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Representatives of steel recycler Gerdau’s Knoxville mill recently donated $1,500 to the UT Graduate School of Medicine in memory of former Gerdau Knoxville Vice President and General Manager Arlan Piepho.

Priority Ambulance has hired Debbie Stone as director of human resources to oversee all recruiting, hiring and benefits management throughout the company’s national network.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 10, 2015 For additional information, Contact: Amanda Shell Jennings Moxley Carmichael (865) 255-0661 [title] Local chefs will host a volunteer event at the Knoxville Convention Center to prepare hundreds of healthy, premade meals for hungry families

Thanks to the efforts of the Knoxville Area Urban League and Enterprise Rent-A-Car, more than 1,200 children received new tennis shoes and school supplies on Saturday at the 13th annual “Shoes for School.”

Gerdau Long Steel North America, which operates a steel mill in Knoxville’s Lonsdale neighborhood, recently earned two American Metal Market Awards for Steel Excellence.

Barry Dunford, audiovisual manager for M&M Productions USA, has been named Tennessee Hospitality & Tourism Association employee of the year in the small business category in recognition of his work for the Knoxville Convention Center.

Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero and Knoxville Convention Center leadership cut the ribbon today on family-friendly upgrades to the facility, which include a nursing mother’s room and family restroom.

The region’s leading primary care organization continues to expand with the addition of a new rheumatologist. Michael Watterson, MD, is now seeing patients at Rheumatology Associates of East Tennessee.

Armada Bar, a locally owned establishment at 116 S. Central Street in the Old City, has partnered with Young-Williams Animal Center for the second summer in a row to raise money for the shelter in August.

Asbury Place retirement communities recently named Carolyn Neil health care administrator for its Maryville campus and regional director of clinical services for Asbury Place Tennessee.