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Park Seeks Food Service for Great American Eclipse at Clingmans Dome

Park Seeks Food Service for Great American Eclipse at Clingmans Dome

Great Smoky Mountains National Park will issue one Commercial Use Authorization (CUA) authorizing a temporary food and beverage operation at Clingmans Dome parking area during the August 21, 2017 Great American Eclipse event. The park is expected to shuttle approximately 1,600 people to Clingmans Dome for the day to participate in eclipse activities and presentations. Under the CUA, the permittee ...

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CO.STARTERS to Help Local Entrepreneurs Start, Grow Their Business

CO.STARTERS to Help Local Entrepreneurs Start, Grow a Business

Sevierville Commons Arts Council will soon offer CO.STARTERS, a nationally renowned platform that helps communities grow local business. The nine-week program equips aspiring entrepreneurs with the insights, relationships, and tools needed to turn business ideas into action. Unlike traditional platforms, CO.STARTERS applies the lean business modeling methods popular among high-growth startups to businesses of all kinds. This program is funded in ...

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More than 50 Businesses Participating in Sevier County Job Fair This Year

More than 50 Businesses Participating in Sevier County Job Fair This Year

Local governments and the Sevier County Economic Development Council are hosting the Sevier County Job Fair on Tuesday to help match job seekers and local businesses with open positions. The 20th annual Sevier County Job Fair will be held Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at the Holiday Inn Convention Center located at 3230 Parkway in Pigeon Forge (Just past traffic light ...

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Facebook Rolls Out Feature for Business Pages to Post Jobs

Facebook Rolls Out Feature for Business Pages to Post Jobs

A new feature on Facebook aims to help connect businesses with job seekers in their area by allowing them to post jobs right on their social media account. Social media giant Facebook launched a jobs feature on Wednesday that allows admins of Facebook business pages in the United States and Canada to post jobs, and for Facebook users to search ...

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Pigeon Forge Wins Sixth Emmy Award for “Show & Tell” Commercial

Pigeon Forge Wins Sixth Emmy Award for “Show & Tell” Commercial

A student’s jam-packed account of her family’s Pigeon Forge vacation recently won the family-friendly destination its sixth Emmy Award. “Show & Tell” is the title of the TV commercial that took top honors in the Commercial Spot category. Prompted by a young lady’s cue, the curtain rises to reveal a “few things we did” during her family’s Pigeon Forge vacation. ...

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Dollywood Holding Job Fairs for Theme Park, Water Park and Resort

Dollywood Holding Job Fairs for Theme Park, Water Park and Resort

With Dollywood’s 2017 season on the horizon, the award-winning theme park is looking for friendly faces ready to join the team. Job fairs will be held Saturday, Feb. 18 and Saturday, Feb. 25 for those who have scheduled interview appointments in advance. Openings include positions for the entire length of the 2017 operating season, as well as shorter peak season ...

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KaTom Restaurant Supply Plans $3M Expansion, Adding 100 New Jobs

KaTom Restaurant Supply Plans $3M Expansion, Adding 100 New Jobs

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, the Department of Economic and Community Development and KaTom Restaurant Supply, Inc. officials announced today that the restaurant equipment supplier will expand in Sevier County. KaTom will invest approximately $3 million and create 100 new jobs during the next five years in Kodak. “Over the past thirty years, KaTom Restaurant Supply has grown into one of ...

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Registration Open for Advanced Master Beef Producer Class

Master Beef Producer

The University of Tennessee Sevier County Extension Office is announcing plans for the 2017 Advanced Master Beef Producer class. The class will start on March 8, 2017 and conclude on March 11, 2017. Cost for the class is $175, but the Tennessee Enhancement funds will pay $100 of the cost through a scholarship. In order to be eligible for the ...

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UT Extension Offers Profit and Production on Small Acreage Workshop

UT Extension Offers Profit and Production on Small Acreage Workshop

The University of Tennessee Extension is offering a Profit & Production on Small Acreage workshop for anyone who is currently, or is thinking about producing alternative crops. This workshop is designed for producers with limited land resources, looking at fruits and vegetables to maximize land usage. It will focus on production and marketing. Extension Agents will be available throughout the ...

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Mayor Werner Helps Anakeesta Break Ground in Gatlinburg

Mayor Werner Helps Anakeesta Break Ground in Gatlinburg

Anakeesta held a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday to mark the beginning of construction on its Chondola base station and retail area on the Gatlinburg Parkway across from Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies. Anakeesta is building a 72-acre attraction in Gatlinburg that will offer tree top activities for guests of all ages. Currently under construction is an aerial lift called a ...

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