The Education of Mike Edwards

As he prepares for retirement, the longtime CEO of the Knoxville Chamber says economic development begins in the classroom. We take a look back at his 16 years at the helm.

CBD on Central

Knoxville developer Joe Fox

Knoxville developer Joe Fox plans to turn an old pie factory into Tennessee’s largest hemp processing plant. And yes, it’s totally legal.

Knox 2018: The Economy

One of the long-noted ironies of life in East Tennessee is that in a region dominated politically for a century and a half by the Republican Party and its limited-government philosophy, the economy relies significantly on the federal and state governments.