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KCDC earns high-performer status from HUD

Nov. 15, 2017
Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) has once again earned high-performer status from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) following an annual performance evaluation of each public housing authority across the country. KCDC’s high-performer status for the fiscal
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TLC’s ‘Long Island Medium’ to bring live show to Civic Auditorium

Nov. 13, 2017
Theresa Caputo of TLC’s hit show, “Long Island Medium,” will share her psychic gifts at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at 7:30 p.m. Caputo will tell personal stories about her life in Hicksville, New York, deliver
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Misti Lewis named director of Chilhowee Park & Exposition Center

Nov. 13, 2017
SMG Knoxville has named Misti Lewis director of Chilhowee Park & Exposition Center. She will begin her new position Monday, Nov. 13. “Misti’s love of community and management and leadership skills make her a great fit as director at one
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Officials break ground on corporate headquarters for Summit Medical Group and Summit Strategic Solutions

Nov. 10, 2017
Summit Medical Group and Summit Strategic Solutions officials broke ground Nov. 10 on a new facility at the Middlebrook Pike medical corridor in Knoxville. The two-story, 50,000-square-foot building project is being constructed on an 8-acre site at 1275 Dick Lonas
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Pilot Flying J and Bunker Labs partner to empower military veteran entrepreneurs in Tennessee and beyond

Nov. 09, 2017
In honor of Veterans Day on Nov. 11, Pilot Flying J is donating $125,000 to Bunker Labs with $25,000 applied directly toward expanding the chapter in Tennessee, part of a three-year plan to donate $75,000 to the state chapter. Bunker
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Asbury Place Maryville names Stacie Horan retirement counselor

Nov. 07, 2017
Asbury Place continuing care retirement communities has named Stacie Horan as retirement counselor for its Maryville campus. Horan is responsible for sales and marketing for assisted living and memory care assisted living on the campus and provides clinical oversight for
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Knoxville architect Robyn McAdoo appointed to KCDC board

Nov. 07, 2017
Knoxville architect Robyn McAdoo has been appointed by Mayor Madeline Rogero to serve on the Board of Commissioners for Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC). McAdoo, who works for Dollar & Ewers Architecture, brings extensive experience in project management to the
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Rogers Petroleum acquires Arrow Gas & Oil in Oak Ridge

Nov. 06, 2017
Rogers Petroleum, one of East Tennessee’s largest petroleum distributors, has purchased the assets of Arrow Gas & Oil, Inc., of Oak Ridge, adding to its already significant presence in the wholesale fuel distribution market in the region. With the acquisition,
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Gwen McKenzie endorsed by incumbent Knoxville City Councilman Daniel Brown and seven former rivals in 6th District race

Nov. 01, 2017
Former Knoxville Mayor Daniel Brown, the current city councilman for the 6th District, has endorsed Gwen McKenzie to succeed him in that post. He is term-limited and cannot seek reelection to the seat. “I think she’s the best candidate for
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Béla Fleck to headline Big Ears 2018, Knoxville Symphony Orchestra to premiere ‘Were You There’ with baritone Davone Tines

Nov. 01, 2017
Regarded as one of the most unique, boundary-defying and eagerly anticipated cultural gatherings in the world – “a music festival with a rare vision” (The New York Times) – Big Ears Festival returns in 2018 with perhaps its most multi-faceted
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