Best State for Business (Chief Executive Magazine)

For Korea Zinc – Clarksville, Montgomery County and Gordonsville (Trade & Industry Development)

Lowest Tax Burden State (WalletHub)

For BWXT Enrichment Operations, LLC; Oklo Inc.; Radiant Industries Inc. – Oak Ridge, Roane County (Trade & Industrial Development)

For Foam Products Corporation; PlastiExports; PolyPipe; Impact Plastics – Erwin, Unicoi County (Trade & Industrial Development)

For Silver Hills Bakery – Rossville, Fayette County (Trade & Industrial Development)

Best State for Manufacturing in 2025 (Site Selection Group)

U.S. City for Headquarters Operation – Nashville (Site Selection Magazine)

• #3 for Industrial Power Cost
• #8 for Business Tax Climate

Top State for Nuclear (American Nuclear Society)

In Nuclear Energy for Orano USA and in Rural Renewal for Silver Hills Bakery (Business Facilities)

Fastest-Growing Startup Scene in the World – Nashville (Pitchbook)

Best State for Middle Class Families Due to Low Tax Burdens (Kiplinger)

State for Doing Business (Area Development)

• #2 for Business Incentives Programs
• #2 for Site Readiness Programs
• #3 for Energy Availability
• #3 for Corporate Tax Structure
• #4 for Overall Cost of Doing Business
• #4 for Cooperative Local and State Government
• #4 for Logistics and Infrastructure
• #5 for Workforce Training Programs
• #5 for Favorable Regulatory Framework

For 2024 Annual Report – Excellence in Economic Development Awards (International Economic Development)

For 2024 Governor's Conference – Communications Awards (Southern Economic Development Council)

Best Business Climate (Business Facilities)

• #4 for Automotive
• #6 for Broadband (Availability per Capita)
• #8 for Overall Tax Climate
• #8 for Customized Workforce Training

Top State for Business (CNBC)

• #3 for Business Friendliness
• #9 for Infrastructure

For Nuclear Energy Supply Chain Investment Fund (Business Facilities)

Lowest state and local total taxes per capita (Tax Foundation)

Best State for Business (Chief Executive)

Lowest state for total tax burden (WalletHub)

For AAON, Inc. – Memphis, Shelby County and Type One Energy Group Inc. – Knox and Anderson Counties (Trade & Industry Development)

For Richard International – Shelby County (Trade & Industrial Development)

For Cosmo International of America, Inc., subsidiary to MagnaInternational – Shelby County (Trade & Industrial Development)

State to Start a Business (WalletHub)

Business Climate (Site Selection Magazine)

Top State for Doing Business (Area Development Magazine)

• #2 for Energy Availability and Costs
• #2 for Cooperative and Responsive State Government
• #3 for Overall Cost of Doing Business
• #3 for Water Availability

Top State for Business (CNBC)

For Electric Vehicle Industry Investment (Business Facilities)

• #4 for Top States in the Automotive Industry
• #5 for Best Business Climate

For significant job creation and investment (Area Development)

Best State for Business (Chief Executive)

In Foreign Direct Investment for LG Chem’s cathode manufacturing facility in Clarksville (Business Facilities)