Business

LeConte Medical Center hosted a “Meet and Greet” introducing new physicians to area physicians and other medical providers in the community. In conjunction with Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center (FSRMC) and Covenant Health, LeConte Medical Center (LCMC) provides a comprehensive array of healthcare services and quality healthcare providers in the community. Guests were welcomed by Jenny Hanson, president/chief administrative officer ...

A job fair will be held in Sevierville for people interested in working at Ripley’s Attractions in Tennessee. Ripley’s is looking for energetic people who enjoy working with the public in a fun, fast paced environment to fill positions at their eight attractions in Sevier County: Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium Ripley’s 5D Moving ...

Hiring for positions at Dolly Parton’s Lumberjack Adventure Dinner & Show, Pigeon Forge’s newest dinner attraction, continues with a job fair at the facility on Monday, May 2, 2016 from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. There are a number of great openings for cast member positions, including servers, bartenders, pre-show waiters and waitresses, kitchen staff, box office attendants, auditors and ...

Tony Funderburg has joined the Sevierville Chamber of Commerce team as director of Sales and Advertising. He brings nearly 20 years of tourism industry experience in group sales and marketing to the position and will be responsible for the Chamber’s group sales programs and advertising placement. Funderburg was most recently the director of Sales and Marketing for the Edgewater Hotel ...

East Tennessee’s KaTom Restaurant Supply has climbed two spots in this year’s industry rankings for restaurant equipment dealers and is now the 23rd-largest such company in America. KaTom is the only Tennessee company to make the slate of 100 “Distribution Giants” put out by industry publication Foodservice Equipment & Supplies. Its sales of $70.79 million in 2015 represent an increase ...

A new specialty foods store called Artisan Cheese and More held its official ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday, April 11, 2016 and members of the Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce were on hand to help celebrate. Artisan Cheese and More sells local to international cheeses, seasoned and candied nuts, jams, jellies, fruit butters, pickled relishes, mustards, hot soft Bavarian pretzels and ...

Beef production, management, and marketing, current UT forage and beef research, and updates on new technology and equipment for the beef industry are topics to be discussed during the Southeast Tennessee Beef Summit on April 29, 2016 at the McMinn County Expo Center (inside Athens Regional Park) in Athens, Tenn. The Expo will begin at 8 a.m. and conclude at ...

Discount grocer ALDI has planned a hiring event this month to staff its new Sevierville store. ALDI is holding a hiring event 9 a.m.–4 p.m. on April 18, 2016 at the Sevierville Civic Center, 200 Gary Wade Boulevard. The company will be looking to fill a variety of full-time positions at its new Sevierville store on Winfield Dunn Parkway, as ...

Pigeon Forge businesses are invited to take advantage of free customer service seminars. The annual Guest Excellence workshop, hosted by the Pigeon Forge Department of Tourism, will be held April 6–7, 2016 at the Holiday Inn and Convention Center and feature customer service seminars by Rita Suiter, owner of FiveStar Customer Service Strategies. Suiter will speak on two topics beneficial ...

LeConte Medical Center observed Certified Nurses Day, Tuesday, March 22, 2016 by honoring 11 board-certified nurses who work at the hospital with a special luncheon. Board certification of nurses plays an important role in assuring high standards of patient care. “Nursing, like health care in general, has become increasingly complex,” said Janice McKinley, senior vice president and chief nursing officer ...