#MadeforKnoxville LIVE – May 25, 2022 at River & Rail Theatre. Thanks to so many folks that came out, and a big thanks to our friends at FirstBank, River & Rail, Oak Hill Audio, and Reel Division. Meet our Speakers Matthew Cummings | Founder of Pretentious Beer + Glass Co. At Pretentious Glass & Beer Co., Matthew […]
By Brian Gabriel Canever In the past 20 years, the number of Latino residents in Knoxville has grown enormously. In 2000, just 2,803 Latinos called Knox County home. According to census data from 2020, that number is now 28,568 people—a 495 percent increase. Signs in Spanish for restaurants, salons, construction companies, and other businesses can […]
Pictured: Chris McAdoo, Maranda Vandergriff, and Jordan Peltz on set at Phillips Forged, November 2020 By Chris McAdoo, artist, entrepreneur, and director of strategy & engagement for Knoxville Entrepreneur Center (This article originally appeared in the Knoxville News Sentinel) An entrepreneur is defined by dictionary.com as: “a person who organizes and manages any enterprise, […]
By Carol Z. Shane Etsy was the first to notice, and that was almost five years ago. When Native Maps’ David Harman, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center’s (KEC) Joy O’Shell and Rala’s Nanci Solomon took off for Brooklyn, NY in May of 2016 to attend the first-ever Etsy Maker Cities Summit, they were already part of an […]
