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Free Medical Clinic celebrates five years with open house Friday

Posted at 11:47 am May 10, 2015
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Teresa Brittain

Teresa Brittain

The Free Medical Clinic will celebrate its fifth anniversary with an open house on Friday, May 15. The community is invited to drop by between 4 and 7 p.m. for refreshments and a tour of the clinic, a press release said.

FMC is located at 116 East Division Road (behind Zaxby’s) in Oak Ridge.

“While receiving accolades from patients is not the driving force for FMC volunteers, most would agree that the cards and letters they receive from grateful patients make all of their efforts worthwhile,” said FMC Executive Director Teresa Brittain. “However, while one side of the gratefulness coin is being thanked, the other side is having an opportunity to express thanks. We plan to do just that at our open house. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Health, Meetings and Events, Nonprofits, Top Stories Tagged With: FMC, Free Medical Clinic, insurance, open house, primary care, Teresa Brittain

Joint venture CU Insurance Services of Tennessee now open

Posted at 11:07 am May 10, 2015
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CU Insurance Services of TennesseeA new joint venture between Y-12 Federal Credit Union and ORNL Federal Credit Union known as CU Insurance Services of Tennessee LLC is now open, a press release said.

CU Insurance Services of Tennessee was formed to “provide a wide variety of personal insurance solutions to members, including homeowner, automobile, personal umbrella, boat, fire, RV, and motorcycle coverage,” the press release said.

“The new agency represents several top-rated carriers to allow members to customize protection while focusing on a premium payment plan that fits their budget,” the release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Oak Ridge Tagged With: CU Insurance Services of Tennessee, CU Insurance Services of Tennessee LLC, insurance, Jerry Tweeten, ORNL Federal Credit Union, Y-12 Federal Credit Union

Spotlight: Insurance agents host Anderson Chamber coffee

Posted at 1:58 am January 23, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff 2 Comments

David Vudragovich and Leslie Gross

Dave Vudragovich and Leslie Gross, independent insurance agents, hosted the Anderson County Chamber Coffee at the Chamber office on Jan. 16.

Filed Under: Honors and Spotlight Tagged With: Anderson County Chamber Coffee, Dave Vudragovich, insurance, Leslie Gross

Sponsored: S&R Insurance Services celebrates 20 years

Posted at 9:51 am October 16, 2013
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S&R Insurance Services Inc.

S&R Insurance Services has been in business since 1993, and its agents take pride in helping customers get the best insurance coverage for the best prices.

S&R Insurance Services has been in business since 1993, and its agents take pride in helping customers get the best insurance coverage for the best prices.

The company, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, is an advocate for the insured, President Cyndi Jeffers said.

“That’s our job,” she said. “All we do is insurance.”

Located on Talmeda Road in Oak Ridge, S&R Insurance is a full-service independent agency representing several top-rated insurance companies and offering all types of coverages, including auto, home, business, personal, bonds, life, health, accident, disability, IRAs, and long-term care. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Oak Ridge, Sponsored Posts, Top Stories Tagged With: accident, Affordable Care Act, agents, Ali Swofford, auto, business, Cyndi Jeffers, disability, Gabi, Glenna Engle, health, home, insurance, insurance coverage, insurance products, IRA, life, Linda Taras, long-term care, personal, Phyllis Booth, premiums, Qualified Health Plans, Rae Beasley, S&R Insurance Services, S&R Insurance Services Inc.

Obama administration delays employer health care mandate until 2015

Posted at 9:52 pm July 2, 2013
By John Huotari 10 Comments

Mark Mazur

Mark Mazur

Responding to business concerns, the Obama administration announced Tuesday that it would delay until 2015 the new health care law’s mandate that employers provide workers with health insurance.

New reporting requirements of the Affordable Care Act will also be delayed a year. Questions about the new employer mandate and reporting requirements have been a concern for businesses across the nation, including in and around Oak Ridge.

“We have heard concerns about the complexity of the requirements and the need for more time to implement them effectively,” said Mark J. Mazur, assistant secretary for tax policy. Mazur made the announcement on the U.S. Treasury Department’s website. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Federal, Government, Top Stories Tagged With: Affordable Care Act, businesses, employer mandate, health care, health care law, individual mandate, insurance, Lamar Alexander, mandate, Mark Mazur, Obama, Obamacare, reporting requirements, Treasury

Clinton OKs no-tax-increase budget

Posted at 2:44 pm June 25, 2013
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Information from WYSH Radio

On Monday, the Clinton City Council approved the city’s budget for Fiscal Year 2013-2014.

The budget is balanced with no property tax increase for city residents, leaving the tax rate at 76 cents per $100 of assessed value while providing 2 percent pay raises for city workers and taking into account projected increases of between 5 and 20 percent in employee-related and liability insurance. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Clinton, Government, Top Stories Tagged With: budget, Clinton City Council, COPS grant, FEMA Firefighter grant, insurance, pay raises, school resource officers, tax increase, tax rate

BBB: OS Budget Committee recommends water, sewer, tax rate increases

Posted at 7:27 pm June 14, 2013
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Information from WYSH Radio

On Thursday, the Oliver Springs Budget Committee recommended a tax rate increase and across-the-board water and sewer rate increases as they prepare to adopt a budget for the upcoming fiscal year.

BBB-TV reported that the committee recommended water and sewer rate increases for both residential and commercial customers as the city prepares to apply for a loan to make improvements to its aging wastewater plant. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Government, Oliver Springs, Top Stories Tagged With: BBB-TV, budget, Eddie Kelly, insurance, Oliver Springs Budget Committee, Oliver Springs City Council, parks and recreation director, property taxes, rate increases, sewer, water, WYSH

Guest column: Hope proposes funding increases for fire station, economic development, maintenance

Posted at 10:36 am May 16, 2013
By Chuck Hope 4 Comments

Chuck Hope

Chuck Hope

Editor’s note: The following proposals by Oak Ridge City Council member Chuck Hope were first considered at the Monday, May 13, City Council meeting but postponed to a special meeting at 5 p.m. Thursday, May 16, in the Municipal Building Courtroom.

I would like to make a motion for an amendment to the ordinance to provide revenue for municipal purposes for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013, to increase the funding in the general fund in three critical areas.

The first area is in economic development. I would like to increase funding by $200,000 to strengthen our economic strategies that the city manager has proposed for the upcoming year. I would like to see an additional $75,000 be added to the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce contract to fully fund the three-part approach the city manager has developed, with the remaining $125,000 set aside to be used if any additional projects come forward this next calendar year.

The second part of this amendment would be to add $250,000 to the capital maintenance portion of our maintenance and operations (M&O) budget. We have several projects that will need to be updated and repaired this next year. If put off until further in the future, we will be doing these projects under a emergency situation, which always cost us more in repairs. It is essential that we maintain a proper M&O budget so we can get the most out of all of our city assets. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Guest Columns Tagged With: budget, capital maintenance, Chuck Hope, economic development, fire rate, Fire Station No. 2, funding, insurance, maintenance and operations, Melton Lake Drive, Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, Oak Ridge City Council, revenue

Clinton budget: no tax hike

Posted at 11:54 pm May 9, 2013
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Information from WYSH Radio

The Clinton City Council held its budget workshop on Monday, and as presented, the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2013-2014 is balanced with no property tax increase for city residents.

The budget leaves the property tax rate at 76 cents per $100 of assessed value while providing 2 percent pay raises for city workers and taking into account projected increases of between 5 and 20 percent in employee-related and liability insurance. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Clinton, Government, Top Stories Tagged With: budget, Clinton, Clinton City Council, firefighter grant, insurance, pay raises, property tax rate, school resource officers

Answer Financial move has significant impact, new tenant possible

Posted at 1:04 pm January 31, 2013
By John Huotari 1 Comment

Answer Financial Oak Ridge

Answer Financial Inc. is relocating from this building on Union Valley Road to Bridgewater Road in West Knoxville.

Answer Financial’s decision to relocate its local sales center to Knoxville, taking several hundred jobs, will have a significant impact on Oak Ridge, but another tenant could be interested in moving into the office building on Union Valley Road, business leaders said.

One of the largest auto and home insurance agencies in the United States, Answer Financial broke ground on its new 32,775-square-foot facility on Bridgewater Road in Knoxville last week. It could be open by early fall and serve as the company’s primary sales center. It will be able to house more than 400 employees, including more than 100 new employees the company plans to hire in the next two years.

Estimates of the jobs lost in Oak Ridge ranged from about 200 to 300, and officials said Answer Financial workers earned $40,000 to $50,000 or more.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Knoxville, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: Allstate, Answer Financial, Bridgewater Road, InsLogic, insurance, jobs, Kim Denton, lease, Oak Ridge Economic Partnership, R&R Enterprises, relocation, Rick Chinn, Union Valley Road

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