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New director, new Craft Academy aim to expand Craft Center’s reach

SMITHVILLE – Woodworking, glassblowing and pots molded from clay. These are the everyday activities at the Tennessee Tech Appalachian Center for Craft, a Smithville...

Lessons in business from a military veteran

COOKEVILLE - In honor of Veterans Day, UBCJ sat down with Overton County native Jim Kennedy, who has had...

⊕Potter’s Ace CEO has competitive spirit

JAMESTOWN – Potter’s Ace Hardware started off with humble enough roots. Roots being the key word; the store, founded in 1946, first sold groceries. But...

Exec. Profile: Brandon Farley

COOKEVILLE – Lots of young boys aspire to be professional athletes. They dream of careers in basketball, football or baseball. Cookeville native Brandon Farley...

Elkins grows Elk Mountain Construction from solo start-up to mega UC contractor

COOKEVILLE – It’s often said that many small business success stories share the same underlying theme: rags to riches, a rise through the ranks,...

Executive Profile: Debbie York

By Amye Anderson UCBJ Managing Editor PALL MALL – Her work has taken her all across the nation but for Debbie York, Executive Director of the...