Making a Name

Building a business is a skill, and a skill can be learned. Take it from them. How often do you think about the battery in your pocket right now? And I mean really think about it – where it comes from, how it works, and what it means
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Making a Name: Greg Atkins

It’s not all about growth. It’s about meeting in the middle. Digital media is everywhere, in our personal and professional lives alike. TikTok ads, Yelp reviews, and online marketplaces; even the article you’re reading now is an online
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Making a Name: Magda Smith

Business is a marathon. Magda Smith’s been running for 50 years. One of the sad sights of our modern age is watching small mom-and-pop businesses closing up shop, eclipsed by out-of-town supergiants and online marketplaces. Starting a
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Paddle Fever

East Tennessee’s paddlers find triumph and community in the water This August saw several dozen boats enter the water for the Three Rivers Regatta. As the name suggests, this paddling competition takes place on three rivers in East
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Italian Knoxvillian

There’s a lot more to Italian cuisine than pasta—but there’s also the pasta. Growing up, a night out at a nice restaurant with the family almost always meant Italian. Perhaps it’s just that my parents found that spaghetti was a safe
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More Than a Food Hall

Kern's Food Hall brings iconic Knoxville spot into the 21st century When my dad was a kid, he and his friends had a particular house they'd always stop by during their Halloween trick-or-treating. They knew this house had a special
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