Chester L. Sharp Sr. has been promoted to vice president and business banking relationship manager for the East Tennessee region of First Tennessee Bank. He is based in the Knoxville …
Life is sweet at Bearden’s Gimme Sugar
What’s more fun than a trip to the candy store? Owning a candy store, if Gimme Sugar proprietor Lisa Henderson is any indication. The friendly mother of three, who is …
Y spin studio named for Pryse
Sharon J. Pryse, founder/CEO of The Trust Company, led a team of her staff to work out in the West Side Y’s new spin studio on Thursday. She was greeted …
Attorney Wanda Sobieski eats barriers for breakfast
Knoxville attorney Wanda Sobieski is described as aggressive. And formidable. She says she is just stubborn. It was likely that characteristic that led her to become the first female partner …
Christman Company gets top ranking
The Christman Company has been ranked the No. 1 general contractor in the Knoxville area for the second year in a row based on its local revenue of more than …
Marble Hall earns preservation award
As 2018 wound down, Knox Heritage recognized several important projects. Among them was Johnson Architecture’s adaptive reuse of Marble Hall at Lakeshore Park, which earned the firm the East Tennessee Preservation …
KUB installs larger water main
At a cost of $7.28 million, KUB and its contractor Garney Construction have installed 8,500 feet of new 36-inch water transmission in northwest/downtown Knoxville. The project included new main line …
New leadership for KUB board
Kathy Hamilton is the new board chair for Knoxville Utilities Board, and Tyvi Small is vice chair. Previous chair Celeste Herbert was reappointed to a second seven-year term as commissioner. …