Recently added articles from The Knoxville News-Sentinel (Knoxville, TN):

University of Tennessee grads more likely to move away, make more money.

Oct 09, 2007 ... Byline: Darren Dunlap Oct. 9--Compare Tennessee's public colleges and universities and you'll find the higher-wage earners, on average, come from the University of Tennessee. But the students most likely to take a job in-state after graduation come from community colleges. ...

$20M tax plan OK'd by council.

Oct 09, 2007 ... Byline: Hugh G. Willett Oct. 9--LENOIR CITY -- The Lenoir City Council voted Monday to approve a $20 million tax increment financing proposal to provide infrastructure improvements for the planned Town Creek/Overholt retail, medical and residential development. "You ...

'Metro/urban bank' moves into Knoxville.

Oct 09, 2007 ... Byline: Josh Flory Oct. 9--A fledgling Chattanooga bank with some recognizable local names on the roster is entering the Knoxville market. CapitalMark Bank & Trust has received regulatory approval to operate locally and should open within a few weeks at temporary ...

Prodigious programmers.

Oct 09, 2007 ... Byline: Andrew Eder Oct. 9--In the virtual world Second Life, they're known as Alpha Zaius and Ming Chen. But at home in Seymour, they're simply Andy and Mike Ortman, twin brothers whose computer programming acumen has turned Second Life into a moneymaking venture ...

Lay's Market marks 100 years in downtown Knoxville, eyes future opportunities.(Company overview)

Oct 07, 2007 ... Byline: Carly Harrington Oct. 7--What started in 1907 with one man's desire to start a small meat market in downtown Knoxville has since come full circle after decades of tremendous growth and then the sale of the family's centerpiece packing operation. As Lay's ...

FTA gives downtown transit center final approval.

Oct 04, 2007 ... Oct. 4--The city has received final approval for its $27 million Knoxville Station Transit Center and will begin construction in November on the site of downtown cosmetic bag distributor American Accessories International. The Federal Transit Administration issued its finding ...

Economy will get boost when TVA occupies downtown site.

Oct 04, 2007 ... Byline: Michael Silence Oct. 4--Knoxville's economy will get a $10 million-a-year boost when 200-300 contract workers move into the largely vacant TVA East Tower. That's a conservative estimate from University of Tennessee economist Matt Murray. "That's a ...

Toho Tenax plans expansion.

Oct 04, 2007 ... Byline: Roger Harris Oct. 4--Toho Tenax America will announce today a $23 million expansion of its Rockwood manufacturing plant. The expansion will solidify the carbon fiber maker's presence in Roane County, the Roane Alliance said in a Wednesday news release. ...

The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Tenn., property watch column.(Column)

Oct 03, 2007 ... Byline: Josh Flory Oct. 3--A hundred bucks a month won't get you much of an apartment, but $100 million is another story. A New York company has taken a big bite out of the local rental market in a deal for several apartment communities in the Knoxville area that had ...

Alcoa, Maryville issue mandatory water rules.

Oct 03, 2007 ... Byline: Robert Wilson Oct. 3--ALCOA -- The last few weeks in Blount have brought new meaning to the term "dry county," and some small businesses are feeling the heat of mandatory water restrictions more than others. Voluntary restrictions have been in place for about ...

Antiques attract business to downtown Clinton, Tenn.

Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Clayton Hensley Oct. 2--Clinton's commercial history is rooted in the pearl trade, but in recent years, the downtown area's shimmering past has been somewhat dulled. Now merchants are hoping relics from the past will provide the key to a brighter future for the city. ...

Nuclear plant contractors to move into Knoxville, Tenn., office building.

Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Andrew Eder Oct. 2--Hundreds of skilled contract workers will move into the Tennessee Valley Authority's largely vacant East Tower this year, making the downtown building the engineering nerve center for a nuclear construction project in nearby Spring City. ...