In an attempt to avoid layoffs, the city school district is offering $3,000 incentives to help persuade some employees to retire. The district is offering the bonuses to full-time classified employees, a category that includes clerical staff, custodians and teacher assistants. To participate in the program, employees must already be eligible for retirement, submit paperwork [...]
June 18, 2009
The Best Places For Business And Careers
The economy shed 651,000 jobs in February and 4.4 million since the recession began in December 2007. Only a handful of metro areas have escaped falling employment over the past three months. Yet there are still some places out there that remain attractive to businesses. Our 11th annual ranking of the Best Places for Business [...]
June 18, 2009
Bandit Lites CEO thinks Knoxville can play a starring role
Michael Strickland’s Bandit Lites is a world leader in the entertainment industry, and he wants Knoxville and the world know it. It’s not that it’s all about him. Other world leaders within the entertainment industry also call Knoxville home – Regal Entertainment (operates movie theaters), Scripps Networks (produces lifestyle media) and Anderson Media (distributes books, [...]
