KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) — Governor Phil Bredesen announced Wednesday a solar power initiative billed as a comprehensive solar-energy and economic-development program that will use up to $62.5 million in federal stimulus money, according to a release from the governor’s Communications office. The plan, called the “Volunteer State Solar Initiative,” would fund projects at UT, ORNL, [...]
May 15, 2009
$64M stimulus buys 1500 jobs in and around Great Smoky Mountains Nat’l Park
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) — You can’t get much closer to the beauty of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, than astride one of the mounts from Kenny Kear’s stables. “The people who come here, do because they want to have an intimate contact with this park,” Kears says. “There are about 600 miles of horseback [...]
