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Discovery’s 1,000 Knoxville employees brace for proposed merger with AT&T’s WarnerMedia

May. 18, 2021

The company announced plans to merge with AT&T’s WarnerMedia and form a new standalone global entertainment company.

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Smokies baseball stadium complex is economic homerun for East Knoxville

May. 7, 2021

Sports and entertainment complex that will bring baseball back to Knoxville will transform community, create 3,000 jobs, $100 million economic impact.

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Knoxville group invests in RT Lodge to preserve community ties and legacy

Often lauded as one of the best-kept hospitality secrets in the region, RT Lodge encompasses seven acres and has served for decades as a special place for gatherings and events with a historic lodge, natural grounds and award-winning dining.

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LSI to open training center in West Knoxville, create 265 jobs

May. 4, 2021

The online lender and loan processing firm will invest $2M

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UT Impact Rankings Demonstrate Strengths around UN Sustainable Development Goals

Apr. 30, 2021

UT has demonstrated strengths in several core areas based on rankings released by the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings for 2021

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ORNL licenses revolutionary AI system to General Motors for automotive use

Oak Ridge National Laboratory has licensed its award-winning artificial intelligence software system, the Multinode Evolutionary Neural Networks for Deep Learning, to General Motors for use in vehicle technology and design.

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South is the fastest growing region, according to 2020 US Census results

Tennessee as a whole grew by 8.9% from 2010, according to census data

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More than $33 million in federal money earmarked for Blount Foothills Parkway repairs

16-mile stretch of Blount Foothills Parkway has locked in funding that will address a variety of needs

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UTMC: $5 million gift from Jim and Natalie Haslam will boost health care access, equity

Apr. 22, 2021

Jim and Natalie Haslam are giving $5 million to the University of Tennessee Medical Center

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ORNL partnerships target innovations in battery manufacturing, cell prototyping

Apr. 20, 2021

ORNL is collaborating with five new industry partners to accelerate innovations for high energy-density, low-cost, safer and long-lived batteries that support fast charging.

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