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08, 2023
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07, 2023
UCDD Planning & Community Development Helps Secure Historic Status for Cannon County Landmark
Exciting news coming out of UCDD's Planning and Community Development department: The National Park Service listed Melton's Bank on the National Register of Historic Places on July 3. UCDD Planner Mark Dudney authored the nomination with assistance from the owners, Gary and Jama Hancock, and his colleagues at the Tennessee Historical Commission. Meltons Bank provided [...]
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07, 2023
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06, 2023
Feedback requested: Digital Opportunity Survey
The Broadband office at the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development is asking for your feedback! Tennessee residents are invited to complete this short survey and share the barriers they face to accessing quality, high-speed internet. The survey is six questions long and should take less than five minutes to complete. The feedback [...]
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05, 2023
UCDD Works with Partners on Byway Podcast
Dale Hollow RPO Coordinator Mark Dudney worked with Jenni Veal of the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development to produce an episode about the Cumberland National Scenic Byway in her podcast series, Traveling Embers. Mike McClanahan of TDOT's Scenic Byway program helped to fund the episode, which highlights the rich history and beautiful natural resources along the [...]
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03, 2023
Wish You Were Here Returns Thursday
We are so excited to carry on with Wish You Were Here! Adventures in Tennessee's Upper Cumberland and continue the adventure with a second season! The adventure picks up where we left off in season one! Join our WYWH correspondents in the field as they interact with local experts and guides on a variety of [...]
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01, 2023
Pitch It! Competition Returns, Submissions Currently Accepted
Are you in recovery? Do you have dreams of opening a small business? Tell us about your dream of opening your own small business! UCDD in conjunction with Recovery2Work and The Biz Foundry has announced an opportunity to make someone’s small business dreams a reality with a $15,000 grant! In 2,000 words or less tell us your [...]
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12, 2022
Grading Project Complete at Clarkrange Regional Business Park
Grading work of approximately eight acres in the Clarkrange Regional Business Park (CRBP) is now complete. Local Industrial Development Board (IDB) members gathered at the site, located in southern Fentress County, recently to mark the occasion. “We are excited to have this major step completed,” said Joe Wheeler, IDB Chairman. “Having a site in the [...]
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08, 2022
Pitch It! for a Chance to Receive $15K Small Business Grant
Are you in recovery? Do you have dreams of opening a small business? Tell us about your dream of opening your own small business! UCDD in conjunction with Recovery2Work and The Biz Foundry has announced an opportunity to make someone's small business dreams a reality with a $15,000 grant! In 2,000 words or less [...]
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06, 2022
Tennessee Arts Commission’s Arts Build Communities (ABC) Grant Application Now Open
Upper Cumberland nonprofit organizations may now apply for the Tennessee Arts Commission’s Arts Build Communities (ABC) grants for arts projects that broaden access to arts experiences, address community quality of life issues through the arts, or enhance sustainability of asset-based cultural enterprises. The Upper Cumberland Development District (UCDD) administers ABC grants in Upper Cumberland. The [...]