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Orrs launch Kinetic Wealth in Farragut

June 18, 2025 by Tammy Cheek

Skee Orr and wife, Amanda Orr, just launched a new business, Kinetic Wealth, Tuesday, June 3, at 10805 Kingston Pike Suite 130 in Farragut to help clients reach their full potential financially.

“It’s been a beautiful thing so far, and the outreach we’ve had from the community is very humbling and encouraging,” said Skee, financial planner/advisor, while Amanda provides the customer experience with scheduling and networking.

“We are truly comprehensive financial planning, so that involves investments, insurance, taxes, estate planning and charitable planning,” he added. “We actually also prepare tax returns for our clients, so that’s an added service.

“Who we feel we do that best for are people who are in pursuit of independence. We also do that well for family stewards — those who highly value legacy and taking care of others, taking care of their families. They want to leave a legacy behind, maybe not necessarily financially … but leave the world a better place.”

Financial planning “is more than just ‘I want to make the most I can,’” Skee said. “It’s ‘I want to impact the world the most I can.’”

Another category of people he serves includes small business owners with retirement plans or “employee-centric” organizations.

Riverview Decks to expand at Station West Drive

June 18, 2025 by Tammy Cheek

After being located at 11309 Station West Drive Suite 32 for almost two years, owner Nate Burket of Farragut is expanding his business, Riverview Decks.

“We are taking over the office behind us, and they are going to renew our two-year lease in November,” he said. “Sixteen-hundred square feet is what we have currently, and we’ve got nine employees who all operate out of this office, but we’re packed in here.”

The expansion would give Riverview Decks another 1,800 square feet of space to finish in the next 30 days.

“That will predominately be just production-management, so I will be putting more cubes back there,” Burket said. “It’s got a conference room, main office and a huge open floor plan where we will be able to put in probably six or seven other staff members to support construction, drafts, permitting, planning, coordinating, project management and purchase management.

“We’re hoping to establish that for 2026 as we grow,” he added. “There’re so many decks in Tennessee. Even with the competition we have, there are about five or six other guys who build decks like we do. There’s so much work to go around.”

Burket and his Riverview Decks building team focus primarily on porch, patio and deck construction.

“That includes anything from an elevated structure, with or without a roof covering, to structures not elevated or low elevation and are fairly rotted or decayed,” he said. “We like to come in and recommend solid surfaces like concrete.

business briefs

June 18, 2025 by

Martin & Company, a Knoxville investment advisory ﬁrm, recently announced Darren Williams has been promoted to president and CEO.

Michael Holt, who has led the ﬁrm for the past six years, will remain involved in client relationships but is stepping back from day-to-day management of the ﬁrm.

Williams is a 25-year veteran of Martin & Company and successfully led the ﬁrm’s small-cap equity strategy development. The ﬁrm attributes its success to its team of highly experienced investment professionals.