JOHNSON CITY, TN — Advance Financial, the Nashville-based financial services company, received two Johnson City Chamber of Commerce Regional Business Excellence Awards: first place for Excellence in Community & Culture and second place for Excellence in Customer Experience. Through its community engagement efforts in 2018, Advance Financial’s Johnson City area employees spent 275 hours volunteering in the community and gave over $7,000 to local charities, including Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bristol, Mountain Empire and Johnson City. “We live and work in this community. Our customers are our neighbors,” said Kent…
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Commentary by John Ray Clemmons Mayor Briley has once again proposed to sell public property for a one-time budgetary gain. The March 4, 2019 memo from Mayor David Briley and a subsequent March 11, 2019 presentation to the Metro Traffic and Parking Commission outline his clear intent to outsource public parking in Nashville. Part of Briley’s outsourcing proposal includes extending enforcement to 10pm, ending free Sunday parking, and increasing fines. I strongly oppose this private parking monopoly proposal and the sale of land to fill one-time budget gaps. Copying failed policies from Chicago is not the way to run our…
NASHVILLE, TN — Advance Financial has introduced a student loan repayment program in which the company will contribute up to $12,000 over the course of six years toward repayment of any employee’s student loans. The goal of the groundbreaking program is to help employees pay off loans more quickly, allowing them to focus on their careers, have more financial freedom and, most importantly, have peace of mind. The new student loan repayment program is the latest addition to Advance Financial’s already exceptional benefits offering, which Indeed, the world’s number one jobs website, recently ranked the 8th best compensation/benefits package in…
MILLINGTON, TN — Leading fintech company Advance Financial continued its expansion across Tennessee with the opening of a new store in Millington, the company’s 103rd location. “We look forward to serving and being part of the Millington community,” said Jessica Jackson, Advance Financial Regional Director. “West Tennessee is an area Advance Financial is working hard to have a bigger presence to make it easier and more convenient for our customers to access our products and services.” Advance Financial celebrates every new store opening with a community event that’s open to all. Festivities in Millington will include giving away 100 lunches…
“At first they will ask why you’re doing it. Later they’ll ask how you did it.” – unknown NASHVILLE, TN — Chronic Care Model, Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH), Population Health Management, Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Triple Aim, Malcolm Baldridge, 4DX. If you’ve never heard of these terms, then more than likely, we have not had the pleasure of meeting to talk about the great things happening at Nashville General Hospital. Since my arrival in January 2015, Nashville General Hospital has been on a path of transformation. We have talked the talk and walked the walk on moving the hospital toward…
NASHVILLE, TN — After decades spent as the reigning Queen of Disco, Gloria Gaynor is announcing the release of her new gospel album, Testimony (June 7th). Recording for the first time in Nashville with Grammy-winning producers Chris Stevens (TobyMac, Mandisa, Blake Shelton) and Reid Shippen (Dierks Bentley, Lady Antebellum, Kenny Chesney), Gaynor uplifts listeners with a carefully-chosen selection of classic hymns, self-penned songs, as well as a stirring cover of Bob Dylan’s “Man of Peace.” To work on the album, Gaynor brought together a powerhouse collaborative that includes special guests Yolanda Adams, Jason Crabb, Mike Farris, and Bart Millard (MercyMe),…
NASHVILLE, TN — American Baptist College (ABC), offers quality educational programs with a liberal arts emphasis, equipping diverse students intellectually, morally, spiritually, socially and theologically. “Students are prepared to stand strong on a social justice & equity foundation, whether they go into a faith-based field, non-profit, education, civic engagement or other vocations. They know the power of human justice,” said Dr. Forrest E. Harris, president of American Baptist College. While ABC garners a variety of resources from alumni, supporters and the community, officials believe it is equally important the institution provides substantive outreach within the community. The ABC…
By Malorie Paine JACKSON, TN — State control of local decisions may be at the heart of recently introduced bills in the Tennessee General Assembly. The bills “would cause our board to be more decisive and take away the focus from serious issues that affect our students,” School Board Member James Johnson said. Others are also not pleased with what the bills represent, such as Harrell Carter, president of Jackson Madison County’s National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The representatives who introduced the bills seem to have not fully thought through the ramifications, Carter said. “What is done…
NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — The NFL Draft will highlight the future of professional football in a couple of weeks. However, on Friday, Tennessee State University will celebrate former TSU players who competed in the pros, including 21 in Super Bowls. “Salute to Greatness-Excellence on the Gridiron” will take place at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel. A reception is scheduled for 6 p.m., followed by a program/dinner at 7 p.m. The event leading up to the NFL Draft in Nashville on April 25 is part of TSU’s annual Coming Home-Legends Weekend, which will feature the Blue and White Game on…
SEWANEE, TN — In response to two bills in the state legislature, Senate Bill 0971 and House Bill 1079, that would easier to prevent our neighbors from voting, Rev. Dr. Jo Ann Barker of Sewanee released the following statement: “If we believe that all human beings are created in the image of God (Genesis 1:26), then efforts to prevent some of God’s children from exercising their franchise must be opposed as a matter of fidelity to our faith. If we believe that how we treat people living on the margins is how we treat Christ himself, then we have a…