May E-Newsletter Over a Century of Service! 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! 1
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 Employees Credit Union 2
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. 3
I Reusing Old Buildings Wise and Resourceful get lots of questions about new companies, restaurants and other ventures coming to town, but one thing that, for some odd reason, is most often overlooked. Are they building a new building? For some reason, 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 simple one. Greenfield development bring excitement, but also reduce what we have left, considering we are the 3 rd 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 limited, and due to good market conditions, we are seeing an increased demand in greenspace as well. Through great foresight and planning, our leadership has responsibly 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 development that comes our way. 4
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The Chamber is so thankful for our supportive membership base. We recognize that our organization 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 Commerce. 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 presenting 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 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 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 7
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 Looking for a product or service?? Support the businesses who support our community through their Chamber investment. Don t forget to use our on line Membership Directory at www.morristownchamber.com 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 Like Us On Facebook! 8
Congratulations May Ambassador of the Month! Congratulations 1st Qtr. Ambassador of the Quarter! Amber Campbell Life Care Center of Morristown Rachel Westra City of Morristown Featured Gold Star Members 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! www.citizensbanktn.com www.jainc.com www.easttennesseediamondcompany.com 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 contact Pat Seaver, 423.586.6382 or membership@morristownchamber.com 9
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! 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 New Member Orientation Chamber Board Room, 825 West First North S. Monday, May 15 Lunch & Learn Growing Your Community with Economic Gardening. Presented by Aundrea Wilcox, TSBDC Chamber Board Room Thursday, May 18 Ribbon Cutting Second Chance Variety Outlet 200 Lincoln Ave. 8:30 a.m. 12 Noon 2:00 p.m. 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 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 10