Business

Ripley’s Aquarium and Attractions is hosting a job fair for their eight Ripley Sevier county attractions. The job fair will be Monday, May 11, 2015 from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies. The eight Ripley’s Sevier County attractions hiring include: Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies, Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! Odditorium, Ripley’s Davy Crockett Mini-Golf, Ripley’s ...

Stand Rock Hospitality, owners and management company for Wilderness at the Smokies, announce the opening of Camelback Lodge & Aquatopia Indoor Waterpark in the Pocono Mountains as the largest indoor waterpark in the Northeast. Comprised of four partners with a long legacy in the indoor and outdoor waterpark and entertainment industry, Stand Rock Hospitality partners, Pete Helland Jr., Pat Helland, ...

Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede is holding open call auditions for male and female performers to join their fast-paced production. Auditions will be held on Thursday, May 7, 2015 beginning at 10 a.m. Dixie Stampede unveiled their new look earlier this year, pairing family fun and adventure with a fantastic, state-of-the-art show and feast. Those auditioning must be able to relate ...

A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 10,099,276 visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 2014 spent $806,719,900 in communities near the park. That spending supported 12,759 jobs in the local area. “After a record setting year in 2014, we are pleased Great Smoky Mountains National Park continues to provide not only an incredible resource for visitors ...

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 greeted by Jenny Hanson, president/chief administrative officer ...

Phil Waldrep Ministries relocated one of its Women of Joy conferences to the LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge in 2014 to accommodate growth, and that proved to be a good move. The 2015 Women of Joy conference is 50 percent bigger than last year. The ministry expects about 9,000 people for the April 24-26, 2015 event, compared to 6,110 last ...

LeConte Medical Center is pleased to welcome Jennifer DeBow, RN, BSN, as Vice President/Chief Nursing Officer. DeBow is transferring to LeConte from Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, where she serves as the Cardiovascular Service Line Director, and brings with her over 21 years of professional nursing experience including critical care and cath lab nursing leadership roles. DeBow’s professional excellence has ...

Green is the color usually associated with spring. Although for many who own or tend pastures, spring brings lots of unwanted yellow, too. That pretty but undesirable yellow belongs to the flowers of the weeds commonly called buttercups. In Tennessee, there are two especially pesky species of buttercup, says Neil Rhodes, Jr., University of Tennessee professor and Extension weed management specialist. They are ...

The casual dining franchise Quaker Steak & Lube® is opening its first restaurant in Tennessee right here in Sevierville. If you have driven through the intersection of the Parkway and Collier Dr. in Sevierville, you may have noticed Mr. Gatti’s Pizza closed and the building under renovation. Quaker Steak & Lube announced on Monday that it signed a franchise development ...

Spring will be here before you know it, and with it will come household and lawn pests. A Pesticide Safety Program (PSEP) is available through University of Tennessee Extension, including Pesticide Certification Training in Knoxville, Tenn., and several other selected locations across the state. Training sessions generally occur the first Wednesday of each month. Pesticide certification training provides knowledge to individuals ...