Note: This release was sent from LBMC.
LBMC Employment Partners, LLC, a member of the LBMC (Lattimore Black Morgan & Cain, PC) Family of Companies, has added Emily E. Ledford in its Knoxville office.
Emily Ledford has joined LBMC Employment Partners, LLC as an HR Assistant. In her new role, Emily will provide assistance to clients as well as internal support in the area of human resource consulting. Emily previously worked as a special events specialist for Helen Ross McNabb Center and is a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville with a bachelor’s degree in public relations. She previously served as an Ambassador for the Knoxville Chamber and continues to serve as an active member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Emily enjoys reading and leading a bible study for a group of middle school girls.
LBMC Employment Partners, LLC, is a leading human resources consulting firm with offices in Nashville (Brentwood), Knoxville, and Chattanooga, Tenn. LBMC Employment Partners provides a complete menu of human resources products and services including Professional Employer Organization (PEO), human resources consulting, regulatory compliance, health and employee benefits, workers’ compensation, COBRA, payroll and tax compliance, Section 125 plans and unemployment insurance claims. For more information on LBMC, visit its Web site at www.lbmc.com.
NOTE: This release was sent by Corporate Quarters, a Knoxville Chamber member business.
Sherry Williams, Founder and President of Corporate Quarters, is retiring after 14 years of building a solid reputation in the corporate housing industry. Kim Lawhorn, who has worked side-by-side with Sherry for the past ten years, has purchased the company. Lawhorn vows to continue the business with the same goals, and vision, Sherry has continually had through the years: MAKING EACH AND EVERY GUEST FEEL RIGHT AT HOME.
For travelers who have single locale extended stays for a week or longer; there is an alternative to hotel living. This alternative is “CORPORATE QUARTERS.” The company is a local, woman owned, business with its main goal being: ‘YOUR COMFORT!’
Whether guests are relocating for their company, have been displaced from their homes due to fire or flood, vacationing, or in between real estate transactions; it's nice to have a sense of home, while away from home. Corporate Quarters is here to help. Those who stay in the fully furnished apartments will find all the comforts of home. A full size, fully equipped, kitchen, where favorite meals can be prepared, is located in each apartment. Convenient washers and dryers are also in each apartment, as is plenty of room to entertain family and friends.
“In the big scheme of things, a corporate apartment can be more economically friendly than a hotel,” says Lawhorn. “When compared to the costs of extended stay hotels, our apartment homes allow large savings for employers. Furthermore, any of our one, two or three bedroom, fully furnished, apartment homes gives our guests comfort.”
Corporate Quarters realizes many of its guests would be lost without their four-legged friends; the corporate apartment community invites pets. A few breed restrictions are in force but Corporate Quarters is happy to accommodate most household companions.
“Other plusses corporate apartment living provides are more space and available resort style amenities,” Williams says. “Our guests reside in a quiet, residential apartment community where their neighbors are permanent residents rather than ever-changing hotel guests. This neighborhood atmosphere is important to many people new to the area. Being a part of our apartment community gives our residents comfort because they know each member of the community has certain criteria that has to be met prior to becoming a resident.“
Corporate Quarters is worth checking out for those who plan to be in the area a week, a month or even a year. Corporate Quarters invites you to take a tour of their community by visiting their website at www.knoxcorporateapts.com
Those that enjoy what they see, via the internet, are invited to contact the company for a personal tour anytime. Janice Graves, Corporate Quarters Business Development, would love to assist anyone needing more information about locations, accommodations, and corporate discount plans.
NOTE: This release was sent from the American Heart Association.
Knoxville area residents will embark on a 5K (3.1 mile) walk to raise lifesaving funds for the American Heart Association and this year, they’ll also be encouraged to start a journey to a healthier lifestyle — with the Start! program. The American Heart Association has reengineered its signature walking event into the Start! Heart Walk to be its “mission in action” and is proud to name Joe Landsman, President and CEO of The University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, chairman of the walk in Greater Knoxville. Landsman holds various community leadership positions across Knox County and has worked for The University of Tennessee Medical Center since 1999.
The Start! Heart Walk will be held on Saturday, November 15 at Market Square in Downtown Knoxville. Under Landsman’s leadership, the event is designed to create a stronger community among participants, instill passion for reducing disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke, and generate excitement for a new or renewed commitment to heart-healthy living through walking and eating well.
The Start! Heart Walk is one of four components of the year-round Start! movement. Other components include a free Web-based fitness and nutrition tracker and The Start! Walking Program for companies. Additionally, the Start! Fit-Friendly Companies Recognition Program officially recognizes employers who champion the health of their employees and work to create a culture of physical activity in the workplace. In East Tennessee, the only company to date to earn this award is Oak Ridge National Laboratory, which also earned the Association’s Innovative Workplace Award. Currently, more than 70 percent of Americans are not getting enough physical activity, a leading risk factor for heart disease and stroke.
“The Start! Heart Walk is an outstanding opportunity for the American Heart Association and the community to come together and focus on creating a culture promoting a healthier lifestyle that’s aimed at reducing the incidence of cardiovascular disease and stroke right here in our region,” Landsman said. “I’m proud to have the chance to serve as chair of the Greater Knoxville walk and I hope that through this event, we can begin to change lifestyles, resulting in improved quality of life, increased productivity and decreased healthcare costs.”
The Start! Heart Walk is a community-wide event composed of corporate walk teams, friends and family teams, individual walkers, “lifestyle heroes” who’ve made positive changes to reduce heart disease and stroke risk factors and survivors of the diseases. The fun begins at 9:00 a.m., featuring a Create Hope Village, Inspire Change Village and Celebrate Success Village. There will also be a kid’s area, healthy refreshments, music and more. The walk itself begins at 10:00 a.m.
For further information about the Start! Heart Walk, call (865) 212-6500 or visit www.americanheart.org/greaterknoxvilleheartwalk. To learn more about the Start! movement, visit www.heart.org/start.
National sponsors are SUBWAY®, Healthy Choice® and AstraZeneca. Start! Media sponsors of the Start! Heart Walk are WVLT VOLUNTEER TV, B-97.5, Lamar Outdoor Advertising, Knoxville Magazine and The Metro Pulse with additional support from the Knoxville Convention Center.
NOTE: The following release was sent by Wood Properties, Inc., a Knoxville Chamber member business.
John M. Adams III, CCIM, SIOR of Wood Properties, Inc. has achieved the SIOR Office Specialist designation awarded by the SOCIETY OF INDUSTRIAL AND OFFICE REALTORS®, an international association of professional commercial real estate brokers. John is one of only six SIOR’s in Knoxville.
To achieve the SIOR designation, John completed five years of creditable experience in the highly specialized field of office real estate; and demonstrated to SIOR professional ability, competency, ethical conduct, and personal integrity. John becomes the second individual in Knoxville to hold the SIOR Office Specialist and CCIM designations.
The SOCIETY OF INDUSTRIAL AND OFFICE REALTORS® is the leading professional commercial and industrial real estate association. With more than 3,200 members in 562 cities in 22 countries, SIOR represents today’s most knowledgeable, experienced, and successful commercial real estate brokerage specialists.
SIOR has certified more than 2,500 of its members with the prestigious SIOR designation, a professional symbol of the highest level of knowledge, production, and ethics in the real estate industry. Real estate professionals who have earned the SIOR designation are recognized by corporate real estate executives, commercial real estate brokers, agents, lenders, and other real estate professionals as the most capable and experienced brokerage practitioners in any market. SIOR designees can hold the following specialty designations: industrial, office, sales manager, executive manager, or advisory service.
The most recent data extrapolated from an SIOR member survey revealed that SIOR designees closed more than 82,747 transactions involving 2.7 billion square feet of commercial real estate bought, sold or leased. These transactions totaled $85.6 billion, or an average of $33.5 million per member.
John, a Knoxville native, was awarded the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation by the Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute in 2007. He was elected the 2008 President of the East Tennessee CCIM Chapter. John is a member of Nucleus Knoxville, where he serves as the new member representative for the Nucleus Executive Committee. John is also a member of the Commercial Investment Committee at the Knoxville Association of Realtors.
NOTE: This release was sent from Pro2Serve, a Knoxville Chamber member business.
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, June 2008 –Charles S. (Tyler) Przybylek, the former Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), has joined Professional Project Services, Inc. (Pro2Serve) as an Advisor to the Board of Directors. In this capacity, Mr. Przybylek will provide strategic guidance to Pro2Serve’s Board and corporate leadership as it continues to expand its role in providing critical infrastructure engineering services in support of national security.
In his former role as NNSA’s Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Przybylek served as the headquarters interface for integration of field and headquarters operations. He also served as NNSA’s chief legal officer and served as the Source Evaluation Board Chairman for the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) contract competition and as the Source Selection Authority for the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) contract competition.
Prior to his positions in Washington, DC, Mr. Przybylek was the chief counsel for NNSA’s Albuquerque Operations Office. There, he twice served as the deputy manager, and also served as site manager for the Los Alamos Site Office. Before 1994, Mr. Przybylek served as chief counsel for the Oak Ridge Operations Office. His first mission with the DOE was as senior counsel for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Project Management Office in New Orleans.
Mr. Przybylek received his Juris Doctor degree with honors from the National Law Center at George Washington University. He is a member of the West Virginia and District of Columbia Bar Associations.
Other Pro2Serve board members are Dr. Robert Van Hook, former President of Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Dr. Everet Beckner, former Deputy Administrator of NNSA for Defense Programs, Homer Fisher, Senior Vice President Emeritus of the University of Tennessee, Paul Martin, Jr., Chief Managing Member of Clarity Resources, LLC, and Dr. L. Barry Goss, Pro2Serve’s founder and Board Chairman.
Pro2Serve is a nationally-recognized technical and engineering services firm dedicated to providing critical infrastructure engineering services in support of our Nation’s security. Pro2Serve provides innovative solutions to government and private industry on critical security, defense, facilities and infrastructure, nuclear nonproliferation, and environmental projects. Engineering News-Record named Pro2Serve as the 242nd largest design firm and the 15th largest manufacturing design firm in the nation for 2006. It was the only east Tennessee headquartered firm to make the list. Pro2Serve is also a two-time alumnus of the Inc. 500, a listing of the 500 fastest growing privately held companies in the United States. In addition to Tennessee, Pro2Serve has offices in Colorado, Ohio, Nevada, New Mexico, California, Texas, and Washington, D.C.
NOTE: This information comes from an advertisement sent by Maaco, a Knoxville Chamber member business.
Maaco Collision Repair and Auto Painting will host a grand opening celebration at their new location at 6130 Western Ave. on Saturday June 21, from 10am to 2pm.
Guests can enter to win a free supreme paint service.
For more information, call 865-212-3299.
NOTE: This release was sent from LBMC, a Knoxville Chamber member business.
LBMC Strategic Staffing, LLC, a member of the LBMC (Lattimore Black Morgan & Cain, PC) Family of Companies, has added Eric Wrzesniewski as an executive recruiter to its Knoxville office.
Eric Wrzesniewski previously worked in the media industry as an HR coordinator and recruiter. He has a strong background in HR and enjoys the challenge of recruiting. In his new role, Eric will be working with both candidates and employers primarily on accounting and finance positions. As a graduate of Tusculum College, Eric holds a bachelor’s degree in organizational management with a focus in HR. He enjoys golfing and spending time with his family.
LBMC Strategic Staffing, LLC, is a specialized recruiting firm whose focus is on the placement of Accounting/Financial, Human Resources and Executive Administrative professionals in contract and direct-hire opportunities. LBMC Strategic Staffing works closely with both the candidates and employers to find the best fit for both parties involved in the hiring process. LBMC Strategic Staffing services the Nashville (Brentwood), Knoxville and Chattanooga, Tenn areas. For more information on LBMC, visit its Web site at www.lbmcstaffing.com.
NOTE: This release was sent from LBMC, a Knoxville Chamber member business.
Angela M. Sparks, CPA, a manager at Lattimore Black Morgan & Cain, PC (LBMC), recently accepted on behalf of the Knoxville Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) an Award of Excellence at the ALA annual conference in Seattle, Washington.
Angela assisted in the coordination of the Community Challenge Weekend back in October of 2007 and earned her chapter a top award based on the project summary presentation she put together. ALA’s Community Challenge weekend consists of bringing chapter members together to contribute time, energy and resources towards improving their own communities. Over the course of this project, the Knoxville ALA Chapter contributed time as administrative volunteers to the John T. O’Connor Senior Center Flu Shot Saturday, supplies to Knox Area Rescue Ministries and supplies to The Ronald McDonald House of Knoxville.
Angela has over 27 years of accounting experience and focuses specifically on individual and small business taxation as well as bankruptcy taxation and legal practice management. She has been involved with the Knoxville Chapter of ALA for four years and enjoys opportunities such as the Community Challenge Weekend in which she can make a positive impact in her community.
The Knoxville Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators is a chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA), an organization founded in 1971 to promote and enhance the competence and professionalism of Legal Administrators and all members of the management team.
Lattimore Black Morgan & Cain, PC, and the LBMC Family of Companies has more than 400 employees, with offices in Nashville (Brentwood), Knoxville and Chattanooga, Tennessee. Founded in 1984 as a traditional accounting firm, LBMC has expanded its focus to meet a broad range of financial, human resources and technology needs for its diverse client base. Specific services offered by the LBMC “Family of Companies” include accounting and assurance services, business and personal tax consulting, investment advisory services, permanent and contract staffing, human resources outsourcing, payroll services, technology solutions, health care consulting, litigation support, business valuations, and mergers and acquisitions. For more information on LBMC, visit its Web site at lbmc.com.
The Knoxville Chamber has sent letters to a number of Knoxville-area legislators urging them to vote against Rep. Niceley's amendment, which would have the superintendent voted by the public, rather than appointed by the school board. Here is a copy of the letter, sent from Mike Edwards, which states the Chamber's position:
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To sustain our economy and continue our economic prosperity substantial improvements are necessary in public education. We need to increase academic rigor and improve the skills of high school graduates so students are ready for the workplace or post-secondary training. These improvements will not come easy and will require the focused effort of a strong, professional school superintendent.
The current legislative effort to allow for an elected school superintendent (Amendment 3 to HB 3857) is bad public policy. The Knoxville Chamber is opposed to this legislation and would look at its passage as hostile to public education. I hope you will not allow such a vote to become part of your public record.
Knox County's superintendent of schools needs to have academic improvement and execution of strategies to increase the skills of graduates as his/her singular focus. That professional cannot be distracted by periodic elections.
The School Board is, and ought to continue to be, the place where public policy is set and the public's desires and the electorate's voice is heard. The Board should continue to formulate policies based on public input. But the implementation of those policies should
be left to the professional staff employed by the Board.
I urge you to vote against the amendment offered by Rep. Niceley.
Sincerely,
Michael Edwards
President & CEO, Knoxville Chamber
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Also, the Knoxville News Sentinel had an editorial on the proposed superintendent policy change, which was attached to Edwards' letter.
Note: This notice was sent from LBMC, a Knoxville Chamber member business.
An inside view of how successful organizations throughout the world use proven business strategies to gain a competitive edge while exceeding goals and expectations.
Strategies that will be discussed include:
- Tightened customer focus in a crowded market
- Defined value-added differentiation
- Maximized customer relationships
- Reduced spending using technology
- Expanded geographic distribution that is profitable and permanent
- A culture of sales excellence - close more business in a shorter time frame
- Inspired thinking to make a strategic leap
See how a winning strategy will unify your team and allow them to experience the excitement of contributing to the future of a growing company with a clearly defined direction. This session will be led by Allen Hovious, President of LBMC Planning Services, who has worked with hundreds of clients in over 30 industries to develop winning strategies for their organizations.
Cost: FREE and lunch will be provided.
Date: June 10th, 2008 (12:00-1:30)
Location: Knoxville LBMC Office – 10024 Investment Drive, Suite 200, Knoxville 2nd Floor Training Room
RSVP: Christie Knapper at 865-862-3059 or cknapper@lbmc.com
CPE Credit: (1.5 hrs) available upon request.
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