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SportsBRISTOL, Va. — Baseball is coming back to Boyce Cox Field with a name that leans into the city’s two biggest claims to fame. The City of Bristol, Virginia on Thursday introduced the Bristol Pickin’ Chickens, a new club that will take the field for…
From HERE Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Morgan Wallen is bringing his next stadium run home. The country star announced Thursday that his Last Time I Checked Tour will end with two nights at Tennessee’s new Nissan Stadium in Nashville on Friday, Aug. 27, and Saturday, Aug. 28, 2027. The 14-show tour hits seven…
From HERE Knoxville
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Nearly two decades after fire wiped out the McClung Warehouses, Knoxville residents will soon get their first full look at what could rise on the empty stretch of West Jackson Avenue. The City of Knoxville and Knoxville's Community Development Corporation, known as KCDC, will hold a public…
From Merger Monday
UFORCE, a defense-technology company founded in Ukraine, raised $700 million in a Series A round that values it at $6 billion, one of the largest private financings yet for a maker of battlefield drones. Valor Equity Partners and Britain’s state-backed National Wealth Fund co-led the round. The U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund,…
From Merger Monday
For most of this year, the question in deal markets was whether there was enough money. This week the question was price, and the people with the money answered it. Take Hancock Whitney’s $3.2 billion all-stock purchase of Trustmark. The board agreed to an 18.6% premium. By the close, Hancock Whitney’s…
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