Michelle Obama challenges black youth priorities
Washington (CNN) – Speaking at the historically black Bowie State University commencement Friday, first lady Michelle Obama called out African American youth for not challenging themselves to excel in school while instead fantasizing about ...

Chevron Recognizes Parman Energy for Strong Lubricant Sales Performance
Each Grand Prize winner is awarded a John Deere RSX850i Gator™ valued at $15,000. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, Parman Energy Corporation is one of the leading lubricant, fuel and diesel exhaust fluid providers in the Southeast.

Hospitals Prepare to Cut Care in Medicaid Opt-Out States
With 15 U.S. states opting out of President Barack Obama’s Medicaid expansion, hospitals that treat poor and uninsured patients are asking the government to delay $64 billion in planned funding cuts. Medicaid funds to hospitals with a ...

Court battle looms over Bibles in Georgia state park cabins
Gideons International, an evangelical Christian group based in Nashville, Tennessee, says it has distributed nearly two billion Bibles worldwide since its founding more than a century ago. Buckner, 67, of Atlanta, said on Wednesday that Georgia ...

Private Equity Taps Builders as Foreclosures Vanish
“The dwindling supply of such properties may be cause for concern among some institutional investors whose residential business models depend crucially ... The average house was 26 years old, 1,760 square feet (164 square meters) and cost ...

Republic Bancorp, Inc. Increases its Common Stock Cash Dividend for the 14th Consecutive Year
one banking center in Franklin (Nashville), Tennessee, and one banking center in Bloomington (Minneapolis), Minnesota. Republic Bank has banking centers in Hudson, Palm Harbor, Port Richey and Temple Terrace, Florida as well as Blue Ash ...