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Downtown Knoxville’s brand is about to change thanks to focus group study

Dec. 28, 2018

The Central Business Improvement District spent two years working with the state of Tennessee to capture quantitative data about the retail and restaurant growth in downtown Knoxville.

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Blackberry Farm’s sister resort Blackberry Mountain to open in February

Dec. 20, 2018

The wellness-tourism property is owned and operated by Blackberry Farm proprietor

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UT economic report predicts slowing employment gains in 2019

Economic growth in Tennessee will be modest in 2019 and will slow in 2020

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Officials Break Ground on New Anderson County Higher Education Center

A partnership between the TCAT-Knoxville and Roane State Community College

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DENSO opens Maryville plant, expects 1,000 jobs

$1 billion investment in the company’s Maryville complex, adding 1,000 new jobs in an additional 360,000 square feet of factory space.

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Hard work wins LMU law school ABA approval

Dec. 13, 2018

In 1897, the founders of Lincoln Memorial University developed a mission to provide higher educational opportunities to the mountain areas

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Next up for college programs in Tennessee as Gov. Bill Haslam leaves office: Think smaller

The next generation of programs generally seek to tie college efforts back to individual communities

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Entrepreneur initiative plans to open Blount County’s first coworking space

Dec. 11, 2018

Provide resources for people with business ideas, owners looking to grow their small businesses or founders looking to connect with other entrepreneurs

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Ober Gatlinburg opens for winter season

Ober Gatlinburg is opening up their ski and snowboard slopes today for the 2018-2019 season.

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Elon Musk tweet says Tesla service center coming to Knoxville

Businessman and Tesla CEO Elon Musk seemed to tip the company’s plans for an electric car service center in Knoxville

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