Tennessee Construction News

Tennessee is organized into three grand divisions, and each has its own construction story. East Tennessee runs from Knoxville to Chattanooga along the mountains, with manufacturing and energy work tied to the Tennessee Valley Authority and Oak Ridge. Middle Tennessee centers on Nashville, where health care, music, tourism and steady population growth keep cranes busy, and where karst geology can mean sinkholes and careful foundation work. West Tennessee anchors on Memphis, a river, rail, highway and air cargo hub, and sits near the New Madrid Seismic Zone, which shapes structural design. Automotive and battery plants have also brought large industrial projects to rural counties.

Here you'll find Tennessee construction news on new plants and distribution centers, multifamily and single-family developments, highway and bridge contracts, and public projects in all three divisions. Contractors are licensed through the state Board for Licensing Contractors, and we cover rule changes and policy that affect the trades.