Manufacturing in Tennessee – A Billion Dollar Industry

Happy National Manufacturing Week! National Manufacturing week began in 2011. The week begins the first Friday in October each year.  The United States Census Bureau reports that manufacturing is theContinueContinue reading “Manufacturing in Tennessee – A Billion Dollar Industry”

Budgeting in an Expensive Economy

Budgeting, money, expenses, and bills are no doubt ugly words but very important. Many people make a living on simply advising those of us who are money illiterate on how to not just survive but thrive, and it begins with that ugly word – budget. Click to read budgeting tips.

From Speeches & Rallies to Cookouts and Boat Rides

It took nine years, but we finally got a Monday off. Labor Day began as an activist holiday in 1885. Beginning with Oregon passing the Labor Day law over the years several other states followed suit until on June 28, 1894 Congress passed the act that every first Monday of September is a legal holiday and President Grover Cleveland signed the law.

Hiking, History, and Fall Foliage on the Cumberland Plateau

With the whispers of fall upon us soon tourists will flock to Cumberland County for breathtaking fall views, waterfalls, and popular hiking trails. While we all know and drive past these spots on a daily basis, what many might not know is their history, their value to our town’s humble beginnings. 

Retirement & Tourism Paradise in an Unlikely Place: The Golf Capital of Tennessee

Lake Tansi golf course features a landing strip. Renegade’s peak slope was 3,700 feet. The Chamber of Commerce forms in 1968.
The humble beginnings of the “Golf Capital of Tennessee.”