Simmons named Maryville Downtown Association Executive Director

Pete Simmons was named the Maryville Downtown Association executive director.

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Experience the Holiday Season Starts in the Smoky Mountains

We have to agree with the old song, Christmas really is the  most wonderful time of the year. The smell of peppermint, pine, and sugar cookies seems to permeate everything, there are holiday lights and songs cascading throughout the stores, and if you are headed to the Smokies, it is when the area has some…

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The Dialogue with Joe Gleason

This feature is a question-and-answer session with a new Blount County Chamber member. So, here we go with our 124th installment visiting with Joe Gleason, President of Jiffy Lube Multicare.

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Here are 7 Reasons You'll Be Glad You're Visiting the Smokies this Fall

Are you already thinking about the autumn season and all of the fun and beauty it brings? If so, you might also be thinking of a visit to The Smokies. The autumn months are an amazing time of year, with the first colors showing up high in the mountains and slowly moving to the valleys…

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Blount Partnership Newsletter – Nov. 5, 2018

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The Dialogue with Kevin Kragenbrink

This feature is a question-and-answer session with a new Blount County Chamber member. So, here we go with our 123rd installment visiting with Kevin Kragenbrink, managing member of CPS Leadership, LLC/3to99, which is a is a full service employee benefits consulting and brokerage firm.

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Enjoy Mountain Music on the Pickin' Porch at Wood-N-Strings Dulcimer Shop

There’s more to the Smokies than just industry and the great outdoors. Cultural traditions brought to the Smokies by different waves of immigrants and frontier settlers have taken on lives of their own in the mountain hollows that dot the region, and they continue to provide great entertainment to locals and visitors alike. In particular,…

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Marketing to Millennials – Part One

Millennials – there are a lot of them, and their influence on how companies sell their products and services is substantial.

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Celebrate Fall with Hard Apple Cider: Here's Where to Find It in the Smokies

Autumn is upon us, and that means it’s time to break out everybody’s favorite fall traditions. Whether you’re in the mood for corn mazes, haunted houses, apple picking, or any of the rest of the season’s highlights, if you’d typically enjoy them with a beer or a glass of wine, consider trying a hard apple…

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Blount Partnership Newsletter – Oct. 29, 2018

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