Knoxville, Tennessee

Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the state of Tennessee, behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is also the largest city in East Tennessee. As of the 2000 United States Census, Knoxville had a total population of 173,890; the July 2007 estimated population was 183,546. Knoxville is the principal city of the "Knoxville Metropolitan Statistical Area" with a metro population of 655,400, which is in turn the central component of the "Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette Combined Statistical Area" with 1,029,155 residents. Of Tennessee's four major cities, Knoxville is second oldest to Nashville which was founded in 1779. After Tennessee's admission into the Union in 1796, Knoxville was the state's first capital, in which capacity it served until 1819, when the capital was moved to Murfreesboro, prior to Nashville receiving the designation. The city was named in honor of the first Secretary of War, Henry Knox.

1 The local economy
2 Recent Knoxville business news
3 See also
4 External links

The local economy

Knoxville's economy is largely fueled by the regional location of the main campus of the University of Tennessee, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and other Department of Energy facilities in nearby Oak Ridge, the National Transportation Research Center, and the Tennessee Valley Authority. These make Knoxville the heart of the high-tech Tennessee Valley Corridor, which extends from Blacksburg, Virginia to Huntsville, Alabama. Because of its central location in the eastern half of the United States and proximity to two major Interstate highways, many warehousing and distribution companies operate in and around Knoxville. The Old City is home to most of Knoxville's historic warehouses and factories. In April 2008, Forbes Magazine named Knoxville among the Top 10 Metropolitan Hotspots in the United States.

Recent Knoxville business news

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Sikeston Goody's fate is uncertain: As national retailer Goody's Family Clothing prepares to begin liquidating stores Friday, the fate of local workers is still uncertain.
Goody's is closing all of its stores: Published: Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 11:47 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 11:54 a.m. Lexington will soon lose one of its major clothing retailers as Goody's Family Clothing announced ...
Goody's plans to close all of its stores: As Wilson's retail market is on the upswing, one long-standing clothing retailer will soon close its doors.
Goody's store to close: Local Goody employees are basically in the dark about the store's closing. National news outlets continue to file reports of Goody's Family Clothing liquidating all their stores.
Goody's liquidating remaining U.S. stores, including Cape outlet: Discount clothing chain Goody's Family Clothing will begin liquidating its stores Friday as the retailer becomes one of the year's first victims of the worsening economy.
Lawyer: Goody's to liquidate all stores, 11 in Tenn.: Discount clothing retailer Goody's Family Clothing is set to liquidate its stores, including 11 in Middle Tennessee, only months after emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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Goodya s to close: By Carl Keith Greene / and Samantha Swindler Christmas business at Corbin's Goody's Family Clothing store "wasn't too bad, but not good enough to pull 300 other stores out," said store manager Carol Burnett ...