Starbucks announced plans this week to open a new corporate operations office in Davidson County later this year and is reportedly offering dozens of its Seattle-based employees an opportunity to relocate to Tennessee as part of its expansion to the state.
American unions, once wary of — or even outright hostile — to immigration because of its threat towards American wages and bargaining power, are now at the forefront of the anti-ICE protests opposing the Trump administration’s immigration crackdowns.
Since President Donald Trump took office last year, several of America’s most prominent unions, like the Service Employees International Union, United Auto Workers, and others under the AFL-CIO umbrella, have opposed deportations of illegal immigrants and other ICE operations through general strikes, protests, and workplace training.
Volkswagen confirmed it has reached a first tentative contract agreement with the United Auto Workers (UAW) for union employees at its Chattanooga plant nearly two years after workers voted to unionize.
Centrus, a nuclear energy company, announced last week that it will expand its operations in Tennessee.
The nuclear company will be transitioning its Oak Ridge facility to a high-rate manufacturing plant, according to a state government press release.
Virginia hospitals provided $4.5 billion in community benefits during fiscal year 2024, according to the 2026 Community Benefit Report released by the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association (VHHA).
A nuclear energy company announced on Friday a $1.4 billion investment in Tennessee.
LIS Technologies said it would expand its operations at the Oak Ridge facility previously known as Duct Island.
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