Axis Fabrication Opens $24M Facility in Rockford
Built to double: Axis Fab plans for 150,000 square feet Axis Fabrication & Machine has opened a new 78,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Rockford, a $24 million investment that nearly doubles the contract manufacturer’s footprint and keeps one of Blount County’s homegrown industries at home. The company marked the milestone Nov. 4 with a building dedication, […]
Alcoa Seeks Resident Input on New Comprehensive Plan
Alcoa is updating its 2006 comprehensive plan in a $245,000 effort to guide housing, commercial growth and infrastructure over the next 20 years.
Bloom Market Brings Children’s Resale to Maryville
Owners Want Families to Spend Their Money in Blount County Jennifer Householder was buying clothes for three children, and she was driving to Knoxville to do it because there were few discount store options in Blount County. “I was buying kids clothes three times and it was just expensive, obviously,” said Householder, a photographer whose […]
Blount County Weighs Data Center Moratorium
Blount County is weighing a data center moratorium with no projects proposed. Commissioners debate setbacks, legal limits and the economic stakes.
Veteran Realtor Weighs In on Blount County Housing Market
Realtor Dwight Price marks 30 years in the Blount County housing market and weighs in on affordable housing, rapid growth and a proposed moratorium.
No Room for Data Centers in Louisville, Officials Say
Louisville’s zoning ordinance leaves no land zoned for data centers or warehouses, an approach officials say protects the town’s small-town character.