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Teresa Vander Molen has joined Barge Design Solutions, Inc., as a Creative Lead in the firm’s Business Services Group.

Vander Molen’s nearly 20 years of marketing and branding experience spans manufacturing, health care, tourism, and higher education sectors, with emphasis on driving awareness and engagement through visual storytelling. She previously served as a Creative Director for Cornett in Lexington, Kentucky.

Vander Molen earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design from Eastern Kentucky University, where she graduated with honors. Her work has been recognized by the American Advertising Federation, Graphic Design USA, and the Kentucky Press Association.

Barge Design Solutions, Inc., combines skill and dedication to impact local communities for everyday life. The multidiscipline team includes engineers, architects, landscape architects, planners, biologists, geologists, scientists, and surveyors. Barge Design Solutions has offices in five states, is ranked No. 165 on Engineering News-Record’s (ENR) 2019 Top 500 Design Firms list, and is a certified Great Place to Work. Learn more at bargedesign.com, and stay connected with them on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

Top Blount County restaurants and food trucks to offer samples of their fare

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InfoSystems, a Tennessee-based IT company celebrating 25 years in business, recently launched a new business line called InfoSystems Protect. Through this new line, the company has expanded its offerings to provide extensive cybersecurity solutions to meet the growing demand in Chattanooga, Knoxville, Nashville and surrounding areas.

Genera, a Tennessee-based company, has selected global B2B agency Ripley PR as its PR agency of record to promote awareness of Genera’s Earthable® line of sustainable agricultural fiber products. Genera recently announced that it had secured more than $118 million in new investment for its first manufacturing facility, which will produce the company’s Earthable® brand.

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Addicts and alcoholics at Blount County-based drug and alcohol treatment center Cornerstone of Recovery now have a new non-narcotic method of managing chronic pain, thanks to a partnership with Total Rehabilitation.

This feature is a question-and-answer session with a new Blount County Chamber member. So, here we go with our 140th installment visiting with Roben Richmond,

With the assistance of nearly 300 community volunteers, the Blount County Chamber of Commerce became the fifth chamber in the nation to top $200,000 in revenue from 396 new and upgraded memberships during a two-day membership event produced by Your Chamber Connection.

Every company strives for positive business growth and through a two-day membership event produced by Your Chamber Connection, the Blount County Chamber of Commerce expanded its roster by adding 341 new and upgraded memberships, bettering its total of 333 in 2012.