Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) elected 2019-20 officers for its Board of Commissioners at its annual meeting May 30. John Winemiller, managing partner of intellectual property law firm Merchant & Gould’s Knoxville office, will continue for a third year as chair. Winemiller was first appointed to the board by Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero in 2014 and has been reappointed for … Read More
In 1993 when the Downtown Knoxville Central Business Improvement District (CBID) was formed, most people agreed that downtown Knoxville needed significant improvement, with the city center nearly devoid of residents and essentially deserted after the workday ended. Not so today. Downtown residents, workers and visiting guests now enjoy what some have described as a surprisingly vibrant city – at all … Read More
The Christman Company has been awarded a $17.6 million contract to build Southwestern Community College’s (SCC) new 55,000-square-foot health sciences building in Sylva, North Carolina. The college, located in Jackson County in Western North Carolina, is about 50 miles from the Tennessee side of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and borders the Blue Ridge Parkway. Groundbreaking for the three-story … Read More
The Trust Company of Tennessee has hired Adam Davies as a relationship manager. Based in Knoxville, The Trust Company of Tennessee is a state-chartered bank with more than $3.5 billion under management. The company helps individuals, families, business owners and charities make better decisions with money through wealth management, corporate retirement and personal trust services. “Adam has a passion for … Read More
Celebration marks construction launch for 82-unit affordable housing community On May 22, Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC), along with business and community leaders and members of the Five Points community officially broke ground on Five Points 4, an affordable housing complex to be built at the intersection of Kenner Avenue and McConnell Street. Completion of Phase 4 will mark realization … Read More
The Trust Company of Tennessee recently hired Angela A. Cooper as a receptionist at its Knoxville headquarters. The Trust Company of Tennessee is a state-chartered bank with more than $3.5 billion under management. The company offers wealth management, corporate retirement and personal trust services. “First impressions matter, whether it’s visitors through our front door, callers on the phone or contact … Read More
Fort Kid, Knoxville’s community-built playground at the World’s Fair Park, will celebrate its 28th birthday with ice cream and cake on Saturday, April 20, from 2-4 p.m. at 1049 World’s Fair Park Drive. Fort Kid was designed by the children of Knoxville and built in five consecutive days, April 3-7, 1991, by 2,500 volunteers from the greater Knoxville area. Visitors … Read More
The Christman Company has been awarded a two-phase construction project for the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture (UTIA) to demolish and rebuild its Ellington Plant Sciences building. The project will begin this fall, starting with construction of a 20,000-square-foot permanent building that will house the facility and staff members from the current Ellington facility. In the second phase, the … Read More
Pilot Flying J team members at the company’s Knoxville headquarters partnered with 15 local organizations to give back during National Volunteer Week, providing 1,476 hours of volunteer assistance. Pilot Flying J volunteers helped Children’s Center of Knoxville, Emerald Youth Foundation, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley, Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee, Sertoma Center, … Read More
Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) invites the community to preview the draft master plan for the Austin Homes site at an open house Tuesday, April 30, from 4:30-7 p.m., at Green Magnet Academy, 801 Lula Powell Drive in East Knoxville. Attendees may view an overview presentation of the draft plan at 5:15 and 6:15 p.m. The draft Austin Homes master … Read More
