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Associates at the U.S. Cellular Customer Care Center in Knoxville presented a check for $3,000 to Make-A-Wish East Tennessee at a gathering at the call center facilities on May 7.

Knoxville Area Urban League today received a $25,000 contribution to assist with its workforce development and employment assistance program. The grant – which was given to the non-profit organization through the Walmart Foundation’s State Giving Program – will work to provide job skill assessments and training to prepare Knoxville-area residents for customer service and retail jobs in their areas of interest.

The Knoxville Convention Center recently received the 2014 Service/Supplier of the Year Pauly Award by the Greater Knoxville Hospitality Association (GKHA) at the 10th Annual Stars of Industry Luncheon.

Medical transport company, Priority Ambulance, announced today the expansion of its services to Blount County with several familiar faces among its local leadership team.

Since it first opened its doors in 2002, the Knoxville Convention Center has hosted more than 2,800 events and has reached a significant milestone of more than 3 million attendees.

LDA Engineering was recently selected by the Greeneville Water Commission to design and install a new raw water bar screen and intake structure system to alleviate operational issues at the East Tennessee town’s existing raw water intake structure on the bank of the Nolichucky River.

There’s a new bus in town, and it’s one everyone wants to ride. The Big Love Bus, a colorful, hand-painted school bus with a completely renovated interior, rolled into Nashville today so riders will have just as much fun getting to and from their destinations as they do while they’re at them.

Starting today, Young-Williams Animal Center is offering an adoption special in support of National Pet Week, May 5-11. National Pet Week is sponsored by the American Veterinary Medical Association to celebrate the bond pets share with their families and promote responsible pet ownership.

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra concludes its Chamber Classics Series with Beethoven & Bon-Bons on Sunday, May 4.

Messer Construction Co. is pleased to announce the promotions of Allen Begley to senior vice president and John Blum to senior project executive.