Federal, state and local leaders will be on hand Thursday for the groundbreaking on the 600-worker LG washing machine plant.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Department of Tourist Development Commissioner Kevin Triplett today announced Tennessee tourism’s direct domestic and international travel expenditures reached an all-time high of $19.3 billion in 2016, up 4.7 percent or almost $1 billion, over 2015. Spending in Montgomery County increased to $211 million, up 3.0 percent, or $6 million, over the prior year.

Clarksville-Montgomery County is poised to welcome nearly 3,000 guests next week for two divisions of the Amateur Athletic Union’s Boy’s 10-and-Under National Basketball Championships.

Whether you’ve lived in the Clarksville area for most of your life, or you relatively new to the area, you might be surprised to learn about some of the more famous Americans who have connections to the community.

Clarksville ranks 59 among 468 cities across the U.S. that were evaluated on their comparative custom home cost, growing home values, affordability, population, educational values and low unemployment and crime rates.

Shiloh Industries is gearing up for new product production in the Corporate Business Park with the first new die cast machine expected to be installed this week.

The Clarksville-Montgomery County Economic Development Council (EDC) launched a new online resource today at www.clarksvillepartnershipdata.com. 

U. S. Census Bureau estimates released last week show Montgomery County’s population at 195,734 as of July 1, 2016. The increase from July 1, 2015 to July 1, 2016 means the county gained 2,440 new residents, or almost seven persons per day.