Governor Bill Haslam and Commissioner Bill Hagerty will hold the 58th Annual Governor’s Conference on Economic and Community development.  This year’s event – “We’re Ready to Work” – will be held on Sept. 22 and 23, 2011 in Nashville. Learn how we can all work together to make Tennessee the No. 1 location in the Southeast for high-quality jobs.

When/Where:
Sept. 22-23, 2011 at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel
611 Commerce Street, Nashville, TN 37203

Registration:
Register online now at www.tn.gov/ecd/GovConf11. Rates are available
for Full Attendees, Spouses, Students, and luncheon only tickets for the Commissioner’s Luncheon on Sept. 22 or the Governor’s Luncheon on Sept. 23. Early registration will be open until 12 p.m. CDT on Sept. 19.

For full details, including how your business can sponsor the event, visit www.tn.gov/ecd/GovConf11

Mid-Southerner's mourned the closing of Yarnell's Ice Cream Company back in June, but dessert lovers may still be able to get their hands on the last of the treats the company churned out.

Here's the scoop (sorry, I couldn't resist) from Arkansas Business:

A spokeswoman for the company, Natalie Ghidotti, confirms to Whispers that the remaining ice cream has been sold to Wal-Mart Stores Inc., but exactly when and where it will be available to the public isn’t clear. Wal-Mart hasn’t responded to our request for more information.

Photo courtesy Flickr user Matt McGee.

I went into Border's bookstore in East Memphis for what may be the last time, Thursday. The usual relaxing feel of the bookstore was gone, replaced by a sad quiteness, and and bright "sale" signs plastered everywhere.

What helped to ease my saddness, to some extent, were the bargin prices on everything in the store. The discounts range from 25 percent to 50 percent off.