Business

Business professionals will soon have the opportunity to attend a seminar featuring internationally known speakers who specialize in personal and professional development. The Smoky Mountain Sevier Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) along with the Sevierville Chamber of Commerce and the Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce would like to announce the 4th annual Polished Professional Business Seminar. This event ...

Click here for 2015 Sales Tax Holiday information?   Tennessee Tax Free Weekend is set for August 1-3, 2014 and many of Sevierville, Tennessee’s largest retailers are preparing by offering extended hours and sales to entice even more shoppers to their stores. Sevierville’s Tanger Five Oaks Factory Outlet Center will offer extended hours of 8 a.m. until 10 p.m. on ...

The Smoky Mountain Sevier Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) is again offering to three lucky recipients, a Business Image Makeover! We have centered our planning for this around our Chapter’s Vision Statement: Together we can be a network of women joined together in friendship, supporting one another in professional and personal growth, and passionately working to empower ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park tourism added $734 million to the economies of communities surrounding the park and supported more than ten thousand jobs in 2013. Spending by visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a vital part of our local economy here in Sevier County. Residents, especially those in the hospitality industry, depend heavily upon the influx ...

The Sevierville Convention Center (SCC) announces the addition of Chef John Morris to its staff. Morris comes to the SCC after a stint with the Knoxville Convention Center. Prior to that, he was the executive chef of the Knoxville Hilton running the facility’s two in-house restaurants and 16,000 square foot banquet space. Additionally, he was the inaugural chef of Knoxville’s ...

The Old Forge Distillery opened its doors to the public Wednesday. Located next door to the Old Mill Restaurant, it is the first of two distilleries set to open this year in Pigeon Forge. A tour of the Old Forge Distillery is part history lesson and part science. The distillery’s name is inspired by history according to Old Mill Historian ...

If you own one of these recalled office chairs from Office Depot® you are not only at risk of falling on your keister, but could also suffer serious injuries if the seat breaks off. Office Depot is recalling its Gibson Leather Task Chairs after receiving more than 153 reports of a failure of the seat plate weld that can cause ...

It’s that time of year to enjoy the bounty of locally grown produce and plants, baked goods and handcrafted products available at our local farmers market. The Gatlinburg Farmers Market opens at its new location next Saturday, May 17 with lots of fun-filled events to start the season off right. It has moved to Covered Bridge in the Glades, 849 ...

Area businesses and the public are invited to attend a free business fair on Saturday in Wears Valley. The Wears Valley Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a business fair on May 10, 2014 in the barn at the Cove Creek RV Resort. The event will begin at noon and end at 5:00pm, rain or shine. Businesses have registered in ...

Dollywood is hosting a job fair tomorrow to fill positions at both theme parks, Dollywood and Dollywood’s Splash Country. The job fair will be Friday, May 9 from 9:00am-5:00pm at Dollywood’s Human Resources Office, 1020 Dollywood Lane in Pigeon Forge, TN. People interested in applying should call (865) 428-3386 to schedule an appointment. Walk-ins without an appointment are welcome between ...