TeamHealth, one of the largest providers of outsourced physician staffing solutions for hospitals in the United States, announced plans to expand its operations by leasing a new 40,000 square foot facility to be constructed at Base Pointe Business Park in Alcoa, Tenn. The project developers will invest $16.8 million and create 450 full-time jobs in the areas of management, accounting, medical coding and billing specifically for the specialty of anesthesia by August 2015.

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If you're interested in being a host location for a Cash Mob this year, please email Amy. We had great success with our inaugural event at the Village Tinker last fall.

 

Participate in the Chamber's 17th annual "Operation Thank You" set for February 17-19 and meet other business people on a one-on-one basis. During this three-day event, Chamber members, the Chamber staff and Board of Directors will personally deliver Chamber member information packets for 2015. We invite you to join us in this three-day effort. You can agree to call on as many or as few members as your schedule permits. If you, someone (or several people) from your business, organization or group is interested in participating, please contact Amy or call 865.983.2241.

 

Promote your business during "Operation Thank You" by sending 1250 gift certificates, brochures or business promotional pieces to us and we will distribute them during "Operation Thank You". Your Chamber constantly looks for ways to help you promote your business and the ABC theory - Always Buy Chamber. We do ask that your enclosure piece be a 4"x 9" brochure or a size not to exceed 8.5" x 11" and be no more than 1 page or sheet. These inserts should be delivered to the Chamber no later than 5:00 p.m. Thursday, February 5. Please contact Amy or call 865.983.2241. There is a small charge of $175 for insert enclosure.

 

Is your organization hosting an event in the community? Submit it here on our community calendar. If it's a tourism event, please email Ashlee so she can post it on www.SmokyMountains.org.

 

Also, please send us any news releases or good news about your business. We'd love to share it with the community.

 

Topping the Billboard Singles Chart this week in 1986 was "That's What Friends Are For," by the collaboration of Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight, Elton John and Stevie Wonder. The song won the performers the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.

Dionne Warwick - That's What Friends Are For