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.
RT Lodge, the 58-room boutique inn and restaurant hidden away on the peaceful side of the Great Smoky Mountains in Maryville, TN, is pleased to announce the opening of its new bar on property, the Morningside Room. Located just off the stairs on the first floor of the Main Lodge, the Morningside Room officially opens…
Making the call. That’s what brought community members together for fun and excitement as the Blount County Chamber’s member event kicked off with 192 new members joining or upgrading memberships and nearly $202,000 for community programming. With the assistance of facilitator Jimmy Cusano from Your Chamber Connection, nearly 150 individuals and community leaders united at…
Clay Wilkinson has joined The Christman Company as a project engineer for the construction management and real estate development firm’s office in Knoxville, Tennessee. “Clay has impressed us with his knowledge of construction services and enthusiasm for commercial and industrial projects,” said Marty Gibbs, senior vice president and general manager for The Christman Company’s operations…
Click to view the online version of the Blount Partnership weekly newsletter for July 11, 2022.
Reuben Robertson, P.E.,senior project manager at LDA Engineering, has been selected to be a member of a senior executive peer advisory board in Knoxville by Vistage Worldwide, Inc. He joins over 300 senior executives, business owners, and CEOs across the state of Tennessee who are Vistage members. Reuben earned a bachelor’s degree in civil and environmental…
The Public Relations & Communications Association (PRCA) – the largest global public relations body, based in London – recently honored two East Tennessee public relations executives as inaugural members of its International Fellows: Fletcher Marketing PR CEO Kelly Fletcher and Senior Strategist Mary Beth West. For more than 20 years, Fletcher and West have served…
Click to view the online version of the Blount Partnership weekly newsletter for July 4, 2022.
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…
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…
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…
