Blount Partnership Newsletter – February 2, 2026
Click to view the online version of the Blount Partnership weekly newsletter for February 2, 2026.
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.
Click to view the online version of the Blount Partnership weekly newsletter for February 2, 2026.
This feature is a question-and-answer session with a Blount County Chamber member. So, here we go with our 242nd installment visiting with Andy Salyards, director of operations for Refine Dermatology which specializes in general, skin cancer, and aesthetic dermatology for all ages, including pediatrics. Describe more about Refine Dermatology. Refine Dermatology is a doctor owned dermatology practice…
Click to view the online version of the Blount Partnership weekly newsletter for January 26, 2026.
Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont is pleased to announce the fourth annual Tremont Writers Conference, an intensive five-day retreat for writers of fiction, nonfiction and poetry coordinated in conjunction with Smokies Life. Applications to participate may be submitted online now through May 15 at writers.gsmit.org. Held Wednesday, Oct. 21, through Sunday, Oct. 25, the…
Click to view the online version of the Blount Partnership weekly newsletter for January 19, 2026.
This feature is a question-and-answer session with a Blount County Chamber member. So, here we go with our 241st installment visiting with Stan Norris, assistant tournament director for the Smoky Mountain Championship presented by Food City. Tell me about the Smoky Mountain Championship. I am part of an event management company that specializes in running professional…
Edfinancial Services announced a series of strategic leadership appointments that reflect the company’s sustained growth to reinforce its commitment to innovation, operational excellence, and long-term stability across all business divisions. As part of this transition, Founder and Chief Executive Officer Tony Hollin has appointed John Farinella (pictured) as President of Edfinancial Services. Farinella previously served…
Click to view the online version of the Blount Partnership weekly newsletter for January 12, 2026.
Performance Food Group is pleased to announce that Laura Burchfield has been promoted to VP of National Accounts for PFS Corporate effective 12/28/2025. She will report to Shaun Kastner, Corporate VP of National Accounts & Business Development. Laura joined RFS in January 2008 as a National Account Manager/Customer Service Supervisor in Louisville, TN. In 2015, she was promoted to a Corporate…
Click to view the online version of the Blount Partnership weekly newsletter for January 5, 2026.