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Sevier County’s fall tourism on track for record receipts

Aug. 31, 2018

The tourism powerhouse of Sevier County is coming off a strong summer, and business looks good as the leaves turn.

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Haslam Executive MBA Ranked #1 Worldwide for Program Relevance

Aug. 23, 2018

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

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Tennessee’s Comprehensive Workforce Development Efforts

Tennessee is tackling the challenge of fulfilling industry’s short- and long-term labor force needs.

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Researcher 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

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Knox 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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UT Study Assesses the Impact of Five Technologies on the Supply Chain

Aug. 16, 2018

A flood of new technologies in the last decade portend a supply chain revolution, and a new study from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Global Supply Chain Institute identifies five…

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10 Knox and Sevier companies rank among nation’s fastest-growing

Ten area businesses have scored a spot on the 2018 Inc. 5000 list.

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Tennessee is the 2nd best state for small business friendliness

Tennessee received the second highest score of any state, earning an A+ from small business professionals.

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Knoxville Utilities Board selects new CEO to follow retiring Mintha Roach

Senior Vice President and Chief Engineer Gabriel “Gabe” Bolas II will succeed Mintha Roach

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Dolly Parton’s Dollywood is getting a major expansion, new rides

Aug. 9, 2018

Dollywood will be getting a bit bigger in 2019 with a new nature-themed land, Wildwood Grove, the park’s largest expansion in its 33-year history.

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