March ChamberLink

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Included in this issue:

 

• US Chamber awards the Blount Chamber with 5-Star Accreditation

  David Topor, IntelliPlan Inc. and Alan Chastain, Transmission Corp. of America network at the Coffee Club sponsored by American Red Cross, Blount County Chapter. More Pictures

• Forster Retiring
• Participate in Earth Roundup
• State Highway 33 Improvements
• Basically Blount Retraction
• Chamber Blog - Health Care Legislation
• New Members
• See & Be Seen 
• Member 2 Member Discounts
• Member News 
• Member Events

 

US Chamber awards the Blount Chamber with 5-Star Accreditation

The United States Chamber of Commerce awarded the Blount Chamber with 5-Star Accreditation for its sound policies, effective organizational procedures, and positive impact on the community. Blount is one of twho Chamber in Tennessee to receive 5-Star Status.  Read More...    Also see What Members are Saying About Us

 

Forster Retiring

Fred Forster, president and CEO of the Blount Partnership, announced he will retire on June 30 of this year.  Forster has led the Blount Partnership, consisting of the Blount County Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development Board, Smoky Mountain Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Chamber Foundation, for the past 11 years after a 35-year career in the U.S. Air Force and the Tennessee Air National Guard. Forster retired as a Major General in 2003.  Read More...

 

Participate in Earth Roundup

Earth Roundup is Blount County's premier Earth Day Celebration. The 3rd Annual ERU will return to Maryville College campus on Saturday, April 24, 2010 from 5:00- 8:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Blount Chamber and Maryville College, ERU is also a partnership with several organizations including Keep Blount Beautiful, Little River Watershed Association, Blount County Children's Advocacy Center and the Maryville Arts Coalition.  Read here for more information and vendor application form

 

State Highway 33 Improvements

Members and the general public are invited to an information meeting with the Tennessee Department of Transportation regarding upcoming improvements to Old Knoxville Highway (SR 33) on March 25, 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at the Blount Chamber. The proposed improvement will begin at the intersection of Old Knoxville Highway and East Hunt Road and extend approximately 550 feet north of Clarks Grove. Government officials will have information tables for viewing the improvement plan. For more information, call 983-7715.

 

Basically Blount Retraction

All Chamber Members should have received their Chamber membership materials for 2010. In the Basically Blount membership directory, please note that the address for Lalka Tax Services, LLC, is incorrect. The correct address is 9111 Cross Park Drive, Suite E-110, Knoxville, TN 37923. Any member that needs to update or change a membership listing should contact Amy Lawson at 983-2241 or email alawson@blountchamber.com.