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February 15-16:
Antique Appraisal Fair Preview Party (15th) & Eight Annual Antique Appraisal Fair & Show (16th)
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Tickets are on sale now for the Antique Appraisal Fair Preview Party Friday, February 15, 7-9 p.m. at GHS. The cost is $10 per person and tickets are available at Antiques, Etc., Greeneville Real Estate and Auction Team and the Partnership Office. Festivities include refreshments, live entertainment by Blue Edition and a silent auction. Antique dealers will be selling their treasures to those looking to purchase antiques prior to Saturday's Eighth Annual Antique Appraisal Fair & Show (February 16). More than 45 antique dealers and eight appraisers will be featured, as well as seminars and great food. Admission is FREE and all appraisals are $5 each. For more information, contact Tammy Kinser at tkinser@greenecop.com.
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February 21:
Ribbon Cutting - Badcock Furniture & More
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Please join the Green Coat Ambassadors at a ribbon cutting for Badcock Furniture & More Thursday, February 21, at 11:30 a.m. The new business is located at 1665 E. Andrew Johnson Highway, Suite 1.
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February 26:
Food City Grand Opening
Business After-Hours & Ribbon Cutting
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Don't miss the Business After-Hours Reception and Ribbon Cutting for the Grand Opening of Food City, located at 2755 E. Andrew Johnson Highway, Tuesday, February 26, from 5 to 7 p.m. Refreshments will be served and department samplings will be available. The ribbon cutting will be held at 6 p.m. Please RSVP to 638-4111 or email gcp@greenecop.com.
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March 7:
High Road Digital, LLC
Business After-Hours & Ribbon Cutting
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Invitations will be going out for the High Road Digital, LLC Business After-Hours and Ribbon Cutting Thursday, March 7, 5-6:30 p.m. at the General Morgan Inn and Conference Center. Beer, wine, and heavy hors d'oeuvres will be provided and several great door prizes will be given away, including an iPad Mini! Please RSVP and register to win the iPad Mini by Friday, March 1 by clicking here. You may also RSVP to 638-4111 or email gcp@greenecop.com. The ribbon cutting will be held at 5:30 p.m.
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March 1-May 31:
Great American Cleanup
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Keep Greene Beautiful will be joining Keep America Beautiful affiliates across the country March 1- May 31 to observe the Great American Cleanup. During this observance, everyone is encouraged to clean up litter from roads and creeks, remove graffiti, initiate beautification and community improvement projects, and plant trees and flowers. Sponsorships at $250 are available. Contact Jennifer Reynolds at 638-4111 or email kgb@greenecop.com to schedule a cleanup or for sponsorship information.
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March 15:
Legislative Luncheon
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Don't forget to register for the Annual Legislative Luncheon Friday, March 15, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Comfort Inn. The event is sponsored by Summers Taylor and is a great opportunity to speak with local legislators. The cost is $20 with pre-registration and $25 at the door. Contact Lori Collins at 638-4111 or email gcp@greenecop.com for more information.
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Annual Meeting Highlights
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Congratulations to Wayne Phillips, Greene County Partnership Champion of the Year, and to Wal-Mart
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Pictured L-R: Ted Rideout, Wal-Mart Logistics; Sonny Marsh, Marsh Petroleum; Wayne Phillips, retired from The Greeneville Sun; and Brian Click, Andrew Johnson Insurance & Investment Services.
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Logistics/Ted Rideout, GCP Business of the Year! These awards were presented at the Partnership's Annual Meeting Thursday, February 7, at the General Morgan Inn. More than 160 guests at the event applauded these winners, as well as three local businesses for maintaining continuous membership in the organization for more than 45 years: Greeneville Insurance/Andrew Johnson Insurance & Investment Services, Greene County Fair Association and Marsh Petroleum.
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Pictured L-R: Scott Niswonger, Bill Carroll, Sam Miller, Morris Turpin, Tony Nix, Al Giles, Drucilla Miller, Shane Hite, Randy Rumbley, Chuck Whitfield, and Bob Grubbs.
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The Partnership also recognized 11 former GCP Chairmen of the Board in honor of the organization's 20th year of operation. Sincere appreciation goes out to the sponsors of the event: American Greetings, Andrew Johnson Bank, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, C&C Millwright Maintenance, Consumer Credit Union, DTR Tennessee, Forward Air, Greeneville Federal Bank, Greeneville Light & Power System, Jarden Zinc Products, John Deere Power Products, Landair, Laughlin Memorial Hospital, LMR Plastics, Marsh Petroleum, Rodefer Moss & Co, Scepter Greeneville, Inc., Tennessee Electric Company and Unaka.
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Transition of Board Members
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At the Annual Meeting, board members who had completed their terms and left the board at the end of 2012 were recognized. They include: Randy Rumbley, Brian Click, Bob Leonard, Bob Grubbs and Lisa Crum. A welcome was extended to newly-elected board members: Jason Brandon of Davy Crockett TA Travel Center, Cal Doty of DTR Tennessee, Mark Douthat, Jeff Hollett of John Deere Power Products, Watson Leonard of Leonard Associates, and Brett Purgason of Ron's Millwright Maintenance. The Partnership thanks them for their time and commitment to the GCP.
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Economic Development News
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Expansion & Groundbreaking!
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Pictured L-R: Bill Forrester, economic development manager, First Tennessee Development District; Tommy Gregg, vice mayor, Town of Mosheim; Scott Niswonger, Greeneville businessman and philanthropist; Commissioner Bill Hagerty, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development; Bill Carroll, Greene County Partnership Chairman; Michael Lehman, plant manager, Huf-Tennessee; Michael Supe, president and CEO, Huf-North America; W.T. Daniels, Greeneville Mayor; Alan Broyles, Greene County mayor; Tommy Olterman, project manager, Tennessee Valley Authority; Jim Street, president, J.A. Street & Associates; and Sen. Steve Southerland, R-1st, of Morristown.
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More than 50 people attended Huf North America's groundbreaking January 31 in the Mt. Pleasant Industrial Park. State of Tennessee Commissioner of Economic and Community Development Bill
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President and CEO of Huf North America, Michael Supe.
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Hagerty was in attendance to help announce a $20 million expansion of Huf's Greeneville facility and the creation of 100 new jobs. The Partnership and the State of Tennessee have been working on this project for more than two years, developing incentive packages that helped Greeneville beat out another U.S. city that was considered for this expansion.
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Commissioner Hagerty's Regional Visit
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The Partnership hosted 55 regional economic developers and Commissioner of Economic and Community Development Bill  Hagerty for a Regional Roundtable January 31 at Tusculum College. Hagerty and his staff have been traveling across the state to update the economic development community on new initiatives by the Haslam administration. Hagerty and ECD assistant commissioner for International Affairs, Samar Ali, highlighted the TNTrade program and stressed the importance of this new international export strategy for Tennessee.
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Tourist Spending Increases In County
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According to Dr. Steve Morse, an economist at the University of Tennessee, tourist spending in Greene County increased 10.5 percent from 2010 to 2011, compared to the statewide increase of only 8.6 percent. That equates to $79.1 million in total tourist spending for our area, which results in each household paying $205 less in taxes each year.
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SportsEvent Magazine Recognizes Tourism
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 Tourism and its Sports Council has been featured again in Sports Events magazine's annual "Planners to Watch" section in the January 2013 issue. To view online, visit SportsEvents.com. This is the second year in a row that the Sports Council has been recognized in this publication.
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