Celebrating 50 Years at Tremont

The Institute at Tremont, in the Great Smoky Mountains, has been serving the Walker Valley community for 50 years. It all started in 1969 when a group of local leaders and educators came together to turn a group of old Job Corps buildings, slated for demolition, into a residential environmental learning center. The idea was…

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MC named “Top College” by Forbes and recognized among Niche’s “Best Liberal Arts Colleges”

In its 2020 “Best Colleges in America” ranking, Niche has recognized Maryville College as No. 3 in “Best Liberal Arts Colleges in Tennessee.”

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RenoRun Selects Ripley PR as North American Public Relations Agency of Record

Global construction PR agency will represent technology-enabled construction material delivery leader as it continues to expand throughout the US and Canada

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MC listed among U.S. News & World Report’s ‘Best Colleges’

Maryville College has been listed in U.S. News & World Report’s “2020 Best Colleges” guidebook, ranking third overall in the “Best Regional Colleges – South” category.

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Pype Selects Ripley PR as Public Relations Agency of Record

Pype, a leading construction software platform that uses machine-learning to provide unprecedented data insights from plans, specs, and automates workflows from preconstruction through project closeout, has selected Ripley PR as its U.S. PR agency of record to promote awareness of the brand as it expands.

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Blount Partnership Newsletter – September 9, 2019

View the online Blount Partnership weekly newsletter.

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The Dialogue with J. Nathan Higdon

This feature is a question-and-answer session with a new Blount County Chamber member.

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Record Crowd Enjoys 18th Annual Taste of Blount

On a pleasant late summer’s eve, a record crowd of nearly 700 people gathered to enjoy some of the best food in Blount County

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Durant from “Black Hawk Down” Movie to speak at Best of Blount Awards

Former U.S. Army pilot and author Mike Durant, whose saga was chronicled in the 2002 Oscar Award winning movie Black Hawk Down, is the guest speaker for the Blount Partnership’s Best of Blount Awards

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Whale Sanctuary Project Partners with Orange Orchard to Raise Awareness, Create North America’s First Whale Sanctuary

The Whale Sanctuary Project has selected Orange Orchard, a global public relations agency specializing in animal welfare and environmentally conscious brands, to raise U.S. awareness of its mission to fund and create the first North American seaside sanctuary for whales and dolphins.

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