Premier Partners

Premier Partners are the area's leading businesses. These fine corporate citizens make a vital commitment to the economic development of the region through their enhanced investment in the Chamber. They also serve as key advisors, enjoy additional benefits and maintain a close link to the organization.

Premier Partner contributions are focused on funding the Chamber's economic development activities. These funds are used to actively recruit new companies to the area, to nurture entrepreneurs and their new businesses and to assist existing businesses grow here at home.

In 2005-06, Premier Partners contributed to the Chamber's tremendous economic development successes. Those include helping thirty-six existing companies expand facilities -- resulting in a total of 648 new jobs and $95.5 million in capital investments. The Chamber's economic development professionals also attracted three new industrial projects, which represented over 600 jobs and $50 million in industrial capital investment.

Premier Partners also receive some exclusive Chamber benefits. These include invitations to economic development groundbreakings and events and small group meetings with business and community leaders.

Premier Partners learn about economic development happenings early and are able to have first contacts with companies coming to Knoxville. These contacts often lead to long-term business relationships that are beneficial to both the new company and the Premier Partner. In addition, Premier Partners also get to see fruits of our economic development efforts firsthand.

Exclusive, small group meetings are a fantastic way to interact with other top business leaders and to receive briefings straight from community newsmakers. Each year, the Chamber organizes six to eight Premier Partner exclusive events. In the past these have featured Coach Philip Fulmer, Coach Bruce Pearl, Mayor Bill Haslam, Mayor Mike Ragsdale, and many others. The meetings are prime opportunities to discuss the issues that shape our region and the future of our business community.

Click here for a complete list of Premier Partner benefits, or call Michelle Kiely at 637-4550 for more information on the becoming a Premier Partner.

Current Premier Partners

Titanium
Clayton Homes, Inc.
Covenant Health
Elavon
First Tennessee
Knoxville News Sentinel
Knoxville Utilities Board
Mercy Health Partners
Pilot Travel Centers LLC
Regions Bank
Tennessee Valley Authority
The University of Tennessee
University Health System, Inc.

Platinum
AT&T
Comcast
Denark Construction, Inc.
Goody's Family Clothing, Inc.
Home Federal Bank of Tennessee
Lawler-Wood, LLC
Lenoir City Utilities Board
SunTrust Bank, East Tennessee

Gold
21st Mortgage Corporation
Aqua-Chem, Inc.
BankEast
BB&T
Belk, Inc.
Brunswick Boat Group
Bullock, Smith & Partners, Inc.
East Tennessee Children's Hospital
Gerdau AmeriSteel
Jewelry Television by ACN
K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.
Marsh USA, Inc.
PBR Knoxville, LLC
Phillips & Jordan, Inc.
Pinnacle Financial Partners
TeamHealth
The Pepsi Bottling Group
UT-BATTELLE/ORNL
Utilities Management Federation, Inc.

Silver
Alcoa, Inc.
All Occasion Catering LLC
AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc.
BarberMcMurry architects
Barge, Waggoner, Sumner & Cannon, Inc.
Blaine Construction Corporation
Brinks Home Security
Bush Brothers & Company
Caremark
Cariten Healthcare
Cherokee Distributing Co., Inc.
Claiborne Hauling Contractors, LLC
Coldwell Banker Wallace & Wallace - Bearden Hill
East Tennessee's Mountain Views
EdFinancial Services, LLC
Exedy America Corporation
First Utility District of Knox County
Holiday Inn Knoxville Central @ Papermill
Holrob Investments, LLC
Holston Gases, Inc.
ImagePoint, Inc.
JFG Coffee Company
Johnson & Galyon, Inc.
Kramer Rayson LLP
Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority
PAETEC Communications, Inc.
Panasonic Electronic Devices Corporation of America
Proffitt and Son's, Inc.
Rentenbach Engineering Company
Rohm and Haas Co.
Rural/Metro Corporation
Scripps Networks
Stowers Machinery Corporation
Tennessee Asphalt Company
Tindell's, Inc.
TIS Insurance Services, Inc.
USEC Inc.
Vulcan Materials Company
Wackenhut Services Oak Ridge Team
Wal-Mart Store #2065
WBIR-TV
White Realty and Service Corporation
Willis of Tennessee
Wood Properties, Inc.
Wyndham Vacation Resorts
Yale Commercial Locks and Hardware

Bronze
AAA East Tennessee
Ackermann PR
A-D Technologies
AGC Flat Glass North America, Inc.
Applewood Farmhouse Restaurant
Arby's Roast Beef Restaurant
Atlas Electric Company
Avisco, Inc.
B&W Technical Services Y-12 L.L.C.
Bacon & Company, Inc.
Bass, Berry & Sims, PLC
Bechtel Jacobs Company
Belew Drug, Inc.
Bell & Associates Construction L.P.
Bertelkamp Automation, Inc.
Blackberry Farm
Blount Memorial Hospital
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
Brownlee Properties
CapitalMark Bank & Trust
Catalyst HR and Technology Group
CH2M HILL
Claris Networks
CoachingWorks
Commercial & Investment Properties
Community South - A Better Way To Bank
Community Tectonics Architects
Connor Concepts, Inc.
Consolidated Products, Incorporated
Cooper Realty Investments, Inc.
Coulter & Justus, P.C.
Creative Structures, Inc.
Crowe Chizek and Company LLC
Cumberland Securities Company, Inc.
Davis Newman Payne
Dealers Warehouse Corporation
Design Innovations Architects, Inc.
East Tennessee Zinc Company, LLC
Egerton, McAfee, Armistead & Davis, P.C.
Emerson Process Management
EnergySolutions
Engert Plumbing & Heating, Inc. - Mechanical Contractors
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
EPRI
Furrow Auction Company
Great West Casualty Company
Gulf & Ohio Railways
Hallsdale Powell Utility District
Hilton Knoxville
Horne Properties, Inc.
Inter-Agency Insurance Service, Inc.
J. S. Ridenour Construction, Inc.
J. Smith Lanier & Co.
James Doran Company
Kelso Oil Company, Inc.
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Knology of Knoxville
Knoxville Area Association of Realtors
Knoxville Marriott Hotel
Knoxville Tourism & Sports Corporation
Lamar Outdoor Advertising
LBMC, P.C.
Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop, P.C.
Lunchbox Event Catering
MACH 5 Leadership Performance
Martin & Company, Inc.
McCarty Holsaple McCarty Architects & Interior Designers
McKibbon Hotel Properties
Media South, LLC
Mercedes Benz of Knoxville
Merit Construction, Inc.
Messer Construction Company
Moon Capital Management
Morgan Keegan
Morris Creative Group, LLC
Moxley Carmichael
Murphy Development
National Partitions
NDI Group
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
Odom Construction Systems, Inc.
ORNL Federal Credit Union - Main Location
OrthoTennessee
Park Vista Hotel & Convention Center
Parker Business Consulting & Accounting, PC
Partners Development
Pellissippi State Technical Community College
Pershing Yoakley & Associates, P.C.
PME Communications, LLC
Power Systems, Inc.
Prestige Cleaners, Inc.
Pugh & Company, P.C.
Regal Entertainment Group
RIVR Media, LLC
Safety and Ecology Corporation (SEC)
Sandler Training - The Ross Group, Inc.
Schaad Companies
Shoney's of Knoxville, Inc.
Simon Property Group
South College
Sperry Van Ness/R.M. Moore
Sportsmyx Holdings
StaffingSolutions/An Employbridge Company
Studio Four Design
Synergy Business Environments
Sysco Food Services of Knoxville, LLC
Tennessee National
Tennessee Valley Title Insurance Co.
The H. T. Hackney Company
The Relocation Division for Realty Executives
The Stokely Company
The Trust Company of Knoxville, Inc.
The University of Tennessee - College of Business Administration
The University of Tennessee Men's Athletic Department
The Wakefield Corporation
Thermocopy of Tennessee, Inc.
TMSi Logistics
Travis Meats, Inc.
Trotter Incorporated
Turkey Creek Land Partners
U.S. Cellular
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
Van Elkins & Associates, CPAs
Wal-Mart Store #1318
Wal-Mart Store #1319
Wal-Mart Store #1320
Waste Connections of Tennessee, Inc.
Wells Fargo Insurance Services
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter, PLLC
World Travel Service