Technology and Business
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Local Business Leaders Are Still Optimistic. It’s Housing That’s Keeping Them Up.
MTSU's Middle Tennessee Business Confidence Index came in at 57.2 for the second quarter - down from 60.1, but still…
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1,400 Students, 16 Countries, and a New Aviation Pipeline That Starts in Nassau
MTSU and The Bahamas signed an expanded aerospace agreement in Murfreesboro on Aug. 13, creating the PEARL Initiative — dual…
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Rutherford County Is Writing Data Center Rules for a Developer Who Hasn’t Called Yet
Rutherford County's Public Works Committee has recommended a six-month moratorium on new data centers in the unincorporated county — even…
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Seventy Percent of the Traffic Is Leaving. The Airport Is Fine With That.
MTSU's flight training accounts for roughly 70% of operations at Murfreesboro Municipal Airport — and most of it is moving…
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154 Cameras, a $240,000 Renewal, and a Website That Will Tell You If Your Plate Was Searched
Murfreesboro renewed its license plate reader and gunshot detection contract in June. Residents pushed back at a council meeting last…
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Twelve Weeks to a Smarter Grid: Murfreesboro’s Quantum Experiment Leaves the Whiteboard
MTSU, Middle Tennessee Electric and a Knoxville technology firm have started work on analytics tools meant to reach the field…
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Thirty Stores, Thirty Empty Corners: Murfreesboro Checked Every Crypto Kiosk in Town
Six weeks after Tennessee's ban on virtual currency kiosks took effect, Murfreesboro police went back to all 30 businesses in…
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September 10, 8:30 A.M.: Wawa Finally Has a Date on Veterans Parkway — and Buc-ee’s Is Right Behind It
After breaking ground last year, Murfreesboro's first Wawa now has a firm opening: Thursday, September 10, at 5208 Veterans Parkway,…
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A Federal Alert Landed in Local Water Utilities’ Inboxes Last Week. Here Is What It Actually Said.
Water systems in at least seven states have reported intrusions to the FBI since July 27. Murfreesboro and Rutherford County…
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MTSU Took Delivery of Its 41st Diamond at Oshkosh — and the Aerospace Program Isn’t Done Growing
At the 73rd EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, MTSU accepted its 41st DA-40 trainer. Back home, the university's largest major is…
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