During the last few days, Knoxville lost a true business visionary, Don Charles Hasson. He is the grandson of the founder and the son of a president of House-Hasson Hardware …
Robin Easter: Design magic
Meet Robin Easter: business owner, designer and behind-the-scenes promoter of initiatives that are great for Knoxville. If she has a failing, it’s self-promotion. “She’s shy,” said a colleague.
When you visit …
Dawn Coppock: Building families one by one
How many lawyers with statewide credentials are practicing daily in Strawberry Plains? Just one that we know. That’s Dawn Coppock who lives on a farm, loves blackberry pie and has …
Kristy Lund takes helm of Halls BPA
Halls has a new leader. Meet Kristy Lund, the 2021 president of the Halls Business and Professional Association (HBPA). Lund will champion it as a business and community strength, especially …
Thrive adds three leaders
The beginning of the year brought three new members to Thrive’s full-time staff.
Chuck Hooten is the campus minister. He is a musician, writer, author, speaker and pastor from Knoxville. He …
Gabe Bolas: ‘Stay true to your values’
Gabe Bolas has a big job – probably the biggest job in town held by someone almost nobody knows.
Who is president and CEO of KUB?
Why, that’s Gabriel Bolas II, known …
Tommy Smith: Big on ‘quality of life’
Serving as the Knoxville City Council member for District 1 feels like a natural progression to Tommy Smith. His parents taught him by example to help people.
“It was kind of …
Tom Catani: ‘Be fast, fantastic’
Tom Catani continues an upward trajectory at the newly logo’d UScellular. The company announced that Catani is the area vice president/general manager for its Mid-Atlantic Region. He will lead stores …