Author: Jamie McGee, Nashville Tennessean

Tennessee whiskey exports, which have climbed steadily in past years,dropped to $135 million from $197 million, according to the report.

TheNashville-based Southern Baptist companyannounced in January it would reduce its retail presence,but had planned to keep operatingsome stores.

Volkswagen selected its Chattanooga manufacturing plant for the company’s first electric vehicle facility in North America, state officials announced Monday.