011906 Chamber Life - Farragut West Knox Chamber of Commerce

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CHAMBER LIFE
“The mission statement is to strengthen and support our community by promoting business growth and economic development.”
Vol. 19, No. 1
A Publication of the Farragut / West Knox Chamber of Commerce
It is hard to believe that 2005 has come and gone. Hopefully
the year was filled with many highlights and few lowlights.
The chamber enjoyed a very successful year thanks to all
of the volunteers who gave of their time and spirit. Over 100
new members were welcomed into the chamber this past
year. Thanks to all of those who were sponsors to the chamber’s major events this year as well as those who opened up
their businesses for either a morning coffee or evening networking event!
Now, look out 2006…The year started off without pause
with a Breakfast Speaker Series featuring Dr. Jeff Wadsworth,
ORNL. Thanks to the sponsors for the event: Gold-Cariten
Healthcare; Silver, First Tennessee; and Bronze, Resource
Accounting (story will follow in Feb. edition). Three more
breakfasts are scheduled for this year. March 28th, Jim
Nixon, Turkey Creek Land Partners; August 15th, Dr. Bill
Bass, Forensic Anthropologist, University of Tennessee; and
November will be announced any day!
The auction this year is themed, “Give My Regards to
Broadway” and the stage is already being set for May 12th.
Thanks 2005 Event Sponsors:
TSD Telecom
Matlock Tire
R.M. Moore Real Estate
Bechtel Jacobs Company
LCUB
Parkwest Medical Center
First Tennessee
Le Blanc Financial Group
Aspinwall Station – Unique Furnishings
Village Veterinary Clinic & Laser Center
NHC Place – Assisted Living
BB&T
Rural/Metro
First Utility District
West Knox Chiropractic
Benchmark Physical Therapy
GNC at Turkey Creek
Charles Schwab
January 2006
Interested in working on the committee? Contact Emily
Cox at Aspinwall Station, 769-6533. Also getting ready for
the 5K Run/ Fun Walk & Pet Parade is Jonathan Patrick,
531-4862, of Regions Bank who is chairing the committee
this year. It is scheduled for September 24th.
Did you know that your member business information
can be accessed online through our website? Also be sure to
check on line at www.farragutchamber.com for weekly networking events, registration forms and continuing education
grant applications.
The 2006 Chamber Lifestyles Magazine Arrived!
Cariten Healthcare
FSGBank
Tennessee Title and Abstract
State Farm Insurance Agents:
Vanessa Brown
Mickey Hankel
Sylvia Schneider
Cindy Doyle
Jeannette Rogers
Wendy Schopp, Edward Jones –Farragut and Mike Such,
Junk Bee Gone take a look through the new Chamber
Lifestyles – an upgraded version of our past Membership
Directory. The new Lifestyles includes not only our membership directory, listed by category and alphabetically, but
also information on the community. The Chamber
Lifestyles magazines will be available at each of our events
or stop by the Chamber office at 11826 Kingston Pike to
pick up your copy.
Holiday Open House 2005
member briefs...
Above: The Farragut West Knox Chamber held a Holiday Open House on December 13th and welcomed over 100 members
and friends to the Chamber offices. Guests were greeted at the door by the Smoky Mountain Harmony Chorus singing Christmas
carols and enjoyed food prepared by member restaurants and caterers. “Sanny Claus” stopped by to make sure that he had his
list in order and check out who had been naughty or nice! Many thanks to Joy Armstrong, R.M. Moore Real Estate and Open
House Committee Chair Teresa DeSimone (both pictured to the right above) along with Christa Early, Staffing Solutions, who did
a wonderful job of organizing the event. Thanks also to Brain Balest, Northshore Brasserie and Eric Berisford, Saving Grace
Catering for their help with the evening! The Chamber also thanks the businesses who donated to the event: All Occasions
Party Rentals, American Fidelity Bank, Aspinwall Station, Apple Cake Tea Room, Aubrey’s Restaurant, Bear Rock Café, Connor’s
Steak and Seafood, Dixie Lee Liquors, Fox Den Country Club, Gohan Ya Japanese Kitchen, Italian Market and Grill, KnoxvilleLiving
Realty Group, Michael Bates Homes, Mimi’s Café, O’Charley’s-Farragut, Oskie’s, Panera Bread, Peerless Restaurant, Sweetwater
Valley Cheese Shop, Tastefully Simple/Pam Lambert, Tennessee Artists Association and Turkey Creek Wine & Spirits.
Congratulations to Kevin and Meshon Crateau who became
parents of Knoxville’s first baby of 2006. Kennedy, the
Crateau’s second baby weighed 6 pounds 11 ounces. Meshon
is an English teacher at Loudon County High School and
dance team coach. Kevin is marketing director at Regions
Bank of East Tennessee.
The Farragut Folklife Museum invites you to explore the
unknown during the “Antarctica Adventure” Exhibit, on loan
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from Michael and Mary Bates of Michael Bates Construction
in Farragut, which opened Monday, Jan. 9 and will run
through the end of June during regular Museum hours,
Monday – Friday from 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Educational and entertaining, the “Antarctica Adventure”
Exhibit will feature the Bates’ extensive personal collection and
will highlight photographs from their adventures in
Antarctica, as well as books, stamps, maps and music related to
their experiences. Unique items to be displayed include a copy
of the Antarctic Treaty, which continues to protect the great
white continent today, and the “Penguin Rookery,” Mary’s
personal penguin collection that is sure to amuse the viewer.
The “Antarctica Adventure” Exhibit is free and open to the
public. The Museum is housed in the Farragut Town Hall and
is located at 11408 Municipal Center Drive directly across
from the Farragut Branch Post Office. For more information,
call Chelsey Riemann at 966-7057.
Realizing the importance of technology training, the
National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) now offers its
members the e-PRO certification course -- the only technology certification program offered by NAR. The program is
designed to prepare real estate professionals to make the most
of Internet technology and to identify, evaluate, and implement new Internet business models. The elite group of course
graduates represents only one percent of all REALTORS in the
country including Lee Mrazek of ERA Top Producers.
Congratulations Lee. For more information, contact Lee
Mrazek at Lee@SweetHomeTN.com or 865-691-5348,
ext. 387.
The Episcopal School of Knoxville will host an Open
House for all grades on Sunday, Jan. 22, at 2-4 p.m. Parents
may bring children or come alone. Parents will tour classrooms and meet with faculty and staff to learn about the curriculum and programs of the school. Episcopal School
Headmaster Jay Secor and Admissions Director Peter Klekamp
will be on hand, as will all members of the faculty.
Parents can visit lower and middle school classrooms,
including the new, 10,000 square foot middle school building.
Parents of Episcopal School students will lead tours of the
lower school, and Episcopal middle school students themselves will lead tours of the middle school.
Now in its eighth year, the Episcopal School is an independent, K-8 school, which offers an interdisciplinary curriculum, a range of courses in the arts and a full sports program.
Its interscholastic activities include Youth Legislature, Model
United Nations and Destination Imagination.
The school is affiliated with the Episcopal Church and
offers a faith-based environment and seeks children of diverse
faith and background. The Episcopal School has an enrollment of 218 and a faculty of 31. For more information, contact: Kelly Norrell at 218-4461
McKibbon Hotel Management, Inc. announces that
Homewood Suites by Hilton in Knoxville, Tennessee, won a
national award from Hilton Hotels Corporation.
The all-suite, residential-style hotel has 103 suites and is
located in the heart of Knoxville’s newest retail district, Turkey
Creek. Open only since April, the hotel is the winner of the
Star Suitekeeping Team Award for the Third Quarter 2005.
The hotel is currently ranked #6 overall in the Highest
Cleanliness Scorecard for Third Quarter 2005 for the entire
Homewood Suites by Hilton brand, which includes over 150
hotels. For more information, visit the website at www.mckibbonhotels.com.
“There’s no place like home…”
■ KANDI AUSTIN
Winter is here and cold weather has settled
in…sort of. Whether you are looking for activities
to enjoy the crisp, chilled air or would prefer the
warmth of live entertainment, Knoxville offers an
array of indoor and outdoor activities.
In the winter months, ladies are first in
Knoxville as the University of Tennessee Lady
Vols basketball team plays its season at Thompson
Bowling Arena. Known as the “winningest” program in the nation, the Lady Vols have won six
NCAA National Championships and are working toward another winning season. Visit
http://utladyvols.collegesports.com for more
information.
With its best team in five years, the UT men’s
basketball team is also playing for a winning season at Thompson Bowling Arena. For more
information on games and ticket prices, visit
www.utsports.collegesports.com.
If you want to see live, indoor sports but prefer
to feel a chill in the air, Knoxville’s own minor
league hockey team, the Knoxville Ice Bears, can
be found tearing up the ice at the Knoxville
Coliseum. Chilly, the Ice Bears mascot, is great
with kids and always ready to give a warm, friendly hug. Call 865-525-PUCK for more information.
If the thrill of the game leaves you cold,
Knoxville also offers live musical and theatrical
performances at a variety of venues. Broadway in
Knoxville, “Broadway’s best,” performs at the
Knoxville Civic Auditorium. The family owned
company brings in Broadway musicals, plays and
special attractions from around the world. Catch
“Miss Saigon” Feb. 25-27 and “Crazy for You”
dedicated to the Girls Fast Pitch Softball Program and are looking for businesses to help in the further development of these
facilities. If you or your business is interested in learning more
about this opportunity contacta Don Hutchenson, League
Commisioner at 966-0907, Jerome Moore, 599-0435 or Laura
Lee Sturgill at 966-5906.
The Farragut Intermediate School PTA proudly announces
the 3rd Annual Family Fun Night to be held at the school on
Friday, March 3, 2006. This fundraising event will include a
silent auction, food, games, contests, prizes and much more.
All proceeds will go towards playground equipment and
improvements for the 5th grade playground with the goal to
promote physical fitness. For more information on how your
business can help, contact Charlotte Jensen at 675-7649.
Frame-SmArt, Inc. in Farragut is pleased to announce they
are unveiling one of the latest tools that the custom picture
framing industry has to offer. This tool, called “Picture It First”
takes a picture of the artwork, along with the samples of frames
and matting, and combines them – digitally stretching the sam-
Teri T. Brahams, director of the Knoxville area office of the
Tennessee Small Business Development Center, has been
named executive director of Business and Community Services
at Pellissippi State Technical Community College.
Larry R. Rossini has been named senior director of the
Tennessee Small Business Development Center, operated in
the Knoxville area by Pellissippi State in cooperation with the
U.S. Small Business Administration. For more information on
TSBDC and its services, call (865) 246-2663 or visit the Web
site at www.tsbdc.org.
ples around the picture as though it had already been framed.
Background wall colors may be added as well. This new tool
empowers the customer to make more informed custom framing decisions. This service is free and helps customers to visualize the complete look of their choices before purchasing. See
owner, Michelle Crowe for details of this new service.
Frame-SmArt is a locally-owned custom picture frame shop
and gallery of local art and gifts, located in the Kohl’s Shopping
Center, just West of Campbell Station Road on Kingston Pike.
They are open Monday through Saturday, 10AM – 6PM.
Currently they offer the largest selection of molding samples in
Farragut and West Knoxville. Their gallery includes watercolor,
oil, and acrylic originals, handmade jewelry by Suzanne Ivester
and Shannon Davis, prints and originals by Stacey Kite, and
their selection of art is constantly changing. The gallery also
features unique pieces made from unusual materials: such as
paintings made from coffee, wine, and beer, and delicately
carved ostrich and emus eggs. Additionally, as a community
service in support of the local art community, Frame-SmArt
hosts local art society exhibits on a regular basis, including the
Knoxville Watercolor Society Fall Exhibit.
The Total Works, LLC
Phone: 865.690.5654
120 S. Peters Road, Suite 18
Knoxville, TN 37923
Cedar Bluff Farragut Optimist Club is again running a
Fast Pitch Softball Program for girls ages 5 to 18. The CBFO
has developed a Facility on Northshore Drive with three fields
JOYCE NUSSBAUM, Broker
GRI, ABR, PMN, SRES®
WCR President Elect - Knoxville Chapter
(865) 693-1111 BUS., (865) 694-1425
(800) 489-1118 TOLL FREE
(865) 385-3455 MOBILE
joycenussbaum@comcast.net
11863 Kingston Pike
Farragut, TN 37934
865-675-6397
March 18-20. For more information, visit
www.broadwayinknoxville.com.
The Knoxville Opera is a must see and hear for
performing arts enthusiasts. Combining music,
drama, dance, visual arts and architecture, The
Knoxville Opera has the power to transport you
from your daily life into a magical world at every
live performance. For tickets, call 865-524-0795.
And for more music to your ears, don’t miss the
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. Now under the
direction of Lucas Richman, the KSO is recognized as one of the finest regional orchestras in the
U.S. For more information, call 865-291-3310.
If you prefer to be a part of the action, visit the
Icearium. Located in Farragut, the Icearium
offers public ice skating sessions, lessons, hockey
games, teen nights, birthday parties and more.
For more information to get moving on the ice,
visit www.icearium.com.
If you prefer snow, Ober Gatlinburg offers a
nearby escape where people can enjoy snow skiing, snow boarding and indoor ice skating.
Whether you own your own equipment or prefer
to rent your skis, with eight ski slopes, snow making capabilities and ski school, Ober is a great
place for beginners and seasoned skiers. For more
information and weather conditions, visit
www.obergatlinburg.com.
Although it’s closed for the season, for the first
time in 14 years, Market Square offered outdoor
ice skating through the holiday season.
Surrounded by restaurants and entertainment,
the outdoor action proved to be an exciting activity for the whole family to enjoy. Look forward
to this seasonal attraction next year as you remember even in the winter, Knox County is a great
place to live.
124 N. Winston Road
Knoxville, TN 37919
Each Office Is Independently
Owned And Operated.
www.cbww.com/joycenussbaum
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CHAMBER LIFE, January 2006 • 3
Welcome to our renewing
FWKC members!
Above left: : State Farm Insurance Agent John Dance (center) cuts a ribbon on November 1st to celebrate the opening of
his insurance agency located in the Land Oak Business Park, 10257 Kingston Pike. On hand to help celebrate are (left to
right): Bettye Sisco, Chamber President; Jo Kelly, Garde Bien Salon Spa; Mary Rowland, Julie and John Dance, Debbie Wykle,
Courtnie Zain, John Dance Agency and Sondra Ward, Park Place Title. John Dance Agency opened in October 2005.
Above right: KnoxvilleLiving Realty Group, 200 Prosperity Drive, opened for business in November 2005 and celebrated with
a Ribbon Cutting on November 17th. Many friends and Chamber members were on hand to congratulate owners Steve and
Sally Bieritz (center with scissors). KnoxvilleLiving offers a different approach to their clients – sellers pay no more than 4%
commission while buyers receive up to $2000 toward closing costs.
Above left: Oskie's Italian has opened at 155 West End Avenue. The restaurant is open from noon until 10PM daily.
Attending the Ribbon Cutting on December 19th were: front row, left to right: Bert Griffin, Rural/Metro; Chef Glen Savelli;
Deedy and Gary Loudermilk, owners; Daisy Kneiser; Betty Nelson and Chamber President Bettye Sisco. Second row, left to
right: David Osborn, The Classic Portrait; Gina Kline; Sondra Ward, Park Place Title; Steve Irving; Marianne Morse, Mary Kay;
Virginia Luttrell and Alyssa Elledge.
Above right: Sondra Ward, Park Place Title; Kelly Whited, FSGBank-Lovell Road and Pam Zeigler, Memories Photo & Portraits
learn how to organize a closet at a December 1st networking hosted by SpaceMakers, The Get Organized Store, 10911
Parkside Drive. SpaceMakers, in business for almost 9 years, can help you organize every room in your home (including the
garage!) and offers free home consultations.
Above left: On December 8th, First Tennessee – Campbell Station Financial Center hosted a morning networking.
Pictured, left to right, are: Pam Fansler and Jennifer Holder with First Tennessee; Jennifer Givler, ASEN Marketing and Justin
Frey, National CineMedia. All First Tennessee Financial Centers, including this branch at 11685 Parkside Drive, provide customers with the convenience of Saturday banking from 9AM until 1PM.
Above right: Yessick’s Design Center opened their first Knoxville location at 11035 Parkside Drive this past fall. Yessik’s, one
of the Southeast’s largest full service interior design firms, also has locations in Atlanta, Chattanooga and Nashville. Pictured
at the Ribbon Cutting on November 1st are left to right: Michelle Vittetoe-Maples, Cindy Williams, Betty-Lou Simpson, Laura
Luallen, Sheila Hart and Sarah Garren.
Concord Health Initiative – XanGo and
Unitcy Rep.
Click Funeral Home
Crouch Florist & Gifts
Image Matters
Oasis Day Spa
Mercedes Benz of Knoxville
Naoko Blue/Life-Health-Longterm Care
Stone & Hinds, P.C.
Dogwood Arts Festival, Inc.
Prestige Cleaners
Webb School of Knoxville
Petals Floral & Garden, Inc.
ICEARIUM
Tates’ School of Discovery
Edward Jones – Farragut
Olive Garden – Turkey Creek
Shelton Appraisal Service
Farragut Cleaners
Knoxville General Services
APAC – Tennessee, Inc./Harrison
Division
Broyles Renderings
Site Incorporated
WalMart at Turkey Creek
Phoenix Mortgage, Inc.
Farragut Intermediate School
KnoxvilleLiving Realty Group
Hampton Inn West at Cedar Bluff
Lalka Tax Services, Inc.
TMOB Consulting
Gables & Gates, Realtors
Dermatology Associates of Knoxville/
Skin Care Center
Friedman’s Appliances
The Episcopal School of Knoxville
Spa Visage
Vaughan and Zuker
Mortgage Investors Group
Tennessee Farm Bureau Insurance Co.
Olde Concord Gallery
Dixie Lee Liquors
Corporate Interiors, Inc.
Shelter Insurance
Associated Insurors – Financial Services
American Laser Center
Urban Engineering
Parkway Storage
Hodges, Doughty & Carson, PLLC
The Berry Company
Business Information Group, Inc.
American Youth Soccer Association
Messer Construction Company
Family Support Services, Inc.
Farragut Middle School PTSA
Country Inn & Suites
Logo Shoppe
Lange Animal Hospital
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Christly Chambers
Assistant Vice President
Branch Manager
Cedar Bluff Branch
302 North Peters Road
Knoxville, Tennessee 37922
865.531.4862 Phone 221 ext.
800.734.4667 Toll Free
865.531.4865 Fax
christly.chamber@regions.com
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Vicki Williams
Home Mortgage Consultant
11826 Kingston Pike Suite #230, Knoxville
Tennessee, TN 37922
865-671-9030
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President
Welcome to our new Farragut
West Knox Chamber members!
Quotes ‘n Notes
by Erin McCarty
Parkwest Medical Center
Northshore Brasserie
Restaurant
Stephanie or Brian Balest
9430 S. Northshore Drive, Suite 107
Knoxville, TN 37922
865-539-5188
by Bettye Sisco
“All beginnings require that you unlock a
new door.” - Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav
Words of Wisdom for 2006
• Take into account that great love and
great achievements involve great risk.
• When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
• Follow the three R’s:
1. Respect for self
2. Respect for others
3. Responsibility for all of your actions
• Remember that not getting what you
want is sometimes a wonderful stroke
of luck.
• Learn the rules so you know how to
break them properly.
• Don’t let a little
dispute injure a
great relationship.
• When you realize
you’ve made a
mistake take
immedate steps to
correct it.
• Spend some time
alone every day.
• Open your arms to change, but don’t
let go of your values.
• Remember that silence is sometimes
the best answer.
• Live a good, honorable life. Then when
you get older and think back, you’ll be
able to enjoy it a second time.
• A loving atmosphere in your home is
the foundation for your life.
• In disagreements with loved ones, deal
only with the current situation. Don’t
bring up the past.
• Share your knowledge. It’s a way to
achieve immortality.
• Once a year, go someplace you’ve never
been before.
• Remember that the best relationship is
one in which your love for each other
exceeds your need for each other.
• Judge your success by what you had to
give up in order to get it.
Happy New Year to all!
Who’s who…
D’Shell Designs
Jewelers
Dawn Graham
10043 Highgate Circle
Knoxville, TN 37931
865-384-3039
Ameriprise – Biladeau, Roberts &
Stevens
Financial/Investment Planning
Carol Biladeau
865 Ebenezer Road
Knoxville, TN 37923
865-357-5000
Tn Bank
Financial Institutions
David Milner / Brian Wahl
1005 N. Cedar Bluff Road
Knoxville, TN 37923
865-691-9444
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Insurance
Kevin Rodabaugh
9051 Executive Park Drive, Suite 203
Knoxville, TN 37923
865-539-0039
Farragut West Knox
Chamber Diplomats
Cannon Networking Systems
Business & Management Consultants
Raeus Cannon
PO Box 10552
Knoxville, TN 37939
865-382-6117
Mary E. Pace
Individual Member
336 Rockwell Farm Lane
Farragut, TN 37934
865-672-5886
SpringHill Suites by Marriott
Hotels/Motels
Tracy Hicks
11000 Turkey Drive
Knoxville, TN 37934
865-966-8888
Perfect Logo Promotions
Advertising Specialties
Mike Presley or Marcee Grayson
6634 Central Ave. Pike, Suite 103
Knoxville, TN 37912
865-766-0061
Newspapers piling up?
We have a great solution that will benefit both you and
the Chamber. We have a recycle bin available behind
the farragutpress offices.
Proceeds are donated to the
Farragut West Knox Chamber of Commerce
Continuing Education Grant Program
Location:
11863 Kingston Pike
(behind the farragutpress building)
Farragut West Knox
Chamber of Commerce
(865) 675-7057 - Phone
(865) 671-2409 - Fax
e-mail: info@farragutchamber.com
www.farragutchamber.com
This newsletter is
published monthly by the
Farragut West Knox
Chamber of Commerce.
“Who’s who…” is a monthly column written by Erin McCarty, diplomat with the
Chamber. If you are interested in being featured, you can reach Erin at
emccarty@covhlth.com or at 373-1703.
Calendar of Events
11826 Kingston Pike, Suite 110
Farragut, TN 37934
It is a New Year, and the Farragut West
Knox Chamber is already in full swing for
2006. If you would like to be more
involved in the chamber in the year
ahead, the diplomat committee provides
members the opportunity to take a more
active role and to
partner with the
chamber in its
efforts to serve the
Farragut West Knox
community.
As ambassadors
for the chamber,
diplomats make calls
and visits to current
members, as well as
Erin McCarty
look for opportunities to recruit new members. Diplomats
also attend and volunteer at the
Chamber’s networkings, ribbon cuttings
and other special events. This year, the
Diplomats will host a free “Brown Bag”
speaker luncheon on a quarterly basis.
Watch for more details to come in our
newsletter and on line at www.farragutchamber.com.
Following is a list of current diplomats
who would be happy to address any questions you have about the committee or
about the chamber. Thanks to each of
them for all of the work they do with the
chamber:
Caroline Brooks, co-chair, Homewood
Residence at Deane Hill; Erin McCarty,
co-chair, Parkwest Medical Center;
Christley Chambers, Regions Bank; Rick
Disharoon, Capital Financial Group, LLC;
John Gardner, Edward Jones; Tracy Hicks,
Homewood Suites by Hilton; Marco
Kuysten, US LEC; Keith Meece, The
Prestige Group; Marianne Morse, Mary
Kay; Joyce Nussbaum, Coldwell Banker,
Wallace & Wallace; Davis Osborn, The
Classic Portrait; Angel Scott, ORNL
Federal Credit Union, Farragut; Thierry
Sommer, Raymond James; Sondra Ward,
Park Place Title and Escrow; Lisa Wells,
Cariten Healthcare
Diplomat meetings are held the second Wednesday of every month at 8:30
a.m. at the chamber office, located 11826
Kingston Pike. If you are interested in
attending, please call Erin McCarty, cochair of the diplomat committee, at
373-1703.
Please call the Chamber office at 675-7057 for information
January 19:
Networking: 5-7PM, Lalka Tax Services, 244 N. Peters Road,
Suite 209, 694-6153
January 26:
Networking: 8-9:30AM, FSGBank – Lovell Road,
307 Lovell Road, 675-2265
Janauary 27: Member Appreciation Night at Knoxville Ice Bears, 7:30PM,
Knoxville Civic Colesium, Discounted tickets for Chamber
Special
Event
members and their families! Call 675-7057 for info.
February 2:
Networking: 5-7PM, Kathy’s Decorative Accents, 11826
Kingston Pike (Chamber Office), 405-3096
February 9:
Networking: 7:30-9AM, Mayor Mike Ragsdale, Farragut
Branch Library, 417 N. Campbell Station Rd., 215-4410
February 17: Networking: 8-9:30AM, Farragut High School /Farragut
Leadership Initiative, 11275 Kingston Pike, 256-4088
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CHAMBER
Increases Benefits
If you have an opening in your
office or business, the chamber wants
to offer you another benefit. Email
the information to the chamber,
info@farragutchamber.com, and we
will now be able to post the business
opportunity information on our website. Also keep us informed of any
events you may be having at your
business and as long as space is available we will place your news in
Chamber Life member briefs.
Email your information by the 1st of
each month to obtain space.