Blount Partnership Newsletter – July 4, 2022
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Belitz, Bolt & Mitchell of Blount Partnership Graduate from Institute for Organization Management
Institute for Organization Management, the professional development program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, is pleased to announce that Jessica Belitz, Tammy Bolt and Kim Mitchell of the Blount Partnership have graduated from the program and received the recognition of IOM. Awarded to all graduates of the Institute program, the IOM Graduate Recognition signifies the…
Portion of Cold Springs Road to be Closed for Bridge Replacement
A new bridge is currently being constructed on Cold Springs Road. In order to finalize paving, striping, signage and installation of guard rail, Cold Springs Road will be closed from Cold Springs Missionary Baptist Church to the intersection with Old Chilhowee Rd. The closure will start at 8:30 AM on July 11th and the Road…
Careers In Motion Bus Reveal
The Blount Partnership is hosted the Careers in Motion bus reveal and ribbon cutting on June 23, 2022. The Careers in Motion Bus features hands-on activities related to the Medical, IT, STEM, and Marketing fields to get K-12 students engaged and excited for high-wage, high-demand, high-skill careers, and technical education related programs. The three public schools…
Blount County Job Signing Day
The Blount Partnership celebrated high school students who have done one or a combination of the following to prepare for their jobs: took Career & Technical Education (CTE) courses on a career pathway, earned an industry certification in school, and/or participated in Work-Based Learning (WBL). The Blount Partnership hosted over 50 students who began training…
Tennessee Reconnect now covers 23 year olds
People who are 23 years old are now eligible for the Tennessee Reconnect scholarship if they have not previously earned a college degree. This is regardless of their dependency status on federal income tax forms. Similar to Tennessee Promise for college freshmen who are coming straight to higher education from high school, Tennessee Reconnect is…
Tennessee Reconnect now covers 23 year olds
People who are 23 years old are now eligible for the Tennessee Reconnect scholarship if they have not previously earned a college degree. This is regardless of their dependency status on federal income tax forms. Similar to Tennessee Promise for college freshmen who are coming straight to higher education from high school, Tennessee Reconnect is…
Blount Partnership Newsletter – June 27, 2022
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The Dialogue with Andrew Vollmann
This feature is a question-and-answer session with a new Blount County Chamber member. So, here we go with our 176th installment visiting with Andrew Vollman, Vice President / Relationship Manager of FirstBank which is a Tennessee-based, local, small community bank. We are very involved in giving back to our community thru volunteer work, donations, sponsorships…
Pellissippi State receives grant to expand camps introducing students to skilled careers
A summer Nursing camp at Pellissippi State Community College left a lasting impression on Therese Lloyd when she was just 16 years old. Four summers later, Lloyd volunteered at that same camp as a Nursing student at Pellissippi State, helping 12 high school students from Knox and Blount counties with a simulated birth, newborn assessments,…