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A marketing director for a local accounting firm will give a presentation on improving your LinkedIn profile during an Oct. 3 seminar at the Anderson County Chamber of Commerce.  The seminar will feature Cindy Hagemann, marketing director for Pugh CPAs. Her presentation is titled “10 Simple Steps to Improve Your Linked In Profile.”  …

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 – The senior Republican on the Senate health committee today released the following statement on the administration announcement that online sign-up for Obamacare’s small business health insurance exchanges will be delayed until November: Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) said: “Another day, another Obamacare delay, and still the administration …

It’s that time of year again. With only a few months remaining for the 2013 calendar year, the City is excited to be gearing up to begin the end-of-year recruitment for board and commission members. The recruitment process begins October 1st.  This year’s process is similar to previous years in …

OAK RIDGE, Tenn.—The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge Office (ORO)  hosted another Oak Ridge Emergency Management Forum  today. The DOE-ORO and the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) collaborated today at The New Hope Center , in Oak Ridge. The keynote speaker, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Deputy Administrator Richard …

There was  a Town Hall meeting in Lake City at 3:30 this afternoon with a good crowd n hand, during which attendees were able to see and hear a presentation from Knoxville Businessman Buddy Warren—owner of several companies including Rocky Top Beer and Rocky Top Moonshine as well as the right to the …

A 20-year-old man remains behind bars after he allegedly broke into the wrong car Friday night in Oak Ridge.  Late Friday night, Oak Ridge Police Chief James Akagi was at home when he heard his dog barking and went to investigate.  He found several items from his wife’s unlocked car …

Medic Regional Blood Center is the sole provider of blood for hospitals in the greater East Tennessee area and they depend on volunteer donors to help meet the demand.   Donors who give blood to Medic become Medic members and that membership exempts donors and IRS dependents from paying blood processing …

  Medic Regional Blood Center is the sole provider of blood for hospitals in the greater East Tennessee area and they depend on volunteer donors to help meet the demand.   Donors who give blood to Medic become Medic members and that membership exempts donors and IRS dependents from paying blood …

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., a member of the Senate Banking Committee, released the following statement responding to reports that the FHA will need a taxpayer-funded bailout from the U.S. Treasury to remain solvent. “No reasonable person could believe that we should continue along with the current housing …

OAK RIDGE, Tenn.— A North Carolina development firm known for turning around difficult real estate projects is preparing to lay out its vision for the old Oak Ridge mall property and doing so in a way that will put no public dollars are at risk. Charlotte-based Crosland Southeast is the …