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Smokies visits hit record with Parkway addition

Mar. 15, 2019

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, already the nation’s most-visited national park, welcomed a record 11.4 million visitors in 2018.

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Food & Wine touts Blackberry Farm in ‘maker’ issue

Mar. 8, 2019

Blackberry Farm’s Master Gardener has been dubbed “The Seed Saver” by Food & Wine magazine

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Margaritaville Resort Gatlinburg receives award from USA Today

Margaritaville Resort Gatlinburg has been distinguished as the country’s Best New Hotel in the USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice travel awards

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The Power of Persuasion

How TVA helped recruit a Belgian bus maker to a town in Tennessee

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Lee is seeking to educate prisoners

Gov. Bill Lee wants to invest millions into Tennessee court and prison systems to give criminal offenders an education, support and a chance to clear their records

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Knoxville ranks in top 50 best U.S. cities for opening a restaurant

Feb. 19, 2019

Knoxville has been named among the top 50 best U.S. cities in which to open a restaurant, coming in at No. 37.

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UT ties with Harvard for Fulbright recipients

A record-setting 19 students at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, received Fulbright awards for the 2018-2019 academic year, tying Harvard for the number of recipients.

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Allegiant goes to Pittsburgh

Lots of people in Pittsburgh want to visit the Smokies, Allegiant Air is betting.

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TVA picks Canadian utility chief as CEO

Feb. 15, 2019

Jeffrey Lyash will become the new president and CEO of Tennessee Valley Authority

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70 new jobs come to the Alcoa plant

Aluminum panel maker Arconic will bring 70 new jobs to its existing plant in Blount County, an investment of more than $100 million

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