Unum Group is cutting less than 100 jobs, about a third of those in Chattanooga, as it restructures its information technology organization, according to the insurer.
"As part of that restructuring, we're realigning resources to bolster our digital capabilities," said Jim Sabourin, Unum's senior vice president of corporate communications. "This includes creating many new roles throughout IT. However, we are also reducing positions in certain areas."
He said that when new positions being created in the Chattanooga-based company are considered, officials expect overall employment over time to remain fairly steady. Sabourin said people affected by the cuts can apply for current or new posts.
He said the change reflects restructuring of the IT organization under new leadership to better position itself to reach goals and it isn't related to outsourcing.
Chattanooga VW plant monitors storm impact
While Volkswagen doesn't have facilities directly impacted by Hurricane Florence officials at the automaker's Chattanooga plant are monitoring weather conditions and will adjust operations if necessary.
The company said Friday in a statement that deliveries to and through areas directly impacted by the storm have been halted.
Volkswagen officials said it "will work with our suppliers and local authorities to resume these operations once it is safe to do so."
The Chattanooga assembly plant employs about 3,500 people making the Passat midsize sedan and the Atlas SUV.
TVA executive Grimes to retire
Joe Grimes, the executive vice president of generation who oversees all of TVA's nuclear, coal, gas and hydro power plants, announced Friday he will retire from TVA on Nov. 1. Grimes joined TVA five years ago as TVA's chief nuclear officer and was named to his current post overseeing the entire generating fleet a couple of years ago.
"TVA will communicate succession plans over the next several weeks," said Scott Cureck, manager of public relations, communications and marketing for TVA. "We anticipate this will be a seamless transition."
Cureck said TVA is now producing more electricity "more cleanly at a more cost effective rate as a result of (Grimes) leadership and collaboration with teams across the enterprise."
Grimes has more than 35 years of experience in the electric utility industry, including top jobs in engineering and technical services at Exelon Generation. He also was a former site vice president at the Peach Bottom Nuclear Station in Delta, Pennsylvania.
In fiscal 2017, Grimes was paid a compensation package valued at $2.4 million, the second highest of any TVA executive behind only TVA CEO Bill Johnson who received total compensation that year of $6.7 million.
Bob Evans recalls some pork sausage
The Agriculture Department says Bob Evans Farms is recalling nearly 47,000 pounds (21,318 kilograms) of pork sausage links because it might contain pieces of plastic.
The items have establishment number "EST 6785" and were sold in Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.
The Food and Safety Inspection Service says there are no confirmed reports of any injuries.
The 12-ounce (340 gram) trays are labeled Bob Evans Maple Pork Sausage Links, Brown Sugar and Honey, Fresh from Meijer Maple Flavored Sausage Links or Giant Eagle Maple Pork Breakfast Sausage Links Caramel Color Added. All have a lot code of 8213.
The sausage should be thrown out or returned to place of purchase.
SpaceX changes plan for moon travelers
SpaceX said it has signed the first private moon traveler, with some changes to its original game plan.
The big reveal on who it is - and when the flight to the moon will be - will be announced Monday at the company's headquarters in Hawthorne, California.
It's not the same mission SpaceX founder Elon Musk outlined last year. The original plan called for two paying passengers to fly around the moon this year, using a Falcon Heavy rocket and a Dragon crew capsule.
At the time, Musk said the pair approached SpaceX about sending them on a weeklong flight and paid a "significant" deposit for the trip.
The new strategy is to still fly around the moon, but using an even bigger SpaceX rocket still in development that has its own dedicated passenger ship. And now, it appears there will be only one person aboard.
Given that this new BFR rocket, as it's dubbed, has yet to be built, the flight presumably is at least a few years off.
SpaceX put out the teaser via Twitter late Thursday, and Musk also tweeted out the news. Company representatives declined to offer additional details Friday.