State slips in ECD ranking
Posted on November 3, 2009 at 7:56 amFifth out of 50 ain’t bad, but I guess we’ve been spoiled of late…
Tennessee’s business climate has slipped three spots on the latest list published by Site Selection. Compared to 2008’s survey, the state scored significantly lower on recruiting new plants. But look how far we’ve come.
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Tennessee moves up a list homebuyers don’t want to lead
Posted on September 2, 2009 at 11:27 amBankrate.com says Tennessee homebuyers can expect to pay $2,901 to close on a home purchase this year. That ranks the state 12th, up from 24th a year ago. Nationally, the average costs fell 12 percent in the past year.
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Tax-friendly Tennessee gets Kiplinger love
Posted on August 20, 2009 at 6:53 amPersonal finance pub Kiplinger breaks down the numbers on retiring in tax-friendly environs.
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We’ve got killer roads
Posted on July 1, 2009 at 10:18 pmTennessee’s deficient roads produce some of the highest crash costs in the country, says a transportation safety research shop. As for getting people to drive more safely…
“Although behavioral factors are involved in most crashes, avoiding those crashes through driver improvement requires reaching millions of individuals and getting them to sustain best safety practices,” continued Miller. “It is far more practical to make the roadway environment more forgiving and protective.”
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Just off the podium
Posted on at 9:31 am
New state-by-state rankings of obesity rates have been published today by the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Tennessee ranked as the fourth-most obese state in the country behind Mississippi, Alabama and West Virginia.
And while the nation has long been bracing for a surge in Medicare as the boomers start turning 65, the new report makes clear that fat, not just age, will fuel much of those bills. In every state, the rate of obesity is higher among 55- to 64-year-olds – the oldest boomers – than among today’s 65-and-beyond.
As in previous years, Colorado is the only state with an obesity rate below 20 percent.
SEE ALSO: Our recent print-edition story on how human behavior will factor into health care reform efforts.
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Piling on the plastic
Posted on June 8, 2009 at 8:07 amTennesseans posted the third-fastest growth rate in credit card balances during the first quarter, says TransUnion.
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Tennessee tops big deals list
Posted on May 11, 2009 at 8:09 amFrom the Free Press:
In a time of smaller business investment nationwide, Tennessee is leading the country in landing the biggest business deals.
Among the top 10 biggest business announcements in North America last year, two were in Tennessee, according to the annual report of such deals by Site Selection magazine.
The $1 billion Volkswagen auto assembly plant in Chattanooga announced in July and the $1.2 billion Hemlock Semiconductor Corp. polysilicon plant, which will make solar-panel components, in Clarksville, Tenn., announced in December were among only $3 billion business deals on the Site Selection list for 2008.
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Are more docs getting away with mistakes?
Posted on April 22, 2009 at 7:53 amThat would be one way to look a report from the Public Citizen watchdog group, which has Tennessee 40th on a list of medical board disciplinary actions after being in the mid-20s for a number of years. A big factor in the equation maybe the funding of state medical boards. For more perspective and links to other sites, check out this Journal page.
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Tennessee foreclosures jump again
Posted on April 15, 2009 at 7:47 amAnd ranked 10th in the nation last month. The somewhat good news: The ratio of foreclosures per household is well below the U.S. average and we’re not in the top 10 when it comes to pre-foreclosure filings.
State slides in competitiveness
Posted on April 10, 2009 at 2:09 pmWorking with Nashville’s own Art Laffer, the American Legislative Exchange Council says recent tax increases have hurt Tennessee’s economic competitiveness, which has slid six spots since last year.
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Number five
Posted on March 19, 2009 at 4:23 pmChief Executive magazine’s 2009 “Best & Worst States” survey lists Tennessee at number five on the best list.
Tennessee low on CDC cash priority list
Posted on March 10, 2009 at 11:12 pmTennessee ranks 44th in terms of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funding for public health, according to a study by the nonprofit Trust for America’s Health. It’s part of broader picture that seems to neglect disease prevention in Southern and Midwestern states.
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Nashville an oasis of well-being in Tennessee
Posted on at 6:54 am
A new collaboration between Healthways, Gallup and insurance trade group AHIP ranks Americans’ well-being by state and congressional district. Tennessee as a whole is part of the bottom 10, but the Fifth and Seventh Congressional Districts that cover the Nashville MSA both rank in the top third, scoring particularly well in work quality. (Note: You’ll have to register to check out the numbers up close.)
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