August E-Newsletter Over a Century of Service! Love Morristown? Let Us Tell Your Story! Under Chairman Chris Horn, the Chamber is making aracng and retaining new residents to Morristown a top priority. To help spread the word that Morristown is a great place to live, work, and play, the Chamber has created a Fa- cebook page, Make Morristown Home, to share informaon about the job market and the quality of life we enjoy here. If you’re on Facebook, please like the page, share the page, and invite friends to like it. We’d also like to share tesmonials from recent transplants about what drove their decision to move to Morristown and what they enjoy about the city. If you, your friends or co-workers are or know any new residents who would be willing to share their story, please contact either Jodi Barnard ([email protected]) or Anne Ross ([email protected]). Wednesday, August 15 @ 5:30
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August E-Newsletter Over a Century of Service!
Love Morristown? Let Us
Tell Your Story!
Under Chairman Chris Horn, the Chamber is making
attracting and retaining new residents to Morristown a top
priority. To help spread the word that Morristown is a great
place to live, work, and play, the Chamber has created a Fa-
cebook page, Make Morristown Home, to share information
about the job market and the quality of life we enjoy here. If you’re on Facebook, please like the
page, share the page, and invite friends to like it. We’d also like to share testimonials from recent
transplants about what drove their decision to move to Morristown and what they enjoy about the
city. If you, your friends or co-workers are or know any new residents who would be willing to share
their story, please contact either Jodi Barnard ([email protected]) or Anne Ross
Schools Back in Session! Drive Safely & Support a Teacher!
A s the school year begins, we will see the traffic in our community increase greatly during those early morning and early evening hours. I am like everyone else and expect to get to my destina-
tion without the bother of other vehicles or red lights to stop me, but I ask that we all be aware and safe during these times. These children are our future leaders and future workforce in our communi-ty. If you are an HR manager today, you know how much one individual means to your company, so let’s try to keep them all safe. While shopping locally for my wife’s school supplies, a lady stopped my buggy and asked how many kids I had going to school; my reply was pretty simple….as many as her classroom holds this year. Our situation isn’t unique as teachers are tasked with buying more and more basic supplies every year such as copy paper, printer cartridges and student supplies. As a business leader in the community who expects a trained and educated work force, find a school or a teacher in need and support their cause. It may only be a few of your left over office sup-plies, but It means a lot to a teacher who may have a class with over 40 kids in a session. This little bit of help will be remembered by these students, and I can tell you that many companies participat-ing in our elementary and middle schools today have realized this. We have companies providing products used in their manufacturing process to schools to be used in art projects which are then dis-played in the companies. What better way to gain community awareness of what your company does or make!
REMINDER!! Ad Sales Now Underway
for Morristown Magazine
The Chamber is again working with Lakeway Printers on the publication of our annual Morris-
town Magazine which will be distributed in November. This is a full color high quality magazine
that highlights the Quality of Life in the Lakeway Area. The Chamber uses this publication in
newcomer packets and in industry, business and retiree recruiting materials. Locally, the Mor-
ristown Magazine is distributed in hotel rooms, professional offices, churches, schools, utilities
and other venues that reach newcomers to our community.
Advertising in the Morristown Magazine is a perfect way to reach new customers and cli-
ents. Advertising space is limited to Morristown Area Chamber of Commerce members and ad-
vertising opportunities that fit all budgets are available. By now, we hope you have received a
letter from Chamber President Marshall Ramsey with more detailed information about the pro-
ject. If you have not already received a call from the Lakeway Printers staff about purchasing
an ad, you should within the next month.
For more information on advertising in the Morristown Magazine, contact Jessie Greene
Workforce Development Efforts Continue as TCAT Staff
Visits Van Hool Headquarters in Belgium
As Chamber members remember, on April 12, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam along with TN Depart-
ment of Economic & Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe, Morristown City, Hamblen
County and Chamber leaders, along with Van Hool NV officials announced that the Belgian company
will establish its first U.S. manufacturing
operation in Morristown and create 650
jobs over the next five years.
As part of the site selection pro-
cess, representatives from Van Hool visit-
ed the TCAT Morristown campus on three
separate occasions in the months leading
up to the announcement. The quality of
instruction in welding, painting and body,
electricity and machining programs offered
at the college weighed heavily in their de-
cision to locate in Morristown.
Between May 27 and June 3, Chris
Edmonds, Business & Industry Coordina-
tor at TCAT Morristown traveled to Skopje,
Macedonia and Brussels, Belgium as a part
of the Tennessee Department of Economic
& Community Development’s Workforce De-
velopment Team. These visits were coordi-
nated to help prepare Van Hool with training assessments and curriculum development for the facility
that will be located in Morristown.
The Chamber appreciates our local TCAT and Chris as they partner with us in our continuing
industrial development and workforce development efforts.
Chris Edmonds, TCAT Morristown Business & Industry Coordinator (L)
and Viktor Dojchinovski, HR Manager, Van Hool Macedonia stand in
front of a USA-built Cummins Diesel Engine with an Allison Transmission
ready for installation in a Van Hool Coach.
The Lakeway Area Metropolitan Trans-portation Planning Organization (LAMTPO) is currently doing a study of a fixed route (or deviated fixed route) system in Morristown. LAMTPO staff is requesting input from the public on the feasibility of a fixed route system in Morristown. Anyone wishing to make comments may do so on this comment card or complete the survey on the following page. Either/both should be completed by August 17 and mailed to:
Richard DesGroseilliers, GISP, MTPO Coordinator, 100 W. First North St. / P. O. Box 1499 Morristown, TN 37814/37816-1499
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The Lakeway Area Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization (LAMTPO) is currently doing a study of a fixed route (or deviated fixed route) system in Morristown. LAMTPO staff is requesting input from the public on the feasibil-ity of a fixed route system in Morristown. Anyone wishing to make comments may complete this survey by August 17 and mail it to: Richard DesGroseilliers, GISP, MTPO Coordinator, 100 W. First North St. / P. O. Box 1499 Morristown, TN 37814/37816-1499. If you feel a fixed route (or deviated fixed route) would be beneficial to your employees, please feel free to copy this survey and distribute it to anyone interested.
BenchMark Physical Therapy 4817 West Andrew Johnson Hwy. Morristown, TN 37814 423-586-4810 www.bmrp.com Clint Biggs, Clinic Director Physical Therapy Occupational Therapy Ergonomics Services Employment Testing Industrial Services Southeast Industrial, LLC 1725 W. First North Street Morristown, TN 37814 423-353-1086 www.southeastindustrial.com Bryant Lilly, Manager Jeff Stubblefiield, Administration Commercial Consstruction Commercial Development Site/Grading Work
The Church at Morristown 2808 W. Andrew Johnson Hwy. Morristown, TN 37814 423-839-2033 www.thechurchmt.com Pastor Randy Rosenbalm Church
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