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Business Breakfast: Inventor Among the 420 Attendees

At today's 10th annual Business Breakfast, Martin Aaron Wade was unique. He's the owner of Aaron's DI, a general contractor, and he once did contract work for the "My Front Yard" home repair pr ... more»

Posted by evreeland On Jun 14, 2018 at 12:30 PM

Business Breakfast: 'There are always some opportunities for everyone'

Rebecca Barr Rupp is a committed advocate of the City's annual Business Breakfast. The benefits of talking over the details of upcoming contracts, she says, are too great for small businesses - an ... more»

Posted by evreeland On Jun 14, 2018 at 12:29 PM

Business Breakfast: Family Business Keeps New Public Works Service Center Sparkling Clean

Since the new Public Works Service Center opened in September 2016, it’s been up to Ingrid Traynham and her small company to keep the interior of the new building - all 45,560 square feet of it - sp ... more»

Posted by evreeland On Jun 14, 2018 at 12:28 PM

Aqua Zumba Hits Inskip Pool this Summer

The well-known dance workout, Zumba, has now taken a dive in a new direction! Aqua Zumba will now take place at Inksip Pool, located at 4204 Bruhin Rd., every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from ... more»

Posted by Guest On Jun 12, 2018 at 4:31 PM

New Trail: Great Access to Urban Wilderness Gateway Park Public Meeting/Block Party

The southern terminus of James White Parkway will soon get a $10 million upgrade as it’s transformed into the Urban Wilderness Gateway Park. In fact, the space has already been experiencing enh ... more»

Posted by Guest On Jun 01, 2018 at 1:47 PM

Coming in June: RFP for McCalla Avenue Property

It's now a vacant, battleship-gray hulk of a building. But that could change in the near future. City and Knoxville Entrepreneur Center staff see its potential as a new Maker space, ri ... more»

Posted by evreeland On May 31, 2018 at 11:55 AM

Public Works Week: Arrival of First Wave of Major Fleet Replacements

by Nick Bradshaw Deputy Director, Fleet Services | City staff in front of four new knuckleboom arrivals. The City took delivery this week of five medium-duty trucks, five snow plows and five ... more»

Posted by Guest On May 25, 2018 at 11:24 PM

Public Works Week: Plans Review and Inspections Dept. Focuses on Life Safety

Jim Tente, Building and Plans Review Chief, measures fire exit options on some construction plans. Any new parent or anyone who has ever delved into a survival book/television show knows how easy ... more»

Posted by Guest On May 25, 2018 at 8:00 PM

Public Works Week: LED Retrofit Reveals the Power of Public Works

LED lights installed in a street light on MLK Jr. Blvd. There are roughly 30,000 street lights in the City of Knoxville limits, but it’s likely that most of those lights go unnoticed until one go ... more»

Posted by Guest On May 25, 2018 at 7:50 PM

Public Works Week: Traffic Engineering Improves the Way Knoxville Moves

City Traffic Engineering crew paints markings on Sevier Avenue. Knoxville’s Traffic Engineering Department has 33 technicians and engineers managing the City’s traffic system 24/7. This traffi ... more»

Posted by Guest On May 25, 2018 at 1:09 PM

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