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Tennessee Valley Corridor Virtual Summit starts Thursday

Posted at 8:35 pm July 15, 2020
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Pictured above are Congressman Phil Roe (TN-1) and Tim Thomas, Appalachian Regional Commission federal co-chair.

JOHNSON CITY—On Thursday, July 16, the Tennessee Valley Corridor will be celebrating its 25th anniversary and kicking off this summer’s Virtual Summit series.

During the Summit, you can learn more about the Appalachian Highlands’ most important assets and plans within the region to achieve greater economic growth.

Tune in to the Tennessee Valley Corridor Virtual Summit at 1 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday, July 16.

Twenty-Five Years of Innovation Transforming the Region

Who:

  • Congressman Phil Roe (TN-1)
  • Tim Thomas, federal co-chair, Appalachian Regional Commission
  • Senator Lamar Alexander
  • Former Congressman Zach Wamp
  • Bill Greer, president, Milligan University
  • Bill Tindal, TVC Board chair, Y-12 National Security Complex
  • Brian Noland, president, East Tennessee State University
  • Gene Cossey, director of Tri-Cities Airport
  • Mike Browder, CEO, Bristol Tennessee Essential Services

What:

Tennessee Valley Corridor’s Online Virtual Summit Series

  • Session One – The Appalachian Highlands Meeting the Challenge

When:

Thursday, July 16—1-2:30 p.m. Eastern time/ noon to 1:30 p.m. Central

You can see the registration page for the TVC Virtual Summit here.

About the Tennessee Valley Corridor: The Tennessee Valley Corridor was organized in 1995 to convene representatives from government, academia, and business to collaborate on ways to bring greater attention to and support for the important federal missions and related economic development in the region. The Tennessee Valley Corridor (TVC), now represents a footprint of 12 congressional districts in Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky, Virginia, and North Carolina working together to advance the TVC’s missions and to encourage on-going collaboration in energy, science, environment, space, national security, and education. Visit TennValleyCorridor.org for more information.

Filed Under: Business, Education, Front Page News, Government, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Phil Roe, Tennessee Valley Corridor, Tim Thomas, Virtual Summit

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