Welcome to the Blount Partnership Media Room. Below you will find resources from the Blount County area from our chamber and industry events and partners.
With the assistance of nearly 300 community volunteers, the Blount County Chamber of Commerce became the second chamber in the nation to top $400,000 in community programming dollars from 383 new and upgraded memberships during a two-day membership event produced by Your Chamber Connection. The $423,228 is the most ever generated by a chamber in…
The Engineering News-Record (ENR), a news outlet known as the authority for tracking the construction industry, has placed The Christman Company (Christman) at No. 87 on its 2022 “ENR 400” list of the top 400 contractors nationally. Overall rankings were calculated according to 2021 construction revenue. Headquartered in Lansing, Michigan, Christman also landed at No.…
The Tennessee Department of Education announced $2.9 million in Perkins Reserve Grants to 44 school districts for the 2022-23 school year to support career and technical education (CTE) across the state. Alcoa High School received $12,710 as its share to support a program designed to break down barriers to increase industry certification attainment. The Perkins…
Arconic Tennessee Operations announced that four local students have been named Arconic Foundation Sons and Daughters Scholarship recipients. The winners are Maddison Atkins, Hannah Soto, Olivia Specht, and Julia Ten Eyck. Each will be awarded a $5,000 scholarship after being selected by an independent panel of judges through a rigorous process managed by International Scholarship…
Arconic Tennessee Operations announced that four local students have been named Arconic Foundation Sons and Daughters Scholarship recipients. The winners are Maddison Atkins, Hannah Soto, Olivia Specht, and Julia Ten Eyck. Each will be awarded a $5,000 scholarship after being selected by an independent panel of judges through a rigorous process managed by International Scholarship…
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 346 new and upgraded memberships and set its business investment mark of $378,000 for community programming. That total betters the previous standard of $328,000 set in…
RT Lodge, the 58-room boutique inn and restaurant hidden away on the peaceful side of the Great Smoky Mountains in Maryville, TN, is pleased to announce the opening of its new bar on property, the Morningside Room. Located just off the stairs on the first floor of the Main Lodge, the Morningside Room officially opens…
Making the call. That’s what brought community members together for fun and excitement as the Blount County Chamber’s member event kicked off with 192 new members joining or upgrading memberships and nearly $202,000 for community programming. With the assistance of facilitator Jimmy Cusano from Your Chamber Connection, nearly 150 individuals and community leaders united at…
Clay Wilkinson has joined The Christman Company as a project engineer for the construction management and real estate development firm’s office in Knoxville, Tennessee. “Clay has impressed us with his knowledge of construction services and enthusiasm for commercial and industrial projects,” said Marty Gibbs, senior vice president and general manager for The Christman Company’s operations…
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