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 Master Plan for a proposed greenway trail linking Maryville to Townsend estimates the positive economic impact of the trail for Blount County at $65 million over a 10-year period. The construction cost of the 13.7-mile trail is estimated at $24.46 million, again over 10 years, putting the estimated return on investment for every dollar spent at $2.66.
Alcoa, Tenn. – Mary Beth West Communications, LLC, announced today the expansion of the public relations and strategic communications firm to include a full interactive division, with the addition of three key managers and a development team with expertise in website, mobile application and social media campaign development as well as proprietary software and data management.
A recent report from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission indicates that King University is the largest recipient of transfer students among Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association (TICUA) institutions. The University is also recognized for having the largest population of transfer students from public institutions in Tennessee.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – King University and Pellissippi State Community College (PSCC) announced the signing of a reverse transfer agreement between the institutions during a meeting held Friday, Nov. 22, at King’s Hardin Valley campus in Knoxville, Tenn.
Give the gift of employment by joining Express Employment Professionals’ Pay It Forward Holiday Hiring Drive as we strive to place 100 job seekers in the Blount County area, during the weeks of December 9, 2013 through December 20, 2013. Being out of work during the holidays can be particularly tough, and we would like to make sure as many people as possible earn a paycheck just in time for the holidays.
Provision Healthcare Foundation is proud to announce the inaugural Scott Hamilton and Friends on Ice show, Friday, December 6, at 6:00 pm at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum.
Local Shoney’s Restaurants are featuring a Thanksgiving Day Buffet on Thursday, November 28th, Thanksgiving Day, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Dancing Bear Lodge & Restaurant suffered extensive damage today (Nov. 14) to its main lodge as part of a fire. We are grateful that there were no injuries to either guests or staff and can report that there were no guests in the lodge at the time of the fire. The safety and well-being of our guests and staff are our first priorities.
