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.
Leading U.S.-based firearms manufacturer will invest more than $125 million to relocate from Springfield, Massachusetts to Maryville, TennesseeCompany will create 750 new jobs in Blount County Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. officials today announced the U.S.-based leader in firearms manufacturing and…
Keep Blount Beautiful (KBB) and Little River Watershed Association (LRWA) are partnering for the 3rd Annual Little River Run 5K, set for 11 am on Saturday, November 13th at the Townsend Abbey in Townsend, TN. The Little River Run 5K represents a joint effort through which both organizations encourage participants to enjoy the beauty of…
Click to view the online version of the Blount Partnership weekly newsletter for September 27, 2021.
Nobody made it through the COVID-19 pandemic unscathed, including small businesses. And that’s a big deal, considering that small businesses generate about 44% of all economic activity in the United States. But 2021 is a different year, one that has found the economy firing back up. Small businesses are rebounding and are poised to…
The London, U.K.-headquartered Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) – the world’s largest professional PR body representing more than 35,000 professionals in 70 countries worldwide – announced today that Mary Beth West, senior strategist of Knoxville-based Fletcher Marketing PR, has been appointed to its newly formed Global Advisory Board. West – who also serves as…
The Blount Partnership announced today that Director of Tourism Kim Mitchell was named “Women in TN Tourism & Hospitality Leader of the Year” by HospitalityTN. The award was given during the Stars of the Industry Gala at the Governor’s Conference on September 16, 2021, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Mitchell has served as the director of tourism…
Click to view the online version of the Blount Partnership weekly newsletter for September 20, 2021.
Michael C. “Mike” Davis, Jr. of Maryville, Tenn., has been elected chair of the Maryville College Board of Directors effective immediately, for a term to expire in October 2023. Davis is fulfilling the incomplete term of the late Board Chair A. Coleman “Cole” Piper ’68, who died suddenly and unexpectedly on Aug. 26. Diane Humphreys-Barlow…
Tennessee’s new Silver Alert Law is now in effect to save lives, and Alzheimer’s Tennessee is encouraging everyone who hears that a Silver Alert has been issued to please be vigilant and watchful for the missing individual. “Silver Alerts are lifesaving and especially critical to the safety of our Tennessee seniors, if all of us…
The Trust Company of Tennessee has hired Connor Cox as a client specialist, based in the firm’s Knoxville office. Founded in 1987 and with offices in Chattanooga, Knoxville and the Tri-Cities, The Trust Company of Tennessee currently has more than $4 billion under management. The firm helps individuals, families, business owners and nonprofits make better…
