The Trust Company of Tennessee earns 2022 Top Workplace spot

The Trust Company of Tennessee has been named a Top Workplace by the Knoxville News Sentinel for the sixth consecutive year. The firm first earned the distinction in 2017 and has earned a spot in each subsequent year of the rankings. Founded in 1987 and with offices in Chattanooga, Knoxville and the Tri-Cities, The Trust…

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The Dialogue with Jonathan Ball

This feature is a question-and-answer session with a new Blount County Chamber member. So, here we go with our 178th installment visiting with Jonathan Ball, chief operating officer of the Gatlinburg/Townsend Wine Trail, which enhances cooperative marketing for the wineries along the trail and offers guests who visit VIP access to see what winemaking is all about.…

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The Dialogue with Roy and Tonya Dunmore

This feature is a question-and-answer session with a new Blount County Chamber member. So, here we go with our 177th installment visiting with Roy and Tonya Dunmore, owners of Dunmore Bait and Tackle in Louisville, Tenn. Describe what your business does: We sell all your fishing needs! Rods reels basic tackle live baits custom baits. For bass crappie…

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The Trust Company of Tennessee hires Alex Tabone as retirement plan specialist

The Trust Company of Tennessee has hired Alexander “Alex” Tabone as a retirement plan services (RPS) operations specialist. Founded in 1987 and with offices in Chattanooga, Knoxville and the Tri-Cities, The Trust Company of Tennessee currently has more than $4.5 billion under management. The firm helps individuals, families, business owners and nonprofits make better financial…

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Blount Partnership Newsletter – July 18, 2022

Click to view the online version of the Blount Partnership weekly newsletter for July 18, 2022.

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Blount Chamber Membership Event Sets State Record

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…

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The Christman Company places 87th in national ENR contractor ranking

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.…

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Alcoa High School Receives Perkins Reserve Grant

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…

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Local students win Arconic Foundation Scholarships

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…

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Local students win Arconic Foundation Scholarships

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…

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