Chancellor Donde Plowman says university system also is exploring further development of the Tennessee River waterfront in Knoxville to create year-round entertainment destination.

Florida Dept. of Transportation's use of alternative approach to building breakwaters that has proven more effective and less expensive is the first test by a state- or federal-level agency.

Johnson Bros. Corp. says Charlotte caused delays and provided inadequate plans, while the city counters that it's owed millions from the Texas-based contractor it says failed to complete punch list items and performed "poor work." 

Firm will construct a 3,000-inmate prison in the state, which seeks to modernize its correctional facilities with an influx of capital investment.

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Toyota's under-construction battery plant in North Carolina is now an almost $6B project with new funds, while Ford BlueOval plants in Tennessee and Kentucky are boosted by a $9.2-billion U.S. Energy Dept. conditional loan, its largest ever single investment.