Here is your Cleveland, Tenn. | Bradley County, Tenn. news on mymix1041.com, sponsored by Toyota of Cleveland: In news today… Mary Beth Hudson, form
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In news today…
Mary Beth Hudson, former vice president of Wacker’s Polysilicon Division in the Americas, has been named the new director of the Smart Factory Institute, a collaboration and partnership with the Volkswagen Academy in Chattanooga.
The announcement was made by Denise Rice, president and CEO of Peak Performance Inc. and operators of the U.S. Smart Factory Institute.
The Smart Factory Institute is a U.S. operation that will provide manufacturers with connections, collaborative relationships and certifications for improving manufacturing processes by providing them with access to the latest technology in advanced manufacturing.
Peak Performance is a workforce training and consulting agency specializing in the instruction of incumbent workers in the manufacturing industry.
Hudson joins Peak Performance from WACKER Chemical Corporation and brings a wealth of experience to the Smart Factory Institute as a manufacturing leadership professional with over 31 years dedicated to supply chain, engineering, EHS, business operations, and sales and profitability of chemical manufacturing operations.
The Tennessee Valley Authority is spending 300 million dollars to build a bigger power control center.
The center will be in the southern tip of Meigs county replacing its operations facility in the downtown Chattanooga TVA building.
It will provide a more secure and effective power control system.
It is all part of a two-billion dollar grid modernization program the TVA will be working on over the next five years.
The T-V-A expects the facility to be fully operational by 2024.
In news today…
At an event yesterday, Mr. Renny Whittenberger thanked Tennova for the opportunity that they are giving CHS students.Representing Tennova, JT Barnhart, FACHE Cheif Executive Officer was present and discussed the different aspects of medicine that students will be able to be exposed to with the program like radiology and surgery, along with other aspects such as registration, accounting, etc. The main emphasis was on ‘real-world experience”
Also in news today…
The results are in! The 6th annual Community First Awards Committee received dozens of nominations seeking to honor individuals across five categories. Nominations were selected based on this year’s theme of putting the community first during a world-wide pandemic. There were a total of 10 honorees for the individual categories.
Selections were made for the top candidates for each category, as well as the one person who will be identified as the Community First Person of the Year. The Person of the Year will not be revealed until the Community First Gala on September 21 at the Barn at Faith Farms in Athens. The categories and honorees are as follows:
- Arts: Rick Norton – Associate Editor/Cleveland Daily Banner, Cleveland, TN
- Business: Steve Hartline – Owner/Hartline, LLC., Cleveland, TN
- Education: Alisha Fox – Vice President Finance & Chief Operating Officer/Cleveland State CC, Birchwood, TN
- Healthcare: Dr. John Jaggers – Pulmonologist/Blue Ridge Pulmonary Medicine, Cleveland, TN
- Non-Profit Leadership: Julie Ladd – Executive Director/Full Circle Medical Center, Athens, TN
- Philanthropy: Andrea Boddecker -Owner/Brooks Screen Printing, Cleveland, TN | Brittany KatzOwner/Terra Running Company and Cleveland Coffee & Market, Cleveland, TN
- Public Service: Seth Sumner – City Manager/City of Athens, Athens, TN
- Student Leadership: Noah Graybeal – Student, McMinn County High School, Athens, TN
- Volunteer Service: Kenneth Archer – Retired Pharmacist/Archers Family Pharmacy, Sweetwater, TN
To purchase a ticket or for more information, contact Cindy Dawson at (423) 614-8703. Tickets for the gala will be on sale August 1 online at mycs.cc/communityfirst. All proceeds from the event will go to the CSCC Foundation Annual Campaign.
In news today…
The labor statistics for June are in. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for Tennessee was 4.9%, down from 5% in May, and down from 9.3% one year ago.
Moving closer to home, in Bradley County the unemployment rate was 5.7%, up from 4.3% in May, and down from 8.1% one year ago. McMinn County was at 6.4%, up from 5% in May, and down from 9.7% one year ago. Meigs County was at 6.7%, up from 5.1% in May, and down from 10.5% one year ago. Polk County’s unemployment rate was at 5.5%, up from 4.5% in May, and down from 8% one year ago. Rhea County was at 6.9%, up from 5.6% in May, and down from 11.3% one year ago. Hamilton County’s unemployment rate was 6.1%, up from 4.3% in May, and down from 9.3% one year ago.
