Blount Partnership Newsletter – November 14, 2022
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Tremont Institute Receives $250,000 from TVA, Begins Second Campus Work
Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont has been awarded $250,000 from Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)’s Connected Communities Pilot Program to support the development of Tremont’s second campus. With the funds, Tremont will complete a detailed engineering design to retrofit an existing house into a regenerative education center, the first phase of their ambitious second campus…
Blount Partnership Newsletter – November 7, 2022
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DENSO Breaks Ground on Solar Facility
DENSO, a leading mobility supplier, and Silicon Ranch, one of the nation’s largest independent power producers, today broke ground on a new solar facility at DENSO’s Maryville, Tennessee, location, along with the City of Maryville Electric Department and Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). The new solar farm is the first of four solar production facilities the…
Blount Partnership Newsletter – October 31, 2022
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Blount Partnership Newsletter – October 24, 2022
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Growth Through the Chamber
“To keep up with her marvelous growth and to make the most of her opportunities, Maryville must have a real Chamber of Commerce. This can be done by the co-operative activity of all of Maryville,” reads a 1920 Maryville advertisement. The newly formed Maryville Kiwanis club founded our Chamber of Commerce on January 25, 1920.…
LDA Engineering celebrates 40 years with $500,000 commitment to STEM education
In celebration of its 40th anniversary, Knoxville-based LDA Engineering has made a $500,000 renewed commitment to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and also has dedicated $120,000 in college scholarship funds. The company has invested in STEM and additional engineering education and outreach in all of its markets, and in 2015 pledged to reach…
LDA Engineering celebrates 40 years with $500,000 commitment to STEM education
In celebration of its 40th anniversary, LDA Engineering has made a $500,000 renewed commitment to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and also has dedicated $120,000 in college scholarship funds. The company has invested in STEM and additional engineering education and outreach in all of its markets, and in 2015 pledged to reach $250,000…
The Dialogue with Bart Fricks
This feature is a question-and-answer session with a new Blount County Chamber member. So, here we go with our 187th installment visiting with Bart Fricks, owner of Jaboni’s Pizzeria. How did you wind up owning Jaboni’s Pizzeria? I visited the restaurant and ended up buying it. Who is your mentor? Lee Wallace. He always listens & offers great…