Tennessee Valley region

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• Tennessee Valley Authority — (TVA). A government owned corporation that conducts a unified program of resource development for the advancement of economic growth in the Tennessee Valley region. The Authority s program of activities includes flood control, navigation… …   Black's law dictionary

• Tennessee Valley Authority — ☆ Tennessee Valley Authority n. a federal corporation organized in 1933 to provide cheap electric power, flood control, irrigation, etc. by developing the entire basin of the Tennessee River, esp. by building dams and reservoirs * * * (abbr TVA)… …   Universalium

• Tennessee Valley Authority —   [ tenəsiː vælɪ ɔː θɔrɪtɪ], Abkürzung TVA [tiːviː eɪ], Behörde, die 1933 im Rahmen der Politik des New Deal in den USA gebildet wurde; Sitz Knoxville. Aufgabe war, in Fortführung älterer Projekte, die Entwicklung des Notstandsgebiets im… …   Universal-Lexikon

• Tennessee Valley Authority — Infobox Company company name = Tennessee Valley Authority company company type = Government owned independent corporation company slogan = foundation = 1933 founder = location = Knoxville, Tennessee, USA key people = Tom Kilgore (current CEO)… …   Wikipedia

• Tennessee Valley Authority — Pour les articles homonymes, voir TVA. La Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) est une entreprise américaine chargée de la navigation, du contrôle des crues, de la production d électricité et du développement économique de la vallée du Tennessee.… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Tennessee Valley — The Tennessee Valley is the drainage basin of the Tennessee River and is largely within the U.S. state of Tennessee. It stretches from southwest Kentucky to northwest Georgia and from northeast Mississippi to the mountains of Virginia and North… …   Wikipedia

• Tennessee Valley Authority — (TVA)   A federal agency established in 1933 to develop the Tennessee river valley region of the southeastern U.S., and which is now nation s largest power producer.   ***   A federal agency established in 1933 to develop the Tennessee river… …   Energy terms

• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) — Entidad del gobierno de EE.UU. creada en 1933 para controlar las inundaciones, mejorar la navegación y generar energía eléctrica a lo largo del río Tennessee y sus afluentes. TVA es una sociedad anónima abierta administrada por un directorio.… …   Enciclopedia Universal

• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) — U.S. government agency established in 1933 to control floods, improve navigation, and generate electrical power along the Tennessee River and its tributaries. The TVA is a public corporation governed by a board of directors. It has jurisdiction… …   Universalium

• Tennessee Valley Authority — (TVA)    The TVA was established by an act of Congress on 18 May 1933 during the “First Hundred Days” of the New Deal. The TVA was to utilize and control the Tennessee River through the creation of hydroelectric schemes and irrigation systems.… …   Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era

• Tennessee Central Railway — Reporting mark TC Locale Tennessee Dates of operation 1893–1968 …   Wikipedia