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tsi staff, press usdl release More than a quarter of a million people went back to work last month, a sign that many economists say may signal a real turnaround in the nation’s sluggish economy. Companies hired workers despite the looming effects of austerity measures that will slash federal funding across the board by 10 [...]
newsleader on 6 Unemployment rates continue to slip across southern middle Tennessee. The State Department of Labor and Workforce Development says the Coffee County jobless rate slipped by .2 point to 7.2 percent in November, compared to October. Nearly 1,900 are looking for work in the county.
press release, tsi staff The Department of Health and Human Services has initiated value-based purchasing in both primary care and hospital-based settings, with the goals of providing better care for individual patients and patient populations and reducing the growth of healthcare expenditures. With their well-established record of providing high quality, cost-effective care for patients, nurse [...]
from newsleader 6 The Legal Aid Society has launched a new initiative to help Tennessee homeowners dealing with foreclosure and mortgage rescue scams. The expanded project is funded through an agreement with the state Attorney General’s office. The money is the result of a nationwide settlement between State Attorneys General and major banks that engaged [...]
tsi staff, wire reports news@tsinews.com Researchers at the University of Tennessee say the state will make on minor economic gains through the first half of 2013. In a report released this week, the authors told the Knoxville News Sentinel that any significant economic uptick is at least a year or two away. The report is [...]
newsleader 6, tsi staff reports County unemployment rates have decreased in 90 counties across the state of Tennessee. Friday unemployment numbers showed improvement with the nation’s anemic jobs numbers. Last week it was reported that unemployment numbers for the entire state were up slightly. That’s because state unemployment rates are seasonally adjusted while county unemployment [...]
Dear Dave, My husband and I are in pretty good shape financially. We make about $250,000 a year with about $50,000 in the bank and no debt, and we’ve set aside money for our children’s college funds. Currently, we owe $70,000 on our home. I want to use $40,000 of our savings to pay down [...]
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