Blount Partnership Newsletter – September 9, 2024
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Blount County Tourism Experiences Six Percent Growth in Visitor Expenditures
As a gateway to the Smoky Mountains, Blount County ranked eighth among Tennessee’s 95 counties in 2023 visitor expenditures at $576.1 million, a six-percent increase from $543.9 million in 2022, according to the Economic Impact of Travel on Tennessee Counties report issued by the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development and Gov. Bill Lee. On an…
Visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park spent $2.2 billion in local communities in 2023
A new National Park Service report shows that 13,297,647 visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 2023 spent $2.2 billion in communities near the park. That spending supported 33,748 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $3.4 billion. “I’m so proud that our parks and the…
State of Tennessee Announces Orano USA Seeks to Locate Uranium Enrichment Operations
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter and Orano USA officials announced today the company has selected Oak Ridge, Tennessee, as the preferred site to construct a new, multi-billion-dollar, state-of-the-art centrifuge uranium enrichment facility. The uranium enrichment center will be a multi-structure commercial production site covering approximately 750,000…
Blount Partnership Newsletter – September 2, 2024
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Blount Partnership Newsletter – August 26, 2024
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TNECD announces approval of a proposal to invest $813 million in broadband expansion
The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) announced today the approval of Tennessee’s initial proposal for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program. The department has been allocated $813 million as part of its initial proposal for the BEAD Program, which the state will use to locate high-speed broadband…
The Dialogue with Susan Shepherd
This feature is a question-and-answer session with a new Blount County Chamber member. So, here we go with our 214th installment visiting with Susan Shepherd of TruYou Aesthetics Medical Spa whose mission is not to change who you are, but support you in discovering and enhancing your unique self by embracing your personal beauty and confidence…
Blount Partnership Newsletter – August 19, 2024
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TNECD Announces Nearly $3 million in Funding through the Transportation Network Growth Opportunity Initiative
The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) announced today $2.9 million will be awarded to seven collaborative teams through the Transportation Network Growth Opportunity (TNGO) initiative. TNGO, which received an initial $5 million in funding through the Tennessee General Assembly during the 2023 legislative session, serves as a tool to diversify the state’s…