Here is your Cleveland, Tenn. | Bradley County, Tenn. news on mymix1041.com, sponsored by Toyota of Cleveland: Topping our news today… Resolute Fore
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Topping our news today…
Resolute Forest products announced on Thursday the shutdown of the Pulp and Paper operations at the plant in Calhoun. The shutdown will eliminate about 350 hourly and salary positions from a total current workforce of 545 employees. The company said the paper portion of the plant lost $62 million for the year as of September. The shutdown of the pulp and paper operations will take place over the next 60 days. Tissue manufacturing and converting will continue.
In news today…
Mix 104.1’s Steve Hartline conducted an exclusive interview with Governor Bill Lee on Thursday. They covered a wide range of issues, but they began by talking about the omicron variant and how Tennessee is preparing.
Listen to the full interview at today at 9 AM on Mix 104.1, at noon on Talk 101-3 The Buzz, or watch the full interview at mixtv.tv
Also in news today…
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee released the following statement regarding Tennessee’s unemployment rate returning to pre-pandemic levels:
“Thanks to the hard work and resilience of Tennesseans, our state’s strong economic recovery has accelerated back to pre-pandemic levels for unemployment and GDP. This significant milestone is a testament to our fiscally responsible approach and commitment to meaningful work. While we continue strengthening our workforce, Tennessee families and businesses will enter the New Year in a new, hopeful chapter for our state’s economy.”
Officials with the Hamilton County Health Department have reported the first case of the omicron variant.
It comes just a couple of days after the first cases were reported in Tennessee and Georgia.
The state of Tennessee reported two cases of the variant for the first time on Saturday in Shelby County, TN.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said early data suggested that omicron is doubling every two days, making it more transmissible than previous strains.
For more than a year, scientists at the Athena Esoterix lab have been processing positive COVID-19 samples to check for mutations and possible variants in Hamilton County.
Health officials say one of those samples was sent off earlier this week. It was confirmed to be positive by Thursday morning.
