Regional News
Patrick Wilson named new airport president
The Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority‘s Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to hire Patrick Wilson as its new president
Read MoreSevier County’s fall tourism on track for record receipts
The tourism powerhouse of Sevier County is coming off a strong summer, and business looks good as the leaves turn.
Read MoreStudy: University of Tennessee puts $1.7 billion into state economy
The University of Tennessee’s Knoxville campus was responsible for nearly $1.7 billion in income statewide in 2017, fueling 35,232 jobs and generating $166.4 million in tax revenue
Read MoreKnoxville’s urban living is on the rise, with more than 1,000 new units coming
Nearly 2,000 housing units are located in downtown Knoxville, and with 16 announced projects set to bring an additional 1,183 units, urban living is growing
Read MoreGov. Haslam, Tennessee Department of Tourist Development Announce Record-Setting High for Economic Impact
Tennessee tourism’s direct domestic and international travel expenditures reached a new all-time record high of $20.7 billion in 2017
Read MoreKnoxville-based Planet H2O bottled water is now available on grocery store shelves
Local bottled water Planet H2O now available in grocery stores
Read MoreResearcher at ORAU finds way to gauge wounds’ radiation contamination
As an intern with Oak Ridge Associated Universities’ Visiting Faculty Research Program, Davila helped develop a way for medical professionals to more quickly and accurately determine the depth of nuclear contamination in wounds
Read MoreHaslam Executive MBA Ranked #1 Worldwide for Program Relevance
The Haslam College of Business Executive MBA program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, ranks seventh among public universities nationwide, according to the 2018 Economist WhichMBA ranking
Read MoreTennessee’s Comprehensive Workforce Development Efforts
Tennessee is tackling the challenge of fulfilling industry’s short- and long-term labor force needs.
Read MoreKnox area third in state for high-paying advanced energy jobs, even more focus needed
“Advanced energy†is a part of many developing fields, but a new report says it’s time for it to come into its own in Tennessee.
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