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Thanks to the efforts of the Knoxville Area Urban League and Enterprise Rent-A-Car, more than 1,200 children received new tennis shoes and school supplies on Saturday at the 13th annual “Shoes for School.”

Gerdau Long Steel North America, which operates a steel mill in Knoxville’s Lonsdale neighborhood, recently earned two American Metal Market Awards for Steel Excellence.

Barry Dunford, audiovisual manager for M&M Productions USA, has been named Tennessee Hospitality & Tourism Association employee of the year in the small business category in recognition of his work for the Knoxville Convention Center.

Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero and Knoxville Convention Center leadership cut the ribbon today on family-friendly upgrades to the facility, which include a nursing mother’s room and family restroom.

The region’s leading primary care organization continues to expand with the addition of a new rheumatologist. Michael Watterson, MD, is now seeing patients at Rheumatology Associates of East Tennessee.

Armada Bar, a locally owned establishment at 116 S. Central Street in the Old City, has partnered with Young-Williams Animal Center for the second summer in a row to raise money for the shelter in August.

Asbury Place retirement communities recently named Carolyn Neil health care administrator for its Maryville campus and regional director of clinical services for Asbury Place Tennessee.

Smartphones and tablets can generate quite a bit of heat, especially when in use, but they can only tolerate so much before issues may occur. When temperatures rise in the summertime, the added heat can be harsh on our beloved iPhones and iPads. Not to mention, summertime often brings opportunities for your smartphone to be around water, whether at the pool, the lake or the beach, which could be hazardous to the device.

Millions of Americans have never traveled or even left the state they grew up in. Many have dreamed of taking a special trip but lacked the time or opportunity to do so. For example, nearly one in 10 Tennesseans (9 percent) say they have never left their hometown and two in five have never traveled across the country (37 percent).

July 22, 2015 For more information: Scott Bird Moxley Carmichael 865-544-0088 [email protected] [title] Messer Construction Co. has promoted Laura Boerger to project manager in its Knoxville Region. Boerger, a Purdue University graduate with a major in construction engineering and management,