Registration Now Open for Citizens Academy for Planning
East Tennessee Quality Growth and the League of Women Voters of Knoxville/Knox County is pleased to offer “Citizens Academy for Planning.” This is a two day workshop for those who want to learn more about the role of local planning and how this process can be used to effect...
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Plain Talk Conference April 28th: Early Registration Extended!
Registration has been extended for the third “Plain Talk” Conference, focusing on important issues in the 16-county region. Featured speakers and panelists will explore best practices and practical case studies for place-making, broadband expansion, community sustainability, utilizing green spaces and roads. In past decades, the ‘road’ to economic prosperity for any...
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PlainTalk 2016 Conference: Connecting Competitive Communities
PlainTalk 2016 Conference Connecting Competitive Communities MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Registration is now open for the third PlainTalk Conference. Join local decision makers on Thursday, April 28, 2016 for an important regional discussion on local community prosperity. National and state experts will help us coordinate a regional discussion on how to...
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Historic Preservation, Economics and Quality of Life
East Tennessee Quality Growth was proud to sponsor noted scholar Donavon Rypkema in October of 2015. Click on the image for the notes from this presentation....
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Norris Lake Clean Up, Sept. 27th
Join Norris Lake residents on Public Lands Day to help cleanup the five county Norris Lake community. More information found here. Norris Lake Clean Up Flyer 2014...
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ETCompetes! Speaker Series: May 13-14, 2014: “Creative Place Making”
ETQG is pleased to help sponsor upcoming workshops led by Jason Schupbach, Director of Design, National Endowment of the Arts. Join us to learn more about: Understanding the economics of creative PlaceMaking Creating economically competitive communities Using “arts” to increase livability East Tennessee is an area rich in music and...
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ETQG Assists in Bringing Amanda Ripley to Knoxville to Discuss “The Smartest Kids in the World and How They Got That Way”
On April 9th, bestselling author Amanda Ripley spoke to a sell out crowd in Knoxville about the importance of great schools. East Tennessee Quality Growth was proud to help sponsor this important event. An archive of “The Great School Partnership” presentation is available at this link: Play Video More...
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ETQG sponsoring ETCompetes! Speaker Series: Secrets to Successful Communities
You are invited to join real estate developers, economic developers, city managers, and other interested business partners to discuss emerging trends in building “Successful Communities.” Mr. Ed McMahon, Senior Resident Fellow of Urban Land Institute will lead a presentation geared towards both large and small communities that will focus...
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ETQG Board Members Participate in ETCompetes! Summit, “We’re In”!
ETQG Board Members are all in!...
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A Place at the Table Film Screening
Saturday, September 21, 2013, 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM Location: UT’s University Center “A Place at the Table” follows three families struggling with food insecurity. 50 million people in the United States – including one in five children – suffer from hunger and do not get enough to eat on...
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