Teen Programming Reimagined
Teens are invited to Blount County Public Library’s reimagined youth programming, to be held each Saturday at 2:30.
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Issues Facing the Workforce
Sharing this article from Site Selection magazine which outlines the challenges facing today’s workforce as the pandemic continues. Against this backdrop, we turned to several leaders in economic development and asked them to share their views on the top issues facing the workforce and workforce development. What they had to say was telling, but even…
Business Leaders Upbeat about Tennessee’s Economy
Business leaders across Tennessee continue to be more optimistic about the state’s economic outlook than the nation’s, according to the most recent survey conducted by the Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The Tennessee Business Leaders Survey shows that respondents credit Tennessee’s positive outlook largely to stronger business investment and…
East Tennessee Purchasing Association to host virtual Diversity Business Expo
Minority-owned, women-owned, veteran-owned and small businesses interested in working with local governments can meet virtually
Blount Partnership Newsletter – February 8, 2021
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A Primer on the Amazon Deal
This Op-Ed written by Bryan Daniels, president and CEO of the Blount Partnership, appeared in the Feb. 7, 2021 edition of The Daily Times. Since 2015, the Blount Partnership has collaborated with the cities of Alcoa and Maryville and Blount County government to generate eight major economic development announcements that totaled 3,270 jobs and $1.8…
Op-Ed: A Primer on the Amazon Deal
This Op-Ed written by Bryan Daniels, president and CEO of the Blount Partnership, appeared in the Feb. 7, 2021 edition of The Daily Times.
Dancing Bean Coffee House Purchases Bellwether Coffee Roaster
The Dancing Bean Coffee House today announced the purchase of its exciting new Bellwether Coffee Roaster
Amazon to Create 800 New Jobs in Alcoa
CLICK HERE TO VIEW AMAZON PROJECT QUICK FACTS Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Amazon officials announced today that Amazon will establish a new, state-of-the-art fulfillment center in Alcoa. The site, which is anticipated to launch in 2022, will create nearly 800 new, full-time jobs with benefits…
Blount Partnership Newsletter – February 1, 2021
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