Media Room

View the online Blount Partnership weekly newsletter.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Department of Energy officials dedicated the launch of two clean energy research initiatives that focus on the recycling and recovery of advanced manufacturing materials and on connected and autonomous vehicle technologies.

KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE (Sept. 21, 2020) – With 2020 turning out differently than most have expected, one thing rings true – being prepared for any and all situations is increasingly important. September is National Preparedness Month, a full month dedicated to encouraging the public to prepare for local disaster risks and unplanned emergencies.

View the online Blount Partnership weekly newsletter.

This feature is a question-and-answer session with a new Blount County Chamber member. So, here we go with our 162nd installment visiting with Christopher Thompson, business development director for Holtz Builders.

In its annual College Guide and Rankings, Washington Monthly ranked Maryville College No. 8 in its list of “2020 Bachelor’s Colleges” – up from No. 16 last year – and No. 34 in its “Best Bang for the Buck Colleges – South” rankings.

The Trust Company of Tennessee has hired Kevin S. Fillers as a relationship manager in the firm’s Knoxville office.

Maryville College has been listed in U.S. News & World Report’s “2021 Best Colleges” guidebook, ranking third overall in the “Best Regional Colleges – South” category.

View the online Blount Partnership weekly newsletter.

It would be easy to look at current economic statistics and conclude that we may as well remove words such as “business growth” and “expansion” from our collective vocabularies for the time being.