VOL. 44 | NO. 52 | Friday, December 25, 2020
Big celebrations out as pandemic lingers like an unwanted guest
New Year’s Eve is not a major holiday for everyone, at least in normal times. It will be this year.
It would be just a temporary precaution. When the viral pandemic erupted in March, employees of the small insurance firm Thimble fled their Manhattan offices. CEO Jay Bregman planned to call them back soon – as soon as New York was safe again.
NEWSMAKERS
Sherry Quirk, the Tennessee Valley Authority’s executive vice president and general counsel, has announced her retirement, effective March 5.
BRIEFS
Oak Ridge Associated Universities is among the institutions being award a $7 million blanket purchase agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for peer review of waterway projects
TENNESSEE TITANS
Sunday Packers game seen as beginning of playoffs
We know this much about the Tennessee Titans after 14 games: The offense is prolific – the best we have ever seen from the club since it moved to Tennessee in 1997. The Titans have scored 30 points or more nine times this season, and scored 40-plus points for the fourth time this season in Sunday’s 46-25 romp against the Detroit Lions.
The Titans head to the proverbial Frozen Tundra of Lambeau Field for a rare Sunday Night prime-time game, one circled as a highlight of the season since the 2020 schedule was announced.
BEHIND THE WHEEL
Every year Edmunds’ experts put their heads together to determine the very best new vehicles on sale. Spread across eight categories, the Edmunds Top Rated Awards are given to the cars, trucks and SUVs that rank at the top of their class according to Edmunds’ vehicle testing program.
PERSONAL FINANCE
Recreational vehicle sales are soaring, and the RV industry expects 2021 to be a record-breaking year. Dealerships say much of the demand is coming from first-time buyers and others anxious to find a safer way to vacation during the pandemic.
BUSINESS BOOK REVIEW
Right about now, you’d pounce on just about any job. One that’s different from the one you have. A job that pays better or offers flexible hours so you can deal with virtual schooling, unimpeded.
CAREER CORNER
Burnout is not a badge. Yet, for some reason, we wear it every day as if it qualifies us for a prize. Grinding yourself down is not a contest. I wish we could all agree on this.