The lawsuit accused the firm of making “misleading” statements on how strongly ESG goals drove its investments.

(Reuters) -Republican-led Tennessee and asset manager BlackRock settled a dispute over the company's use of ESG factors in its investment decisions, according to a statement by the state's Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti on Friday.

Perdue Farms plans to close a processing plant in Tennessee that employs more than 430 people. In a news release Thursday, the company confirmed that the Monterey facility would close in late March. It said changes in market demand and how the company produces and supplies its products have affected the Monterey plant in recent years.

The Tennessee House is warning lawmakers and the crowds watching floor sessions that they could be booted from the room if their behavior is deemed out of line.

ESPN announced Friday that "College GameDay" will be on hand when Tennessee basketball plays at Auburn on Jan. 25.

No. 6 Tennessee hits the road to face Vanderbilt on Saturday and does not have to go back far into its history to realize the dangers of a trip to Nashville.

Tennessee said it settled a lawsuit with BlackRock Inc. after accusing the world’s largest money manager of allegedly breaching consumer protection laws by making “misleading” statements about its ESG investment strategy.

Following the reinstatement of a new state law that requires age-verification to access certain websites, Pornhub has disabled all Tennessee access to the site.

Nationally, the city that saw the most stark increase in home costs was Pine Hills, Florida, with a nearly 280% change in home costs between 2014 and 2024. Knoxville was the only city in the Volunteer State to crack Construction Coverage's top 100 list.

The Kansas City Chiefs are reportedly losing a key member of their front office to the Tennessee Titans. Per multiple reports Friday afternoon, the NFL franchise in Nashville has tapped Chiefs assistant general manager Mike Borgonzi as its next general manager.

The Tennessee House adopted rules Thursday lowering the bill-filing limit and setting up harsher punishments that enable the banishment of lawmakers and members of the public deemed out of order. The bill limit will be 12 for rank-and-file members,