From the President's Desk
Morning fog on the mountains and in the bottomlands. Changing of the colors. Football. The sound of “Rocky Top”. The color orange and lastly, pumpkin spice! All the signs of the greatest place to live, work and play: East Tennessee and more specifically, Greene County. It is great to see so many mask up and take time to enjoy our region. New seasons bring new optimism.
Last week, the labor statistics were released and Greene County continues to make great strides in this area. The national unemployment rate was 8.4% The State of Tennessee rate was 8.5% and Greene County was 8.6%. Previous month’s labor number was 10.2 for Greene County. As we celebrate Manufacturing Week, we say thank you to our industries that have invested in Greene County and continue to invest in our community. We also thank all our small businesses. Collectively, they build a strong, diverse economy that provides options. There are jobs in Greene County and many of our manufacturers are hiring as well as our small businesses.
The Greene County Partnership staff is exhausting every resource to develop new strategies to increase tourism, small businesses, educational programs and economic development. These pillars of the GCP are interconnected and are the catalyst that makes Greene County where you want to live, work and play. Whether it is a new sports season, new financial season or nature’s new season, take time to reflect on what WE, Greene County, have accomplished and what WE can accomplish in this new season. Mask up, support our local business (big and small) and go enjoy Greene County! You will be amazed at what you will find!
Jeff
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Join others in our “Play As You Can Edition” Golf Shoot-out. Title Sponsors for this year's play are ATMOS Energy and C & C Millwright Maintenance. Hole and Contest Sponsors include American Greetings, AMSEE, Greeneville Light & Power System, 1 Team LLC, Collins Shipley PLLC, Community Insurance, Greeneville Federal Bank, Heritage Community Bank, Leonard & Associates, Life Care Center of Greeneville, Delfasco, Marsh Propane, Rodefer Moss, Summers Taylor, Unity Urology and Vulcan Materials.
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Greetings from Greeneville Mural Unveiled
The Mural Celebrating Greene County is located in the Partnership parking lot at 115 Academy Street. Be sure to stop in the office to check out coordinating mugs, glasses, and postcards.
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New Members
The Greene County Partnership welcomes the following new members: ARO Creative, Inc., HealthStar Physicians, Brumley’s Expressions and Southbound Real Estate, Lindsey Susong and agents (Hilda Pickering, Lynn Broyles, Bill Muhlhahn, Ben Brooks and Amanda Kilday).
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Ribbon Cuttings
Please join the Green Coat Ambassadors for an upcoming ribbon cutting:
Southbound Real Estate on Thursday, October 22 at 11:30 a.m. located at 1220 Tusculum Blvd.
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GCP Foundation Small Business Grant
Applications are still being accepted for the GCP Foundation's Small Business Grant Program. For additional information and for the application, click here.
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Member Mailing
Space is available for the Member Emailing! The cost is $50 per flyer/PDF. This is a great opportunity to market your products or businesses. Contact Lori Dowell at 638-4111 or email gcp@greenecop.com.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 is accepting applications now through December 11. Check the website: www.farmers.gov/cfap.
The 2020 Tennessee Agricultural Enhancement Program application period has been set for October 1-7, 2020. The program is to provide cost share dollars to producers for making long-term investments in Tennessee farms. Visit www.TN.gov/taep for more information. Please call 1-800-342-8206 for additional information.
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Wings and Wheels on the GreenE
The September Wings & Wheels on the GreenE was a huge success. With more than 225 cars, 60 planes, great food and awesome weather, the event was one that is going to be hard to top. But wait, we are going to top it on October 24 from 11:30-2:30 with our next Wings & Wheels event. The event will host additional food vendors, a flag fly-in by JumpTN and planes, cars, and motorcycles from all around. A special thanks goes out to Danny Venerable and Grand True Value Rental for their support of this event once again in October. If you would like to volunteer or enter a car, please call 423-638-4111.
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"Coping with Covid" Business Focused Workshop
The Tourism Department wants to help you and your business “Cope with Covid.” The workshop, planned for October 21 from 9 a.m. to noon, will feature Noah Roark and Curt Henry with Summit Companies answering questions such as “Can an employer require an employee with symptoms of the coronavirus be tested?” and many more. We will also discuss “The Importance of Organizational Culture & Succession Planning.” A Q&A session will follow the workshop. A special thanks to Edward Jones, Rob Gay Agent for his sponsorship, to Creamy Cup for furnishing coffee and to Fatz Café for furnishing lunch. The cost to attend is $25 per person. For your convenience, you can go online at www.tiny.cc/lujwsz to register or call Tammy Kinser at 423-638-4111.
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Festival of Trees
It is time to sign up your business, church, club or organization for Tourism’s 2020 Festival of Trees. The event features more than 50 trees, wreaths and centerpieces decorated and donated by local businesses for a 10-day silent auction to benefit Greene County Tourism. The Festival of Trees will be located just beside Hobby Lobby in the Greeneville Commons Shopping Center. Set up will begin on Nov. 11, the Open House will take place on Nov. 15 and the last bid will be taken on Nov. 24 at 12. For your convenience, you may sign up by logging on to: http://tiny.cc/7jkxsz or call Tammy Kinser at 423-638-4111.
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Yard of the Month Contest
Congratulations to August Yard of the Month Winner Randy & Pam Harley (Appian Way). The Harley’s received a $50 gift card from Broyles General Store.
Keep Greene Beautiful will award a winner for September. The Yard of the Month was judged by volunteers of Keep Greene Beautiful. You can find all of the information about this program and and others at www.keepgreenebeautiful.com.
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Keep Greene Beautiful Virtual Halloween Hustle 3 Mile Walk
Sign up today for Keep Greene Beautiful’s Halloween Hustle 3 Mile Walk. Due to COVID restrictions, this year’s walk will be virtual. With change comes opportunity, opportunity to participate the entire month of October not just one day. We hope you will support KGB and its’ environmental education programs by joining us for the 2020 Halloween Hustle. The entry fee is $10 for kids under 12, $15 for 12 & up and $10 for groups of 5 or more. Click here to register.
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2021 Leadership Greene County Kickoff
Leadership Greene County held their kickoff retreat with Leadership Kingsport in Kingsport on August 17 & 18. Members participated in social distancing team activities and learned more about leadership skills. Many thanks to Kingsport for hosting the retreat.
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ALPS Adult Day Services hosts Mind Over Miles Virtual Walk now through November 30. For more information or to join the walk, click here.
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