business briefs
• Nathan Woods, certified financial planner, has joined the firm of Rather & Kittrell Private Wealth & Retirement Advisory in Knoxville as an advisor, working with businesses, business owners and families.
• Are you a young professional looking to grow yourself and your business? Can you contribute five to eight hours per month for planning and programs? Farragut West Knox Chamber of Commerce’s West Under 40 Young Professional committee wants to hear from you. Call the chamber at 865-675-7057 or visit online at www.farragutchamber.com FWKCC for more information.
• Shelbi Ruffino, CFP, has joined Rather & Kittrell Private Wealth & Retirement Advisory in Knoxville as an associate advisor, working with existing advisors.
• Farragut area residents still have a chance to take advantage of the tax-free weekends patronizing Farragut’s restaurants or limited-service restaurants between Friday, Aug. 7, and Sunday, Aug. 9.
• Judge Kristi Davis of Knoxville, appointed by Gov. Bill Lee, recently was sworn in as the newest judge on Tennessee Court of Appeals. Davis has been a Circuit Court Judge in the 6th Judicial District (Knoxville) since 2014. She is the second female judge to serve on the Court of Appeals from the Eastern Division and the sixth woman to serve on the state Court of Appeals. Davis fills the vacancy left by the the retirement of the Honorable Charles D. Susano Jr.
• Daniel Hereford recently was named executive vice president/chief information officer with SmartBank. He will drive the bank’s IT strategy and provide oversight for all the bank’s IT services. SmartBank has 36 branches and two loan production offices in Tennessee, Alabama and Florida.
