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UT-Battelle donates $150,000 to Boy Scouts classrooms

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UT-Battelle Donation to Boy Scouts

Oak Ridge National Laboratory Director Thom Mason presents Larry Brown, executive director of the Boy Scouts of America’s Great Smoky Mountain Council, with a $150,000 gift from UT-Battelle for the council’s ongoing campaign to renovate Camp Buck Toms. Pictured from left are Paul Carter, Brown, John Cicaroi, Mason, and Philip Webb. (Photo submitted by ORNL)

UT-Battelle has donated $150,000 to the Boy Scouts of America’s Great Smoky Mountain Council for an ongoing campaign to renovate Camp Buck Toms near Rockwood.

The money will be used to help set up classrooms for STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) activities at the camp.

“This corporate gift will help the local scouting organization establish quality STEM-related learning activities for the hundreds of Boy Scouts in our community who attend Camp Buck Toms,” ORNL Director Thom Mason said in a press release.

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Knoxville Convention Center picks local company for audio, visual work

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The Knoxville Convention Center has picked an Oak Ridge company to provide audio and visual services for its events.

M&M Productions USA was selected from a field of three companies, a press release said.

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Restoration Services named woman-owned small business of year

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The U.S. Department of Energy has recognized Restoration Services Inc. of Oak Ridge as its woman-owned small business of the year, a press release said.

The award recognizes the exceptional performance throughout DOE sites of a woman-owned small business that directly contributes to the accomplishments of core DOE mission objectives and requirements, the press release said.

President Staci Ferguson accepted the award at the DOE Small Business Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C.

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Shoppers swarm two businesses during Saturday ‘cash mob’

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J&M's Butcher Shop

Shoppers line up to buy meat at J&M’s Butcher Shop on Jefferson Circle during a ‘cash mob’ Saturday morning.

Two Oak Ridge businesses reported more than 100 customers shopped at each of their stores during a Saturday morning “cash mob.”

The two businesses picked for Saturday’s cash mob were J&M’s Butcher Shop on Jefferson Circle and Mickey’s Produce on Jefferson Avenue.

“We have been swamped,” said Vicky Wallace, who owns J&M’s with her husband John Wallace, as shoppers lined up to buy meats or sample products such as beef and pimiento cheese.

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Cash Mob on Saturday at J&M, Mickey’s

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The Young Professionals of Oak Ridge and the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce have invited the public to take part in a Cash Mob on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It will take place at J&M Butcher Shop and Mickey’s Produce.

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Oak Ridge Today and WYSH Radio agree to share news stories

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Oak Ridge Today and WYSH Radio have formed a partnership to exchange news stories from Oak Ridge, Clinton, Oliver Springs, and Anderson County.

The goal is to offer comprehensive news coverage to listeners and readers.

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Small business workshop on June 27

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The Tennessee Small Business Development Center is having a free workshop for small business owners and entrepreneurs on Wednesday, June 27, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

This workshop, in partnership with the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, is designed for small business owners and entrepreneurs who want a better understanding of starting a new business.

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Rogers Group wants to expand mining, quarry through land swap

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Rogers Group Inc. wants to expand its mining and quarry operations in Oak Ridge, hoping to acquire 56 acres at the University of Tennessee Arboretum on Union Valley Road in exchange for 83 acres in Sweetwater, plus $400,000.

The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture-Forest Resources Research and Education Center has already agreed to the exchange, said Mark Stephens, Rogers Group division vice president.

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Young Professionals has June 23 business ‘cash mob’

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Young Professionals of Oak Ridge has organized a cash mob on June 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The two featured businesses are J&M Butcher Shop and Mickey’s Produce.

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Oak Ridge Mall redevelopment could require public money

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Oak Ridge City Center

The Oak Ridge Mall is for sale for $10.5 million, and city officials say redeveloping it will likely require the use of new property tax revenues to help pay for public infrastructure improvements.

Voters said “no” the last time they were asked to consider whether to invest public money into a massive redevelopment of the Oak Ridge Mall.

This time, they might not have a choice.

Potential developers are likely to ask for public money to help pay for infrastructure improvements ranging from rerouted roadways and new traffic lights to building upgrades and property demolition, city officials said Monday.

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Regional small business summit starts July 9

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The first regional small business summit by the U.S. Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration will be held in Knoxville from July 9 to 11.

During the summit at the Knoxville Convention Center, small businesses will be able to speak with government and industry representatives, and information specifically focused on awarding prime contracts and subcontracts to small businesses will be highlighted.

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WSI Oak Ridge executive receives Guard, Reserve support award

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Jim Rackstraw Award

WSI Oak Ridge Deputy General Manager Jim Rackstraw, left, accepts an outstanding performance award from ESGR Area Chair John Dyess.

WSI Oak Ridge Deputy General Manager Jim Rackstraw was recently honored by the Tennessee Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve with the Outstanding Performance Award.

This new award is presented to volunteers whose efforts are important to the success of ESGR’s expanded mission of promoting support for their employees who serve in the Reserve Components and who work to find employment for Reserve personnel and their spouses, a WSI Oak Ridge press release said.

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