploded and multiple people have died, according to reports. 19 people are also unaccounted for following the blast at the explosives manufacturer, which happene...

10/09/2025

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A Luxury Bed and Breakfast, wedding and event space The Dimora, a Luxury Bed and Breakfast, wedding and event space in Sparta, held its official ribbon cutting in Sparta today. The Sparta-White County Chamber of Commerce (Chamber) was on hand for the event. “The weather was beautiful, making it a ...

10/09/2025

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American-style sushi restaurant with “Sushi Amplified” Rock N’ Roll Sushi (RRS), an American-style sushi restaurant with “Sushi Amplified” located at 541 S Willow Avenue in Cookeville, will be holding its Grand Opening in Cookeville Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 11 a.m. The Cookeville-Putnam County...

10/09/2025

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Members can now enjoy brand-new massage chairs, and more Planet Fitness (PF), at 400 Dubois Road in Cookeville, is scheduled for a ribbon-cutting to celebrate its remodel in Cookeville Nov. 6 at 11 a.m. The Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Commerce (Chamber) will be on hand for the event. “We a...

10/09/2025

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Conference is not only about educating future nurses, but helping our community better understand The Cookeville Regional Charitable Foundation (CRCF) is partnering with the Tennessee Tech University Whitson-Hester School of Nursing to host a Hospice & Palliative Care Conference Friday, Oct. 24, 202...

10/09/2025

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The company will create 200 new jobs Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter and Nidec officials announced today the company is expanding its manufacturing operations in Henderson County. Nidec Power, a division of Nidec Motor Corpor...

10/08/2025

BREWING LESSONS: A former Bud Light consultant behind some of the brand’s biggest wins reflects on how the company lost its way following the uproar over the 2023 Dylan Mulvaney ad.

"It didn't fit the brand character at all," John Immesoete says.

10/07/2025

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The funding will provide scholarships for students majoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics Three Tennessee Tech University faculty members have received a $760,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to help build the workforce of future STEM educators. The funding will p...

10/06/2025

Teens and twenty-somethings may have grown up consuming media on their phones, ordering food on apps and using rideshares, but some have had enough. 🔗 https://on.wsj.com/434crRC

Driven by a desire to escape screens and reclaim a sense of control, they are resurrecting digital cameras, flip phones and CDs. It’s not unusual to see them roaming the aisles of a record store or doing sidewalk photo shoots with digital cameras, as if they had traveled back to the early 2000s.

Hunter White, a 25-year-old data engineer, said he collects CDs to escape the domination of streaming services, which he believes underpay artists and have inconsistent offerings. He sources discs from garage and estate sales, thrift shops, record stores and vendor events, and listens on a player Sony introduced in 2002.

“People, especially in Gen Z, are just tired of not owning anything,” said White, a self-described member of “the music nerds of the internet.”

10/06/2025

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The goal of the meetings is to receive feedback The City of Cookeville will hold focus group meetings on Oct. 7 – 8 to receive community feedback on plans for the Depot/Cream City Project. All meetings will take place at the Gas Division offices at 16 N Oak Avenue in Cookeville. The following meet...