DAYTON, OH – Dayton Freight Lines, Inc., a leading provider of regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, announced that J.B. Hunt named Dayton Freight the winner of the 2018 Carrier of the Year Award for the third time.
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AtWork group honored with sixth consecutive Franchise Times Top 200+ ranking
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- AtWork Group, a rapidly growing national staffing franchise, was ranked for the sixth year in a row on Franchise Times' Top 200+ list.
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Leading local real estate team affiliates with top company in nation
KNOXVILLE – The Nic Nicaud Team is formally affiliating with Keller Williams Realty, the number one real estate brokerage in the country.
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Leading local real estate team affiliates with top company in nation
KNOXVILLE – The Nic Nicaud Team is formally affiliating with Keller Williams Realty, the number one real estate brokerage in the country.
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Pinnacle grows Knoxville deposits by more than 50 percent
KNOXVILLE – Pinnacle Financial Partners is now the fifth-largest bank in the Knoxville MSA in terms of deposits, according to new data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
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KNOXVILLE — Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation (AMS), the prominent nuclear engineering consulting firm headquartered in Knoxville, TN, was recently awarded two substantial research grants from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
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Smartfinancial, Inc. acquires Foothills Bancorp, Inc.
KNOXVILLE/MARYVILLE, TN - SmartFinancial, Inc., Knoxville, Tennessee (“SmartFinancial”) (Nasdaq: SMBK), parent company of SmartBank, and Foothills Bancorp, Inc., Maryville, Tennessee (“Foothills Bancorp”), parent company of Foothills Bank & Trust, have entered into an agreement and plan of merger pursuant to which SmartFinancial will acquire Foothills Bancorp and Foothills Bank & Trust.
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FB Financial Corporation recognized for board diversity
NASHVILLE, TN – FB Financial Corporation (NYSE: FBK), the holding company of Nashville-based FirstBank, has been recognized for its board diversity for having more than 20 percent of its board of director’s seats held by women.
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Studio Bank (in organization) receives regulatory approvals, closes its capital raise
NASHVILLE, TN – Studio Bank (In Organization) announced today that it received final regulatory approvals from the Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions (TDFI) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to open a new bank in Tennessee.
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