Knoxville, Tennessee
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Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the state of Tennessee, behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is also the largest city in East Tennessee. As of the 2000 United States Census, Knoxville had a total population of 173,890; the July 2007 estimated population was 183,546. Knoxville is the principal city of the "Knoxville Metropolitan Statistical Area" with a metro population of 655,400, which is in turn the central component of the "Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette Combined Statistical Area" with 1,029,155 residents. Of Tennessee's four major cities, Knoxville is second oldest to Nashville which was founded in 1779. After Tennessee's admission into the Union in 1796, Knoxville was the state's first capital, in which capacity it served until 1819, when the capital was moved to Murfreesboro, prior to Nashville receiving the designation. The city was named in honor of the first Secretary of War, Henry Knox.
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The local economy
Knoxville's economy is largely fueled by the regional location of the main campus of the University of Tennessee, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and other Department of Energy facilities in nearby Oak Ridge, the National Transportation Research Center, and the Tennessee Valley Authority. These make Knoxville the heart of the high-tech Tennessee Valley Corridor, which extends from Blacksburg, Virginia to Huntsville, Alabama. Because of its central location in the eastern half of the United States and proximity to two major Interstate highways, many warehousing and distribution companies operate in and around Knoxville. The Old City is home to most of Knoxville's historic warehouses and factories. In April 2008, Forbes Magazine named Knoxville among the Top 10 Metropolitan Hotspots in the United States.
Recent Knoxville business news
Links to recent headlines via Topix.net
- Closing Scott County's only hospital means travel for ailing residents
- Scott County resident Betty Lou Slaven, right, folds clothes with her grandchildren Shelby, 7, center, and Baleigh, 11, at the Clothes Pin Laundry in Oneida on Thursday.
- Editorial: Grins and Grimaces
- New home: The Hearing and Speech Foundation, which serves 700 active patients across 28 East Tennessee counties, moved across the street from its existing location to 1652 E. Broadway.
- Jon Ragland's goal lifts CAK to another title, 1-0
- ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL CAK's Jon Ragland makes a shot attempt in front of Kingsbury's John Nawi during the Class A/AA state soccer championship in Murfreesboro on Friday.
- School Spending: Attracting new business
- Supporters of the Knox County School budget increase believe the extra money would attract new business.
- Knoxville company's products help protect plants from pests
- Did you know many of the products you use every day are made here in Tennessee? Kristin Farley shows you these products in her Made in Tennessee reports.
- Worm Poo helps business owners hit pay dirt
- Down in Etowah, Tennessee, Caye Stafford and Vern Redmile have been raising worms and selling their castings for about a year now.
- Marble City Brewing Co. now Saw Works Brewing Co.
- If you're hankering for a craft beer from Knoxville-based Marble City Brewing Company, ask for Saw Works Brewing Company instead -- it's their new name.
- New website, mobile app will highlight downtown Knoxville parking
- The Central Business Improvement District launched a new website and mobile app this week that will better explain available parking in Downtown Knoxville.
