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.
Maryville College has partnered with Maryville-based NS4ed to provide research-based internship opportunities for students. NS4ed is a rising leader and valued education partner that “seeks to improve system processes and outcomes through an engaging approach to practice and implementation design,” according to its website. It partners with state and local entities to provide research, policy and…
We are finding that many of our clients are using lessons from the pandemic to seriously retool and even reinvent their businesses. We’ve all seen this very vividly and dramatically in the restaurant sector this past year, where only the clever (and/or well-financed) survived. Some of their “pivoting” was amazing, and some even became a…
Click to view the online version of the Blount Partnership weekly newsletter for July 19, 2021.
On August 21, 2021, the Great Smoky Mountains Hot Air Balloon Festival will celebrate its fourth year with high expectations. Professional balloonists will light up the Tennessee evening sky with an unforgettable glow. A spectrum of hope, happiness, and color will cast over the breathtaking Smoky Mountain sunset like never before. The 2021 event will…
The Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) has awarded Jessica Hahn of Blount County Chamber of Commerce with the Dana Ketterling Lifetime Sales Achievement Award. The award recognizes career membership sales achievement. Hahn earned recognition in the Bronze category in chamber memberships processed throughout her career. “Membership sales professionals are on the front lines…
Fans of vintage automobiles can view a special collection of classic cars at the Autos Through the Ages Show at the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center (123 Cromwell Dr., Townsend) on July 17 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. The car show is free with admission to the museum being $5. Presented by the East…
Click to view the online version of the Blount Partnership weekly newsletter for July 12, 2021.
Click to view the online version of the Blount Partnership weekly newsletter for July 5, 2021.
Personal Computers Systems, Inc (PCS), your local managed IT services provider, has been named to the Knoxville News Sentinel’s list of Top Workplaces for a second consecutive year. As a company that values teamwork and employee engagement, PCS operates based on a set of core values: client experience, teamwork, continual improvement, individual and team accountability,…
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Flex-N-Gate officials announced today that the company will expand its operations, creating 91 new jobs in Blount County. Flex-N-Gate, an automotive original equipment manufacturer (OEM) supplier, specializes in manufacturing plastic, metal, lighting and mechanical assemblies. The company will invest $5.5 million…
