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.
A team of Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers demonstrated that an additively manufactured hot stamping die – a tool used to create car body components – cooled faster than those produced by conventional manufacturing methods, which could lead to reduced manufacturing costs and production time. In collaboration with industry partners Lincoln Electric and DTS, they…
The Trust Company of Tennessee has expanded its business advisory services to assist owners of privately held businesses plan for succession and is offering a specialized readiness assessment to help determine preparedness and create a road map for success.
Pilot Company, the leading supplier of fuel and the largest operator of travel centers in North America, is hiring for 370 positions across the Southeast.
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A few members of the community reached out to Keep Blount Beautiful about getting Carpenters Grade Road cleaned up
Maryville College’s Advancement and Alumni Affairs offices soon will move to the former U.S. Bank building located at 826 East Lamar Alexander Parkway.
In this Area Development article, redefining the workforce in a post-pandemic world will likely be driven by the ideals of our largest generation — millennials. Eventually this pandemic will end, a vaccine will be readily available, and we will attempt to return back to our “normal” lives. But what does this next “new normal” look like? Can…
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In this Area Development article it explores the topic of sustaining industrial labor needs during and after the pandemic. Finding and retaining a skilled workforce continues to be a critical need, and those unemployed during the pandemic may need training and help with other issues to step into those open roles. Read more.
In an article written by Thomas B. Ballard and published on Teknovation.biz, a total of 10 Volunteer State communities made the list of 400 cities, categorized in two ways: (1) large or small; and (2) one of five tiers within each category. Six moved up, while four recorded a decline. Read more about the Best Performing Cities 2021.
