According to StimulusWatch.org, $74,510,000 worth of “shovel-ready” Knoxville projects are seeking a piece of the stimulus pie. Here are the top 5 by cost: SOUTH WATERFRONT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS – $18,000,000 RESURFACING CITYWIDE – $12,000,000 FIRST CREEK DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS – $3,500,000 GAY STREET STREETSCAPES – $3,500,000 ADA IMPROVEMENTS TO CITY FACILITIES …
Knoxville Economy On the Rebound?
According to Ken Baker, “The Car Wash Factor” is pointing to an economic revival. Could this mean better times are ahead for Knoxville?
Knoxville’s best coffee shops
Update: Based on a comment from Becky Hancock, I updated the list to include the awesomely eclectic Time Warp Tea Room. For not being a coffee city (aka. Portland or Seattle), Knoxville has a lot of coffee shops. And more seem to be opening every few months. Most folks seem …
Hire Me: Tony Click
A successful food and beverage operations professional sent in his resumé. Tony Click states in his objectives that he wants to: To help manage an independent business in a leadership role. To contribute to the overall cultural expansion of Downtown Knoxville. Resumé Download: Tony Click The ‘Hire Me’ series is …
Hire Me: Chyna Brackeen
Chyna Brackeen sent in her Marketing-centric resumé. She is no stranger to Knoxify founders, Brandon and Casey, as she serves as President of their non-profit venture, Young Professionals of Knoxville. Here’s an exert from her resumé which you can download at the bottom of this post. Visionary marketing professional with …
Lost Your Job? Apply Inside
This kind of treatment makes our stomach turn. Knoxville is a better place than that. To prove it, we want you to e-mail us your resumé. If you’ve recently lost your job at Goody’s, ImagePoint, Alcoa or any other Knoxville-based employer, e-mail your resumé – in PDF, Word or image …
Fountain City Pedaler a two-wheeled oasis on North Broadway
One of my biggest concerns in moving to Fountain City was that I would be without a local bike shop. That fear was quickly snuffed after visiting Fountain City Pedaler, located at 4620 Old Broadway, just off the 640 exit. Fountain City Pedaler is small, but well laid out with …
Photographers That Do Blogging Right
My wife and I have been blessed with many great friends from Knoxville, whom we love to support. A couple of weeks ago we decided to invite Studio 193 into our home to take pictures of our daughter.
Me & Mommy-to-be Knows Web Development
While surfing my RSS reader entries today, I learned that Me & Mommy-to-be, a Knoxville-based maternity boutique, had their new Web site featured on Best Web Gallery. Via their footer it appears they had help from another Knoxville business, Designsensory (who we’ve blogged about before). From the looks of their …
Casey Peters 40 Under 40
Congrats to Knoxify’s brainchild, and YPK (Young Professionals of Knoxville) co-founder Casey Peters for making The Greater Knoxville Business Journal 40 under 40. Youngest on the list, he weighs in at 27 years. Keep Slaying the Dragon cp!