Transportation & Infrastructure: Tennessee has picked Drive-TN to build and operate I-24 Southeast Choice Lanes, a 26-mile, $9.2B public-private project adding optional express lanes between Nashville and Murfreesboro, with dynamic pricing and a projected $24.8B concession value. Aerospace Workforce: MTSU is expanding its aviation partnership with The Bahamas through the PEARL initiative, aiming to train pilots, maintenance specialists, dispatchers, and airport managers. Public Safety Tech: Lenoir City police used Meta Smart Glasses video plus Flock Safety license plate readers to locate a missing 13-year-old girl in North Carolina within about a day; two suspects face charges. Health & Environment: A nationwide study links living within about 500 feet of a dry cleaner to a higher Parkinson’s risk, pointing to long-term exposure to chlorinated solvents. STEM Education: TVA and the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation helped open an Orange Mound STEM Center with robotics and coding tools for free. Local Engineering Jobs: Greene County named its first staff engineer, Brad Peters, funded for five years via a federal grant tied to U.S. Forest Service work. Childcare Safety: After a Cordova daycare van death, Tennessee parents are being urged to scrutinize daycare safety; the center surrendered its license and closed. AI & Workplace Monitoring: BlueCross paused an AI tool that monitored employees’ work after staff complaints. Meta Trial Watch: A former Meta engineer testified that Instagram used a “don’t ask, don’t tell” approach for kids under 13, as states press child-safety claims in court.