business briefs
• Abigail Davis and Justin Davis recently joined the team of agents at Weichert, Realtors - Advantage Plus at 10160 Parkside Drive, Suite 100, in Knoxville.
• Professional Photographers of East Tennessee recently elected Colby McLemore of Knoxville as chairman of the Board.
• Jeff Smith, special advisor to University of Tennessee System president Randy Boyd, is expected to be recommended to the UT Board of Trustees to serve as the vice president for national labs at the UT System.
The Board will consider the recommendation during its winter meeting March 1 at UT Southern.
Smith will serve as the UT System’s primary liaison to Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s leadership team, U.S. Department of Energy and Battelle Memorial Institute on matters relating to UT-Battelle management and operations contract for ORNL.
• SouthEast Bank, with a branch in Farragut, recently donated $44,000 to the Knoxville Area Urban League, reinforcing its commitment to community development and financial literacy.
This contribution is expected to strengthen KAUL’s financial literacy initiatives, particularly within the education and youth, housing and economic development programs.
• Weichert, Realtors - Advantage Plus in Knoxville has announced Richard Rackley, Dan Pastor, Adam Hatmaker and Michael Wood recently were named the top agents in the office for November.
Rackley earned overall Top Agent while Pastor was named the Top Selling Agent and Hatmaker and Wood were named the Top Listing Agents.
• State Reps. Jason Zachary, representing Farragut; Dave Wright, Corryton; Justin Lafferty, Michele Carringer and Elaine Davis of Knoxville, recently announced more than $371,000 in grants to Knox County museums and historic sites.
Recipients were Historic Ramsey House Historic Westwood, Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, Hazen Historical Museum Foundation and East Tennessee Historical Society and Blount Mansion Association.
