In 2017, Tennessee ushered in some of the most significant tax changes for business in well over a decade. The Tennessee Chamber was front and center on influencing these changes impacting business and manufacturers in the Volunteer state. The State Chamber is hosting their annual business tax seminar on September 20, 2017, providing important updates from the Tennessee Department of …

With the positive retail and industrial growth in our community, it is an encouraging time to live in Hamblen County. I just wish we had about 20,000 outsiders that knew what we knew and felt the same way. With growth comes growing pains and a major pain is the labor force.  This year over last, we do have about 1,000 …

Members of the Chamber’s Leadership Morristown class participated in the “Arts, Culture & Recreation Day” on September 7.  It didn’t take long for them to realize the variety of activities available right here in Morristown and Hamblen Coun- ty. According to Chamber General Manager Debra Williams, one of her goals for this segment of the Leadership program is to assure …

TN Reconnect Helps Adults Continue Their Education With the official signing of the Tennessee Reconnect Act last month, every Tennessean will now have the opportunity to enter or re-enter public higher education tuition-free. Tennessee Reconnect, which was proposed by Governor Haslam in his State of the State early this year, was passed by the General Assembly in May. The program …