ECD seeks $122M-plus in line items for nuclear, quantum and rural programs
Commissioner Stuart McWhorter told the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee the Department of Economic and Community Development's FY27 request includes $25M for a nuclear supply-chain fund, $20M for entertainment incentives, $25M for rural development, a $20M quantum infrastructure seed and other targeted investments; the committee moved the $122M budget to finance.
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Stuart McWhorter, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, told the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee on Feb. 24 that his agency's FY27 request emphasizes targeted, nonrecurring investments to leverage large federal and private funding and position Tennessee for long-term economic growth.
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