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Cookeville’s Community Development Department has a new Economic Development and Grants Coordinator in Matt Billings. Community Development Director Jon Ward said Billings takes over an expanded position following the retirement of Melinda Keifer in 2022. Ward said Keifer has been retained as a part-time consultant to help smooth the transition, but Billings is getting up to speed in his new ... Read More »

The Upper Cumberland received encouraging updates during the state’s Economic Development Conference in Chattanooga last week. Highlands Economic Development Coordinator Matt Billings said the conference provided updates from state officials on where the economy stands. Billing said Putnam County and the region are in a good position. “The growth we’re kinda seeing kind of in the western and southern parts ... Read More »