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History

The Greene County Partnership was formed in 1993 when the former Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Economic Development Board, Tourism Council and Keep Greene Beautiful decided to consolidate these organizations into one entity. This consolidation resulted in the formation of one organizational structure with one broadly-based board of directors to develop and oversee financing, staffing, housing, planning, policy and program. In 1995, a new entity, Partners in Education, was created and became a part of the organizational structure. In 2011, the Partners in Education Program was revamped to become Education & Workforce Development.

What is the Partnership? ............................................................................................................... 1Letter to Investors ......................................................................................................................... 2Chamber of Commerce .............................................................................................................. 3-6Economic Development .............................................................................................................. 7-8Tourism ..................................................................................................................................... 9-10Keep Greene Beautiful ................................................................................................................. 11Education & Workforce Development .......................................................................................... 12Services Provided by the Partnership/Staff ................................................................................... 13Board of Directors ........................................................................................................................ 14

Mission

The Greene County Partnership exists to provide community leadership,

consensus building and problem solving through the cooperative efforts of business and

government and to serve as a catalyst for

positive improvement and change. We are committed to serving the needs of our members, industry, government, business and citizens by:

• Providing a forum to iden-tify common problems and

develop solutions

• Expanding and diversifying the Greene County economy

• Providing and supporting initiatives

that will enhance Greene County’s overall quality of life

• Serving as a common denominator for governmental and community programs

• Cooperating with regional programs of mutual interest

INDEX

“Progress through Perseverance” is the best way to describe the past year. While the economy in Greene County isn’t where we want it to be yet, compared to five years ago, we have made progress because small businesses, manufacturers, local government and citizens have persevered.

As we conclude our 20th year as an organization, let’s reflect on some of our accomplishments.

• Met with more than 15 local manufacturing companies to offer a wide variety of ways to be of assistance. Of those, Economic Development aided 10 companies in receiving tax incentives, training dollars, and other benefits that will help create more than 250 jobs over the next three years• Responded to 11 Requests for Proposal (RFP) and hosted five site visits• Continued facilitation of the Manufacturers’ Council, which resulted in three informative meetings with more than 25 companies coming together to discuss and exchange ideas on “Best Practices”• Formed a Community Technology Team comprised of local professionals representing each sector of the com-munity to begin the process of Greeneville becoming certified as a Connected Community under the State of Ten-nessee’s ConnectedTN program• Fulfilled thousands of inquiries from websites, magazine and periodical ads• Hosted the Amateur Athletic Union Golf National Championships at Link Hills Country Club• Hosted 16 travel writers from across the southeast for Familiarization Tours showcasing Greeneville’s unique attributes. Three articles have been published as a result of these tours• Coordinated the unprecedented March 30 premier of The Band Perry’s sophomore album, “Pioneer,” at a con-cert on Main Street in downtown historic Greeneville • Coordinated a Health Care Seminar on the Affordable Care Act, hosted by the Partnership and Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz; attended by 90 people • Completed new Chamber/Partnership website which went mobile through a grant from the state’s Three-Star Program• Involved 400 volunteers in the Great American Cleanup March through May, collecting 8,720 pounds of litter• Organized the Electronic Recycling Day which drew 132 participants and recycled 24,609 pounds of electronics• Assisted with the Hazardous Household Waste Collection with 66 households participating and 2,272 pounds of waste collected• Organized annual Job Fair involving 12 companies and six staffing agencies, which was attended by approxi-mately 400 people• Hosted Teacher Supply Depot opening involving 69 teachers who received more than $7,000 in free supplies to stock their classrooms and provide for students unable to purchase their own supplies. Since its opening in July of 2003, local teachers have made 1,309 visits to the depot, receiving more than $117,000 in free supplies

This is just an example of the hundreds of events, programs, activities and initiatives carried out by the Partnership in 2013. The Greene County Partnership has also made progress because our investors have persevered and, through the tough times, they have given us their unwavering support. On behalf of the staff and Board of Directors, we thank you!

Chris Marsh2013 Chairman

Daniel WolcottChair-Elect

What is the Partnership? Letter to Investors

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Organization & Member Development

• Produced 20th anniversary edition of the Greene County Partnership Membership Directory

• Completed new Chamber/Partnership website which went mobile through a grant from the state’s Three-Star Program

• Hosted 20th Annual Meeting which was attended by more than 160 guests

• Hosted the Annual Partnership Christmas Luncheon with re-cord-breaking attendance of more than 200

• Continued to provide networking opportunities for members through Monthly Membership Breakfasts and Business After-Hours

• Continued the work of the Green Coat Ambassadors, focusing on re-tention of members, development of services and recruitment of new members

• Hosted a New Board Member Orientation to provide new board members information on the numerous programs within the Partnership

• Participated in CenturyLink’s “Faith in the Future” Awards by nominating several Partnership members; the Boys & Girls Club of Greeneville/Greene County was the recipient of one of the awards

• Hosted 11 ribbon cuttings, one groundbreaking and three Business After-Hours to promote local busi-nesses

• Maintained efforts of the Greene County Partnership Foundation to provide additional benefits for mem-bers who wish to make major contributions to Part-nership programs

• Recruited 35 new Partnership members

• Attended #SMAC13 Social Media Panel Discussion to gain valuable insight into how various business sectors inter-act with their audiences via social media

• Maintained the Partnership’s Facebook page, branding it-self as the place to go on Facebook for information about Greeneville and Greene County

• Provided quarterly Member E-mailings offering members opportunities for promotional mailings

• Continued the Partnership “Partners” bi-monthly news-letter

• Received clean audit of 2012 financial records

Events

• Coordinated the unprecedented March 30 premier of The Band Perry’s sophomore album, “Pioneer,” at a concert on Main Street in downtown historic Greeneville, involving the town of Greeneville and local, regional and state law enforcement and emergency agen-cies, as well as hundreds of volunteers; also co-ordinated a “thank you” event on behalf of The Band Perry for all those who worked at the pre-mier event

• Assisted in coordinating the “Allen Johnson & the J&J Race Team Day Celebration” at the City Garage Car Museum in June, during which the 2012 National NHRA Champion re-tired his winning Mopar Dodge for display at the museum

• Coordinated a Health Care Seminar on the Affordable Care Act, hosted by the Partnership and Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz; attended by 90 people

• Coordinated the 19th Annu-al Iris Festival with all members

of the staff taking part

• Hosted Annual Industry Appreciation Event with Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development Commis-sioner Bill Hagerty as a special guest to honor local industries and their contri-butions to the community. More than 150 sponsors, elected officials, industrial leaders and board mem-bers were in attendance

• Hosted Annual Legislative Luncheon in March, providing communication opportuni-ties for members and state elected officials

• Coordinated 19th Annual Greene County Partnership Golf Shoot-Out

• Assisted with the Landair Ladies’ Classic, coordinating tournament program and distribution of sponsorship tickets, team tickets, host family tickets and passes for college coaches; general admission tickets sold from the office

• Assisted the Greeneville Exchange Clubs in coordinating the Annual Greeneville Christmas Parade which had ap-proximately 180 entries

• Hosted the Annual Partnership Christmas Luncheon

Community Development

• Coordinated 19th Leadership Greene County Class, graduating 18 members

• Coordinated 15th Greene Coun-ty Youth Leadership Program, graduating 47 students; also, coordinated activities for 88 stu-dents in the Youth Council Pro-gram. The Youth Council Pro-gram won the Greeneville Sun/Volunteer Center of Greeneville Volunteer of the Year Award for the ninth consecutive year

• Recognized outstanding edu-cators in the city and county schools, at Tusculum College

and Walters State Community College with Outstanding Service to Students Awards

• Encouraged city and county eighth graders to excel by pre-senting annual medallions to high achievers

• Co-hosted with the Tennes-see Small Business Development Center at East Tennessee State University a Small Business Asso-ciation Affordable Care Act update to let small businesses know how the healthcare changes would im-pact them

• Provided office space and coordinated seminars and appointments for weekly coun-seling sessions for possible new business start-ups with counseling provided by East Tennessee State University Small Business Development Center professionals

• Advertised the Partnership on the new GreenEopoly board game and assisted Relay for Life by selling the games from the Partnership office

Agribusiness

• Planned and hosted the June Dairy Days Celebration to honor local dairy farmers and their contributions to the community. The event drew more than 600 visitors

• Assisted in hosting the Beef Days Celebration to recognize the local beef industry

• Supported Kids’ Day on the Farm to educate local third grade students about the dairy industry, drawing more than 600 students

• Hosted the Annual Farm-City Banquet, bring-ing the agriculture community together with the business community for a social event; more than 200 in attendance

• Monthly Agribusiness Committee Meetings – provided minutes and coor-dinated monthly “Farm Tips” for distri-bution to agri-culture-related businesses and organizations

Chamber of Commerce2013 Annual Report

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Organization & Member Development

• Continue Greene County Partnership Foundation efforts, providing an additional benefit to Partnership members who wish to make major contributions to Partnership programs

• Continue promoting and recruiting new members through ribbon cuttings, groundbreakings, open house events and Business After-Hours

• Expand Member E-Mailing as a source of non-dues reve-nue

• Maintain and update website and continue to use Face-book as an informative resource for members and the general public

• Increase membership investment revenue

• Produce annual Membership Directory

• Continue bi-weekly newsletter

• Conduct audit of 2013 financial records

• Continue the work of the Green Coat Ambassadors, focusing on retention of members, development of services and recruit-

ment of new members

• Coordinate and host seminars on topics

of interest as de-termined by the membership

Events

• Host 21st Annual Meeting to include special recognition awards

• Host the Annual Legislative Breakfast to provide communi-cation opportunities between members and state-elected officials

• Coordinate the 20th Annual Iris Festival

• Continue to provide networking opportunities for mem-bers through Monthly Membership Breakfasts and Busi-ness After-Hours

• Coordinate 20th Annual Greene County Partnership Golf Shoot-Out

• Coordinate, along with the Greeneville Exchange Clubs, the Annual Greeneville Christmas Parade

• Assist in coordinating the Landair Ladies’ Classic

• Host the Annual Partnership Christmas Luncheon

Community Development

• Initiate 20th Leadership Greene County Class

• Initiate 16th Greene County Youth Leadership Class and the Youth Council Program

• Continue to recognize outstanding educators in the city and county schools, at Tusculum College and Walters

State Community College with Outstanding Service to Students Awards

• Encourage city and county eighth graders to achieve high goals by recognizing achievements with medallion awards

• Host, along with the Small Business Development Center and Small Business Association, small business seminars covering a wide variety of business-related topics

• Continue staff support for ETSU Small Business Develop-ment Center’s local weekly counseling sessions for possi-ble new business start-ups

Agribusiness

• Continue support and recognition of the agriculture com-munity through the Partnership’s Agribusiness Committee

• Continue and expand agriculture-related events such as June Dairy Days Celebration, Beef Days Celebration, Kids’ Day on the Farm and the Annual Farm-City Banquet

• Continue distribution of “Farm Tips” to agriculture-relat-ed businesses and organizations

Chamber of Commerce2014 Business Plan

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• Met with more than 15 local manufacturing companies to offer a wide variety of ways to be of assistance. Of those, Economic Development aided 10 companies in receiving tax incentives, training dollars, and other benefits that will help create more than 250 jobs over the next three years

• Assisted with the Grand Opening for Food City in the newly developed Crockett Crossing shopping center (for-mer Walmart building). Continuing work with Johnson Development to target key retail tenants for the center

• Recognized by Southern Business & Development mag-azine in the “Winter 2013 Ten Top 10s Edition” as a “No-Brainer Manufacturing Location in the American South” based on Greene County’s long history of manu-facturing success

• Responded to 11 Requests for Proposal (RFP) and hosted five site visits

• Hosted 55 regional economic developers and Commis-sioner of Economic and Community Development Bill Hagerty for a regional roundtable regarding the TNTrade program and the new international export strategy

• Continued facilitation of the Manufacturers’ Council, which resulted in three informative meetings with more than 25 companies coming together to discuss and ex-change ideas on “Best Practices”

• Completed a lead generation project through 310 LTD, a nationally recognized firm specializing in global research and direct marketing. Engaged with eight companies in-

terested in expanding within three years

• Hosted five TVA Target Industry Specialists in the automotive, food processing and data center sectors for an overview of Greene County’s most marketable properties, tax incentives and quality of life

• Actively participated in the Greene County Safety Exchange, which brings local manufacturers

together to discuss key safety issues

• Coordinated efforts to certify Greene County as a Three-Star Community under the Governor’s revised Three-Star Program

• Continued to partici-pate with the Tennes-see Economic Part-nership (TEP) in events and programs designed to attract more prospect leads to Tennessee and to this region

• Launched a prospect identification tool to gain more actionable knowledge of visitors to the economic devel-opment website. Economic Development is now aware of more than 20 companies that have viewed pages associ-ated with doing business in Greene County

• Formed a Community Technology Team comprised of local professionals representing each sector of the com-munity to begin the process of Greeneville becoming certified as a Connected Community under the State of Tennessee’s ConnectedTN program

• Attended TVA Retail Development Forum in Murfrees-boro to gain current, in-depth knowledge of the retail recruitment process

• Partnered with the Town of Greeneville to begin the process of developing a retail re-cruitment plan

• Assisted the Chamber in securing sponsor-ships for the Annual Industry Appreciation Reception and coordi-nated a special appear-ance by Commissioner Bill Hagerty

• Placed recruitment ads in Southern Business & Development and Journal Communications magazines

• Facilitate the creation of 750 new jobs in Greene County

• Through the attraction of new businesses and the ex-pansion of existing businesses, attempt to generate $30 million in new capital investment

• Continue to promote Greene County to commercial de-velopers in an effort to attract additional retail establish-ments

• Continue to develop Best Practices topics and programs for the Manufacturers’ Council

• Identify additional industrial land that can be rezoned and marketed for manufacturing uses

• Participate in Regional Industrial Development Associa-tion (RIDA) and TEP events in order to meet with more site selection consultants and potential prospects

• Coordinate Greene County’s certification as a Three-Star Community

• Continue to improve communi-cations between the Partnership and strategic partners such as the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and the Tennessee Department of Eco-nomic and Community Development

• Meet with 15 local manufacturing companies to deter-mine ways we can help them grow and create jobs in Greene County

• Assist in hosting the Annual Industry Appreciation Recep-tion

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• Participated in the Northeast Tennessee Tourism Associa-tion’s (NETTA) Legislative Breakfast in Nashville

• Hosted the Eighth Annual Antique Appraisal Fair and Show with more than 1,300 items being appraised and 5,000 in attendance

• Coordinated annual Interna-tional Housekeeping Awards and participated in National Tourism Week by recognizing local attractions and businesses in area promotions and visiting the Bristol and I-26 Wel-come Centers

• Continued selective cooperative marketing partnerships with the De-partment of Tourist Development and NETTA

• Tourism’s promotional efforts contrib-uted to the 9.8 percent increase in tourist spending in Greene County in one year, compared to the statewide increase of only 5.2 percent.

• Coordinated a “Main Street to the Mountains Auto Tour” advertising campaign promoting local lodging partners and attractions to more than 175 car clubs in six sur-rounding states

• Continued promotion of local lodging/attractions with magazines such as American Road, Civil War Times, Sports Events Magazine, Tennessee Vacation Guide and Sports Destination Marketing

• Received a $7,500 matching funds grant from the Tennes-see Department of Tourist Development

• Continued distribution of the Greeneville Visitor Guide and locator map, as well as the Antiques & Treasures brochure

• Promoted local sporting ven-ues through the new “Inventory of Greeneville/Greene County Venues” piece and ad placement in Sports Events Magazine and Sports Destination Management

• Hosted the inaugural Sports Council Fundraising Luncheon featuring new ETSU head foot-ball coach Carl Torbush

• Maintained Tourism’s website, Facebook page, Pinterest and Twitter accounts

• Fulfilled thousands of inquiries from websites, magazine and periodical ads

• Hosted the Amateur Athletic Union Golf National Championships at Link Hills Country Club

• Helped to coordinate the “Second Annual Buggin’ for a Cure – VW Car Show” in September

• Hosted the inaugural Tourism Festival of Trees in November

• Created Greeneville’s first “Faith-Based Tourism” promotion in conjunction with eight historic churches in downtown

• Assisted with the 200th Anniversa-ry of the Masons Celebration including dinner, tours of downtown, and plaque

dedications at Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park and the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site

• Assisted the Town of Greeneville with July Fourth Cele-bration

• Helped coordinate the 2013 Sustainable Farming Confer-ence in June at Link Hills Country Club

• Assisted with the Tusculum College Collegiate Soccer Tournament that included youth tournament

• Hosted the 2013 Hospitality Train-ing Seminar led by Ramay Winchester with the State of Tennessee

• Hosted 16 travel writers from across the southeast for Familiarization Tours showcas-ing Greeneville’s unique attributes. Three articles have been published as a result of these tours

• Coordinated local lodging and tours for the Can-Am Spyder annual gather-ing featuring more than 500 three-wheeled motorcycles

• Coordinate and host the Ninth Annual Antique Appraisal Fair and Show

• Help coordinate the 24th Annual NETTA Legislative Break-fast in Nashville

• Coordinate local and statewide familiarization tours for Civil War History

• Coordinate the annual Tour-ism Hospitality Workshop, as well as other Tourism-related workshops

• Continue market-ing Greeneville and Greene County as a vacation, relocation and sports destination

• Increase distribution of the “Discover Greeneville” visitor guide by 15% and continue the distribution of Greeneville’s “Top 40 Day Trips” brochure to more than 121 locations

• Work with the Tourism Advisory Task Force to implement ideas and new programs to increase overnight stays

• Work with the Lodging Asso-ciation to create a 2014 marketing

plan to increase bus tour and travel to Greeneville/Greene County

• Complete and promote Greeneville’s “Faith-Based Tour-ism” project

• Continue selected cooperative marketing

partnerships with NET-TA and the Depart-

ment of Tourist Development

• Continue to promote the “VisitGreenevilleTN.com” web-site with comprehensive information on trails in Greene County

• Assist with coordination of the “Third Annual Buggin’ for a Cure – VW Car Show”

• Coordinate International Housekeeping Week and National Tourism Week activities

• Host the Amateur Athletic Union Golf National Championships

• Continue to market Greene County as a destination for sporting events and continue promotion in publications such as “Sports Events” magazine

• Assist with the Tusculum College Col-legiate Soccer Tournament that will include a

youth tournament

• Coordinate the Second Annual Sports Council Fundraising Lun-cheon

• Coordinate the Second Annual Tourism Festival of Trees

• Attend the Tennes-see Motor Coach Association Annual Conference

• Attend the Gover-nor’s Conference on Tourism

Tourism2013 Annual Report

Tourism2014 Business Plan

Education

• Hosted Teacher Supply Depot opening involving 69 teach-ers who received more than $7,000 in free supplies to stock their classrooms and provide for students unable to purchase their own supplies. Since its opening in July of 2003, local teachers have made 1,309 visits to the depot, receiving more than $117,000 in free supplies

• Received a $1,500 grant from the Niswonger Foundation for the Teacher Supply Depot

Workforce Development

• Organized annual Job Fair involving 12 companies and six staffing agencies, which was attended by approximately 400 people

• Supported the Career Pathways Initiative being devel-oped by the Workforce Education Committee (WE) by facilitating discussion with local manufacturing leaders

Education

• Stock and maintain Teacher Supply Depot; schedule at least two openings

• Continue to coordinate the annual Job Shadowing activ-ities for local high school students to provide on-site ob-servation of a broad scope of profession-al fields

• Host Sum-mer Educator In-Service for teachers at local industries; increase educator participation countywide

• Increase the number of Master Partnership contracts be-tween schools and businesses/industries

• Serve on planning committee for Tennessee Scholars

Workforce Development

• Work closely with local school directors and the WE com-mittee to facilitate the process of discussion with key in-dustry leaders concerning the Career Pathways Initiative

• In conjunction with Greeneville and Greene County schools, develop a Principal of the Day Program for busi-ness leaders to better understand the day-to-day issues present in the local schools

• Continue working with local students and man-ufacturers to identify in-ternship opportunities

• Host annual Job Fair in an effort to lower the unemploy-ment rate in Greene County

• Complete and distribute the 2014 Manufacturers’ Wage and Benefit Survey

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Service

• Involved 400 volunteers in the Great American Clean-up March through May, collecting 8,720 pounds of litter

• Continued the partnership with the Tennessee Department of Transportation and the local sher-iff’s department to initiate roadside litter pickup and pro-mote litter collection and recycling through local media, business, and public and student education

• Held telephone book recycling contest through which 2,921 phone books were recycled

• Organized numerous local cleanups and community im-provement projects

• Organized the Electronic Recycling Day which drew 132 participants and recycled 24,609 pounds of electronics

• Assisted with the Hazardous Household Waste Collection with 66 households participating and 2,272 pounds of waste collected

Education

• Joined Keep America Beautiful (KAB) directors from Bris-tol, Johnson City, Kingsport and Morristown to purchase, via a grant, a solar-powered mobile classroom to provide education on litter reduction/recycling to thousands of students

• Hosted the Annual Fifth Grade Conservation Camp for 262 students at Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park

• Presented educational program of “The Talking Tree” and other classroom activities

• Served on the planning committee for a two-day Tennessee Environmental Conference that offered environmental education to more than 350 individuals

• Gave storm water presentations to all city fourth graders

Community Involvement

• Coordinated three-mile walk fundraising event, 15th Annual KGB Golf Tournament, Holiday Lighting Contest, and Trash-To-Art Contest for local students

Promotion & Awareness

• Increase participation in the Adopt-A-Greene County Road Program

• Support and promote awareness of local recycling pro-grams and Storm Water Phase II

• Continue efforts to increase environmental awareness by developing relationships with local agencies and munici-palities to continue common goals

• Foster the partnership with TDOT and the local sheriff’s department to encourage litter prevention in the commu-nity

• Increase volunteer support and community involvement in the Great American Cleanup

• Increase and continue to promote beautification proj-ects throughout the community, as well as support litter awareness by declaring local events “litter free”

Education

• Increase Keep Greene Beautiful educational programs through “The Talking Tree,” “Humphrey,” solar-powered mobile classroom, environmental camps and custom classroom presentations throughout the local school sys-tems

Community Involvement

• Increase participation in the Annual “Swing Into Spring” Golf Tournament to raise money to support and expand Keep Greene Beautiful programs

• Expand Partners for a Clean Community memberships. This program was restructured to include students, fam-ilies, businesses, non-profit organizations, and indus-tries by level of sponsorships

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Education & WorkforceDevelopmentKeep Greene Beautiful

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Chris Marsh, ChairmanMarsh Propane

Daniel Wolcott, Chair-ElectTakoma Regional Hospital

Bob Cantler, Secretary/TreasurerGeneral Morgan Inn & Conference Center

Bill Carroll, Past ChairmanGreeneville Light and Power System

Alan BroylesGreene County Mayor

Scott CrawfordAmerican Greetings

W.T. DanielsGreeneville Mayor

Cal DotyDTR Tennessee

Dr. Nancy MoodyTusculum College

Tom FergusonGCP President/CEO

Jerry AyersGreene Technology Center

Ken BaileyGreene County General Sessions & Juvenile Court Judge

Brian BragdonWal-Mart Transportation

Ben BrooksMcInturff, Milligan, and Brooks

Alan Broyles*Greene County Mayor

Mike BurnsGreeneville Federal Bank

Bob Cantler*General Morgan Inn & Conference Center

Bill Carroll*Greeneville Light & Power System

Tommy CasteelBaileyton Mayor

Scott Crawford*American Greetings

W.T. DanielsGreeneville Mayor

Cal Doty*DTR Tennessee

Mark DouthatEntrepreneur

Tom Ferguson*GCP President/CEO

John FosterTusculum Mayor

Al GilesRetired

Tommy GreggMosheim Mayor

David HawkState Representative

Satish HiraHampton Inn

Jeff HollettJohn Deere Power Products

Bobby HoltAndrew Johnson Bank

Ginia JohnstonHometown Realty of Greeneville

Dr. Vicki KirkGreene County Board of Education

Dr. Cynthia KnopABC Family Dentistry

Robert KrickoCenturyLink

Barbara LawsonRetired

Watson LeonardLeonard Associates

John LovenSummers Taylor, Inc.

Janet MaloneGreeneville Airport Authority

Chris Marsh*Marsh Propane

Ron MetcalfeRadio Greeneville

Drucilla MillerWalters State Community College

Jeff MonsonGCS Partnership

Dr. Nancy Moody*Tusculum College

Vera Ann MyersMyers Pumpkin Patch

Milton OrrUT Extension/Greene County

Brad PetersTown of Greeneville Public Works

Brett PurgasonRon’s Millwright

Susan ReidFirst Tennessee Development District

David RiversRetired

Dr. Hilton SeayCounty Commissioner

JoAnne SmithMain Street: Greeneville

Todd SmithTown of Greeneville

Dr. Linda StroudGreeneville Board of Education

Artie WehenkelThe Greeneville Sun

Daniel Wolcott*Takoma Regional Hospital

Chuck WhitfieldLaughlin Memorial Hospital

Services of the Partnership Executive Committee &Board of Directors

Advertising OpportunitiesShowcase your business through ads in the Greene County Part-nership’s Member E-Mailing, or become a sponsor for one of the many Partnership events

NetworkingOpportunities to meet and make valuable business contacts can be achieved through monthly Membership Breakfasts, quarterly Business After-Hours, Industry Appreciation Reception, and oth-er special events

ReferralsThe staff only refers Partnership members when responding to inquiries about local products and services. Several thousand inquiries were answered by the Partnership during the past year

Free PublicityMember businesses will be listed in many area reference pub-lications including the Greene County Partnership Membership Directory, the Greene County Guidebook and Partnership Notes

WebsiteMembers receive a free reciprocal link from the online Member-ship Directory. Non-reciprocal links are available for $25

Mailing LabelsThe most up-to-date business labels of the business community are available at a reduced cost to members

Ribbon CuttingsAvailable to new members. The Partnership coordinates the publicity and provides ribbon cutting supplies

MapsThe Partnership publishes the most current map of the Greeneville/Greene County area

Industrial/Demographic DataThe Partnership provides site location information, market data, demographics and cost-of-living information

Business SeminarsTopics range from health care to international trade

NewsletterReceive a “Partners” biweekly newsletter to stay informed of all Partnership activities and events

Legislative UpdatesThe Partnership holds an annual legislative event which facili-tates direct contact with elected officials

Greene County Partnership Board RoomWhen the board room is not in use for Partnership business, it is available by reservation to members

Committee ParticipationThe Partnership gives members the opportunity to influence business and community development through participation on a variety of Partnership committees and community action teams

PartnershipStaff

Executive Committee

Board of Directors

Tom FergusonPresident/CEO

Vickie AndrewVice President of Chamber Operations

Tammy KinserTourism Director

Lori CollinsAccounting/Member Services

Jennifer ReynoldsKeep Greene Beautiful Director/Leadership Director

Ashley SheltonEconomic Development Project Manager

Rebeckah BallEducation & Workforce Development Director

Photo credits: Christmas Parade, pg. 6 - O.J. Early/The Greeneville Sun; US Nitrogen Tower, pg. 8 - O.J. Early/The Greeneville Sun; DTR expansion, pg. 8 - O.J. Early/The Greeneville Sun; St. James Episcopal Church, pg. 10 - Tom Shumard. Special thanks to everyone that provided photography.

Greene County Partnership

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115 Academy Street Greeneville, TN 37743

Phone: 423-638-4111 Fax: 423-638-5345

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