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Perma-Fix awards 2014 Career Day scholarships

Posted at 12:10 pm June 6, 2014
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Kaylee Burton

Kaylee Burton (Photos courtesy Roane County Schools/The Roane County News)

Submitted by The Roane Alliance

KINGSTON—The fourth annual Perma-Fix Career Day Scholarships have been awarded to a graduate from each of the five Roane County high schools. The students receiving the $250 scholarships applied for them during their junior year while participating in the Roane County Chamber’s High School Career Day.

The five graduating seniors awarded this year’s Perma-Fix Scholarships are Matt Snow, Harriman High; Ryan Hamby, Rockwood High; Austin Strange, Roane County High; Kaylee Burton, Midway High; and Amber Eddy, Oliver Springs High.

Each of these seniors are seeking postsecondary education by attending college, a technical center, or taking workforce training courses, a press release said.

“We want to encourage and help students continue their education after high school,” said Kenyon Mee, facility manager for Diversified Scientific Services Inc., a subsidiary of Perma-Fix Environmental Services in Kingston. “This is our fourth year of sponsoring scholarships for graduates of Roane County high schools. Next year, we will announce five more scholarships for the Class of 2015.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, K-12, Top Stories Tagged With: Allen Lutz, Amber Eddy, Austin Strange, Diversified Scientific Services Inc., Education Matters, Harriman High, High School Career Day, high schools, Kaylee Burton, Kenyon Mee, Matt Snow, Midway High, Oliver Springs High, Perma-Fix, Perma-Fix Career Day Scholarships, Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Roane Alliance, Roane County, Roane County Chamber, Roane County High, Rockwood High, Ryan Hamby, scholarships

Roane Chamber has human resources legal seminar on May 13

Posted at 10:51 am May 7, 2014
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The Roane Chamber of Commerce is providing a special half-day seminar, “Stay out of court: Human Resource Legal Matters Update,” on Tuesday, May 13, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Roane State Community College.

This is the third year the chamber has teamed with the attorneys at the Wimberly-Lawson law firm to provide this critical human resource learning opportunity for Roane County area businesses.

The seminar will include lunch and provide 4.0 Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI) credits to qualified attendees towards PHR, SPHR, and GPHR recertification. The seminar will also earn Continuing Education Units (CEU) from Roane State Community College. CEUs are important to many individuals to keep their membership or certification current within their profession. Additionally, for someone wanting to earn a degree or certificate, a review of their CEU’s can be evaluated by Roane State Community College to determine if the CEU’s meet the criteria for Prior Learning Assessment (PLA). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Roane County Tagged With: Allen Lutz, human resources, legal seminar, Roane Alliance, Roane Chamber of Commerce, Roane County, Roane State Community College, Wimberly-Lawson

Yager presents Brown-Forman donation to Roane Alliance’s Education Matters!

Posted at 1:16 am October 22, 2013
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Brown-Forman Donation to Roane Alliance Education Matters

Tennessee Sen. Ken Yager, center, presents a donation from Brown-Forman to the Roane Alliance’s Education Matters. Also pictured are Rep. Kent Calfee, left, and Allen Lutz of The Roane Alliance. (Submitted photo)

Tennessee Sen. Ken Yager on Thursday announced a new partner for the continued funding of The Roane Alliance’s award-winning Education Matters! program. Yager presented a $5,000 check at the beginning of the Roane County Chamber of Commerce regular monthly board meeting.

Yager presented the check to Allen Lutz, education and workforce development specialist for the Roane Alliance, on behalf of Brown-Forman—the global, multi-billion dollar company that produces and markets Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey.

The Brown-Forman donation comes on the heels of the Alliance’s Education Matters! program receiving an international economic development award earlier this month. The Roane County program won a Gold Award for Excellence in Economic Development (category 25,000-200,000 population) from the International Economic Development Council at their annual conference in Philadelphia. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Education, K-12, Roane County, Top Stories Tagged With: Allen Lutz, Brown-Forman, donation, economic development award, education, Education Matters, Gold Award for Excellence in Economic Development, International Economic Development Council, Ken Yager, Leslie Henderson, Roane Alliance, Roane County Chamber of Commerce

Roane Alliance Education Matters! program takes home the ‘Gold’

Posted at 7:00 pm October 12, 2013
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IEDC Award

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The Roane Alliance’s Education Matters! program has been selected as a Gold Award recipient by the International Economic Development Council, or IEDC, for excellence in economic development.

The award was presented at the 2013 IEDC Annual Conference in Philadelphia, Pa., on Tuesday. Receiving the award on behalf of The Alliance was Leslie Henderson, Alliance president and chief executive officer, and Allen Lutz, education and workforce development specialist at The Alliance.

Education Matters! received the award in the category of Partnerships with Educational Institutions in communities with a population between 25,000-200,000. According to the IEDC, their Excellence in Economic Development Awards recognize the world’s best economic development programs and partnerships, marketing materials, and the year’s most influential leaders. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Roane County, Top Stories Tagged With: Allen Lutz, economic development, Education Matters, Excellence in Economic Development Awards, gold award, IEDC, IEDC Annual Conference, International Economic Development Council, Leslie Henderson, Partnerships with Educational Institution, Paul Krutko, post-secondary education, post-secondary school, Roane Alliance

Perma-Fix awards scholarships from Roane Chamber high school career day

Posted at 9:04 pm May 22, 2013
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The third annual Perma-Fix Career Day Scholarships have been awarded to a graduate from each of the five Roane County high schools. The students receiving the $250 scholarships applied for them during their junior year while participating in the High School Career Day, sponsored by the Roane County Chamber of Commerce.

The five graduating students receiving the Perma-Fix Scholarships this year are David “Tre” Pack, Harriman High; Patricia Howe, Midway High; Charlee Lee Roberts, Oliver Springs High, Eric Luffman, Roane-Kingston County High; and Kelsey Legg, Rockwood High. They all attended the Chamber’s 2011 Career Day. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, College, Education, K-12, Roane County, Top Stories Tagged With: Allen Lutz, Charlee Lee Roberts, David “Tre” Pack, Diversified Scientific Services Inc., Eric Luffman, Harriman High School, High School Career Day, Kelsey Legg, Kenyon Mee, Midway High School, Oliver Springs High School, Patricia Howe, Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Roane Alliance, Roane County, Roane County Chamber of Commerce, Roane-Kingston County High School, Rockwood High School, scholarships

Roane Alliance kicks off Education Matters! fundraising drive

Posted at 9:42 pm May 19, 2013
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Roane County Education Matters

Front row: Allen Lutz; back row (l-r): Carmen Van Horn, Gary Aytes, Chris Whaley, Leslie Henderson, and Chris Ayers. (Submitted photo)

The Roane Alliance on Thursday kicked off a fund drive to keep its Education Matters! initiative—a “Best Practice” program, according to the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce— continuing in the future.

The Education Matters! program funding is being cut as of June 30 of this year.

“The Education Matters! mission is that every child in Roane County gets some post-secondary education—and does well at it,” said Leslie Henderson, president and chief executive officer of The Roane Alliance. “Education Matters! is making remarkable progress towards that goal, but starting at the end of June this year, the program has lost its funding and we need the community’s help. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Education, K-12, Roane County, Top Stories Tagged With: Allen Lutz, Education Matters, Knoxville Oak Ridge Innovation Valley, Leslie Henderson, Roane Alliance, Roane County, Roane County Public Schools, Roane State Community College; Tennessee Technology Center Harriman; Roane County United Way

Roane Chamber human resources seminar on Tuesday

Posted at 10:34 am May 13, 2013
By Dawn Huotari Leave a Comment

The Roane Chamber of Commerce is providing a special seminar, “Stay out of court: Human Resource Legal Matters Update” on Tuesday May 14, from 10 a.m. to 2:45 pm at Roane State Community College. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Roane County, Top Stories Tagged With: Allen Lutz, human resources, Roane Chamber of Commerce, Roane State Community College-Harriman, seminar

Roane Chamber has career day for high school juniors

Posted at 11:33 pm March 31, 2013
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

The Roane County Chamber of Commerce is having its Fifth Annual High Schools Career Day on Friday.

Roughly 475 high school juniors and about 50 businesses are expected to participate in the career day, scheduled to be held in the Roane State Community College gymnasium. Every 11th grade student in the five Roane County high schools will attend, organizers said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Education, K-12, Roane County, Top Stories Tagged With: Allen Lutz, career day, Fifth Annual High Schools Career Day, Roane Alliance, Roane County Chamber of Commerce, Roane State Community College

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