May E-Newsletter Over a Century of Service!

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AND THE WINNERS ARE…… Small Business Awards of Excellence Presented April 25

Small Business of the Year—M.D. Pharmacy Award Sponsor Amy Hemminger (Purkey Carter Compton Swann & Carter) presents the award

to John Jones and the fantastic staff of M.D. Pharmacy.

Thanks to our Event Sponsors who made this Awards Luncheon possible!

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Award sponsors Kristina Veit, Leslie Beach, Sarah Collins and

Brandon Rogers (Express Employment Professionals) present

the Horizon Award to Joe Huntsman, Jr., Ryan Hollingsworth

and Derek Hicks from Fountain Plaza Pharmacy.

Award sponsor Leigh Sempkowski

(Thrive Marketing) presents the Retail

Based Business Award to Ruth and

JoAnn Ramsey with Ramsey’s Farm

Market.

Award sponsor Amber Campbell (Life

Care Center of Morristown) presents

the Service Based Business Award to

Ellen Jones, Beth Gray, and Tammy

Combs with Knoxville TVA Employ-

ees Credit Union

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Award sponsors Janet Hofer & Julie Campbell (The Girls & Me

Boutique) present the HealthCare Based Business Award to Dr. Ed

Moody and his staff from Pediatric Dental Associates Morristown.

Award sponsor Nancy Beverly (King

University) presents the Hospitality/

Leisure Based Business Award to

Wally and Lisa Long with Redbud

Deli, Inc.

Award sponsor James Craine (Craine,

Thompson & Jones) presents the Non-

Profit Business Award to Ben Holland

with Cornerstone Academy.

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Reusing Old Buildings—Wise and Resourceful

I get lots of questions about new companies, restau-

rants and other ventures coming to town, but one

thing that, for some odd reason, is most often over-

looked. Are they building a new building? For some rea-

son, a new building built on a pristine field of grass gets

people exponentially more excited than renovating a

used piece of property and bringing it back to life and

paying taxes again.

I recently received a good letter from a high

school student asking this question and questioning why

leaders didn’t value brownfield redevelopment like they

do tearing up new ground and the response is not a sim-

ple one. Greenfield development bring excitement, but

also reduce what we have left, considering we are the 3rd

smallest county in the state in terms of land mass.

We have been fortunate in the last few years to

locate projects like Sykes, Orbit Industries and Iatric

Manufacturing in existing spaces that were in need of

rehab and refurbishment. These projects will add over

1,000 jobs to our community…yes, 1,000 new jobs, yet

none of them tore up one piece of green space in our

community.

Unfortunately, these renovatable spaces are lim-

ited, and due to good market conditions, we are seeing

an increased demand in greenspace as well. Through

great foresight and planning, our leadership has respon-

sibly planned 3 industrial parks which could provide our

needed greenspace for development for many years to

come.

The main focus should always be balance. Based

on our community’s history, we will always have a few

used buildings on the market and based on our logistics

and potential workforce, we will always have a need and

demand for greenfield sites as well. After working in

and around 24 counties in the State of TN, I can say

Morristown/Hamblen County have prepared well and

are well positioned for any type of potential develop-

ment that comes our way.

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The Chamber is so thankful for our supportive membership base. We recognize that our or-

ganization and our community benefit from the investment made by the 600+ businesses who

see the value of a membership in the Morristown Area Chamber of Com-

merce. When you are seeking products or services, we encourage you to

shop with those businesses who are members of the Chamber.

For you convenience, we are starting a series in the Morristimes

that present our members in specific business categories. We are present-

ing the categories in random order and eventually will feature categories

that will include all our members. Please refer to this list as you shop.

You may find our full membership listing at our website,

www.morristownchamber.com.

Restaurants

Amis Mill Eatery

Arby’s

Berkshires

Bojangles

Buddy’s Bar-B-Q

Buffalo Wild Wings

Chick-fil-A Morristown

Christopher Place

Cook’s Boat House Restaurant

Dairy Queen

Davy Crockett Restaurant

Emma’s Asian 1

Golden Corral

Good Ole Days Sports Grille

Hardees

Hillbilly’s Cabin

Holston’s Kitchen

Java Garden Bistro

Jersey Girl Diner

Kentucky Fried Chicken

Krystal

Little Dutch

Transportation Services—Air/Ground/Medical/Trucking

Anderson Transportation

Empire Rent-A-Car, Inc.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car

Morristown Air Service

Morristown Regional Airport

Morristown Hamblen Emergency Medical Service

Quality Chauffeur Courier

R & S Logistics

Tri Cities Airport Indicates Gold Star Member

Longhorn Steakhouse

Meeting Place Main St. Country Store

McDonalds

Moe’s Southwestern Grill

No Way Jose's Cantina

Ober Gatlinburg

O’Charley’s

Old Towne Sweet Shoppe

Pal’s

The Park Vista

Redbud Deli

Sagebrush Steakhouse

Sakura Japanese Steakhouse

Shoney’s Family Restaurant

Subway

TCBY

Timeless Elegance Tea Room

Vietnamese Gourmet Pho Restaurant

Wendy’s

Yummy Cakes & More

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Golden Corral 2905 W. Andrew Johnson Hwy. Morristown, TN 37814 Phone: 423-318-1024 www.goldencorral.com Mr. Blake Overfelt Franchise Owner Restaurant The Super Saver P. O. Box 75 Jefferson City, TN 37760 Phone: 865-556-2803 www.thesupersaver.biz Mr. Larry Tschida, Owner Newspaper/Advertising

YOUR CLIENT/CUSTOMER/SUPPLIER’S NAME HERE If you know someone whose name should appear in this listing next month, please let us know. Call Pat Seaver Director of Sales and Marketing (423) 586-6382 membership@morristownchamber.com

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Looking for a product or

service??

Support the businesses who support

our community through their Cham-

ber investment. Don’t forget to use

our on line Membership Directory at

www.morristownchamber.com

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Congratulations

May Ambassador of the Month!

Congratulations

1st Qtr. Ambassador of the Quarter!

The Chamber boasts over 55 member businesses designated as Gold Star Members. Each month we are proud to feature, on a rotating basis, three of these special investors in our Chamber!

The Gold Star designation is for members who support the Mission and Program of Work of the Chamber through increased financial investment. Gold Star Members receive special recognitions and benefits throughout the year in return for their increased investment. If your company would like more information on becoming a Gold Star Member, please con-tact Pat Seaver, 423.586.6382 or membership@morristownchamber.com

Featured Gold Star Members

www.jainc.com

Rachel Westra City of Morristown

www.citizensbanktn.com

Amber Campbell Life Care Center of Morristown

www.easttennesseediamondcompany.com

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Thursday, May 11 7:30 a.m.

Membership Breakfast – Tusculum College

Morristown Campus at 420 W. Morris Blvd. (Inside the HealthStar Building)

Friday, May 12 8:30 a.m.

New Member Orientation

Chamber Board Room, 825 West First North S.

Monday, May 15 12 Noon

Lunch & Learn —Growing Your Community with

Economic Gardening. Presented by Aundrea Wilcox, TSBDC

Chamber Board Room

Thursday, May 18 2:00 p.m.

Ribbon Cutting – Second Chance Variety Outlet

200 Lincoln Ave.

Thursday, June 1 3:30 p.m.

Grand Opening/Ribbon Cutting – Panther Creek State Park Disc Golf Course

2010 Panther Creek Park Road, Morristown.

receding start of the Annual Tennessee State Disc Golf Tournament on June 2.

Monday, June 5 11:00 a.m.

Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting – Art-N-Stone

298 Boyd School Road (next to Davy Crockett Restaurant on E. Morris Blvd.)

www.morristownchamber.com

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Aundrea Wilcox, MBA KOSBE Executive Director

Times Available for Counseling Sessions

at the Morristown Area Chamber of Commerce

For appointment times call (423) 392-8825