business briefs
• Home Builders Association of Greater Knoxville presents a free construction job fair, Friday, Aug. 22, for employers and job seekers registering at https://jobstobuild.com/page/Knoxville-HE-082025A
KBAGK includes the following counties in its jurisdiction: Knox, Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Fentress, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Loudon, Monroe, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier and Union.
Also, there will be a HBAGK Professional Women in Building luncheon Thursday, Sept. 11, at Holston Hills Country Club, featuring Andi Dirkschneider Bliss, 2025 NAHB PWB second vice chair and president of Brookline Homes. Tickets to that event are $35 per person.
• Mountain Commerce Bank Inc. recently announced changes to its senior leadership group: Kevin W. Horne, the bank’s current chief credit officer and chief banking officer, has been appointed president; David Bright, chief financial officer and chief administrative officer, intends to depart from the company and the bank effective Aug. 15; Wesley Lemon, current controller, will serve as the company’s and the bank’s interim chief financial officer; Marie Patterson was named chief administrative officer of the bank; Regenia Ellis, who has served as secretary for the company and bank since 2009, announced her retirement effective Aug. 1; and Christie Wininger, who was hired earlier in the year, will be replacing Ellis.
• The Salvation Army of Knoxville recently received $5,000 from Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation to help nourish neighbors experiencing hunger. The “Nourishing Our Neighbors” grant supports community feeding partners as they tackle food insecurity and promote healthier lifestyles through nutritional education initiatives.
“We are incredibly grateful for the support from the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation,” said Major Cameron Henderson, area commander for The Salvation Army of Knoxville.
