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West Tennessee is one of the three Grand Divisions in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Of the three, it is the most sharply defined geographically. Its boundaries are the Mississippi River on the west and the Tennessee River on the east. The region's boundaries expand slightly to include the entirety of Hardin County, which is bisected by the Tennessee River.

Unlike the geographic designations of regions of most U.S. states, the term West Tennessee has legal as well as socioeconomic meaning. West Tennessee, along with East Tennessee and Middle Tennessee, comprises one of the state's three Grand Divisions. According to the state constitution, no more than two of the state supreme court's five justices can come from any one Grand Division, and the Supreme Court meets in each of the three (the State Supreme Court building for West Tennessee is in Jackson). A similar rule applies to certain other commissions and boards as well, to prevent them from showing a geographic bias.

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45% of Tennessee renters have no renters insurance

Aug 19, 2008 9:07 pm

A survey by Allstate has found that nearly half of apartment renters in the state don't have renters insurance. (ALL)

IPS expanding Collierville facility

Aug 19, 2008 7:38 pm

IPS Corp., a California-based building materials manufacturer, has expanded its distribution center in Collierville.

U.S. home, apartment construction hits 17-year low

Aug 19, 2008 6:20 pm

Home and apartment construction nationwide fell in July to its lowest level in more than 17 years.

Medtronic revenues up 19%

Aug 19, 2008 5:51 pm

Medtronic Inc. reported revenue of $3.7 billion for the first fiscal quarter ending July 25, a 19 percent increase compared to $3.1 billion for the year ago quarter.

NWA, Delta announce codeshare approval

Aug 19, 2008 5:40 pm

Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp. have won approval from the government to expand codeshare on trans-Pacific flights, the carriers said Tuesday. (NWA) (DAL)

Embassy Suites to open 62 hotels in three years

Aug 19, 2008 4:28 pm

Embassy Suites Hotels, one of the locally headquartered brands owned by Hilton Hotels Corp., is planning to open 62 franchised hotels in the next three years.

Memphis area home sales decline 17.7% in July

Aug 18, 2008 10:07 pm

Home sales declined by 17.7 percent in July, the Memphis Area Association of Realtors said Monday.

Education Realty Trust to own $28M housing facility at Syracuse University

Aug 18, 2008 9:45 pm

Education Realty Trust Inc. will own the $28 million student housing facility it is building at Syracuse University in New York. (EDR)

Higher airfares, fewer flights expected to slow Labor Day weekend travel

Aug 18, 2008 9:27 pm

The Air Transport Association of America is projecting that Labor Day travel will drop by 5.7 percent this year. The group estimates that 16 million paying passengers will fly globally on U.S. airline...

Myriad makes second payment on Tunica land

Aug 18, 2008 7:52 pm

Myriad Entertainment & Resorts Inc. (OTCBB: MYRA), which is developing Myriad Botanical Resort in Tunica, has made the second option payment of $100,000 on its land contract with Mississippi-based...

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