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.
After the COVID-19 pandemic forced a two-year hiatus, Maryville College’s Great Smokies Experience will return in July to give rising high school juniors, seniors and recent high school graduates an opportunity to take part in a learning lab like no other. The 10-day program will give participants both college credit and a chance to explore…
Click to view the online version of the Blount Partnership weekly newsletter for March 14, 2022.
Maryville College has been recognized as a Military Friendly® School for 2022-2023, a status that recognizes the College’s commitment to and success in offering a place in the student population for veterans and military-related applicants. It’s the seventh such recognition in as many years from Viqtory, considered a standard-setter for colleges providing positive employment and…
Click to view the online version of the Blount Partnership weekly newsletter for March 7, 2022.
April is designated as Child Abuse Prevention Month, and New Hope Children’s Advocacy Center plans to raise funds and awareness around the importance of the community working together to prevent child abuse in Blount County. To ramp up for Child Abuse Prevention Month, New Hope will be running a “Wear Blue” campaign on social media in March,…
The Trust Company of Tennessee has hired Codi Brannan as a retirement plan services (RPS) daily operations manager. Founded in 1987 and with offices in Chattanooga, Knoxville and the Tri-Cities, The Trust Company of Tennessee currently has more than $4 billion under management. The firm helps individuals, families, business owners and nonprofits make better financial…
Brock Berogan has joined The Christman Company as a project manager at the construction management and real estate development firm’s Knoxville, Tennessee, office. “Brock has brought solid construction management experience and knowledge of an array of construction environments,” said Marty Gibbs, senior vice president and general manager for The Christman Company’s operations in Knoxville. Berogan…
Click to view the online version of the Blount Partnership weekly newsletter for February 28, 2022.
Cirrus Aircraft today announced another strong year of new aircraft deliveries in 2021 with the SR Series maintaining its status as the best-selling, high-performance piston aircraft for the twentieth year in a row and the Vision Jet® as the best-selling jet in personal aviation for the third year in a row. In addition to delivering…
The respected national financial magazine Forbes released its list of America’s Best Large Employers earlier this month, and while a number of East Tennessee businesses made the cut, two in particular may have caught the eye of Blount County readers: Rockford-based Flex-N-Gate, and Maryville manufacturer DENSO. According to Forbes, which leaned on market research firm…
