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Gordon Whitener is Knoxville’s man in (virtual) Hollywood

In Cover Stories by S. Heather DuncanJune 7, 2017leave a COMMENT

Knoxville businessman Gordon Whitener, who began his career recruiting in college sports, now consults and invests in companies related to media, sports, marketing, and innovative technologies. Last year, Whitener teamed …

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Meet four high-tech Knoxville startups that could shake up their industries

In Cover Stories by Brandon BruceJune 7, 2017leave a COMMENT

Knoxville has a long history of innovation. In 1932, George Dempster invented the Dempster-Dumpster, the first waste container that could be mechanically emptied into a garbage truck. In 1940, Barney …

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The Native Plant Rescue Squad saves endangered flora to preserve East Tennessee’s ecosystem

In Cover Stories by S. Heather DuncanMay 24, 2017leave a COMMENT

Gerry Moll trudges uphill over uneven ground, leaning forward to drag a large wagon behind him. He’s on a rescue mission. He needs to save small, stranded lives. But he’s …

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Six Who Dare: Emerge Tennessee’s Inaugural Class of Democratic Women Candidates From Knoxville

In Cover Stories by Rose KennedyMay 10, 2017leave a COMMENT

2016 will always be remembered as the year the first major-party female candidate for president skidded to defeat. But 150 other Democratic women candidates in 16 states had an entirely different …

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The Unexpected Origins of the School Lunch Program

In Cover Stories by S. Heather DuncanApril 26, 2017leave a COMMENT

The unappetizing nature of school cafeteria food is a joke that goes back generations. Perhaps that’s partly because feeding hungry kids was not the primary purpose of the U.S. School …

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