VOL. 46 | NO. 45 | Friday, November 11, 2022
Junior Achievement’s Archer a role model for program’s participants
By the time interim president Callie Archer applied for the top post at Junior Achievement of East Tennessee, where she’d worked for three years, operating expenses had reached $60,000 a month, JAET was paying more than $100,000 in interest each year on a construction loan and its bank account had dwindled to less than $5,000. Funds were barely trickling in, and the prospect of keeping the nonprofit afloat was overwhelming.
JOE ROGERS: MY TAKE
Ask me in April what the best season is, and I might say spring, swayed by the return of baseball. But the kid in me insists it’s fall, which has powerful nostalgic associations: A new school year and wardrobe, the county fair and the Halloween carnival, high school football and its marching band soundtrack.
NEWSMAKERS
Ken Parent, senior adviser and former president of Pilot Company, has earned Retail Leader of the Year award from CSP, a convenience and petroleum retailing publication.
UT SPORTS
Can deeper rosters lead to deeper runs in the postseason? The University of Tennessee men’s and women’s basketball teams are hoping that’s the case this season.
KNOXVILLE (AP) — Fifth-ranked Tennessee still has plenty left to play for if the Volunteers take care of business down the stretch.
TENNESSEE TITANS
When the Tennessee Titans traded A.J. Brown on draft day to the Philadelphia Eagles, everyone knew the offense would sorely miss his production.
It doesn’t take a trained eye to see that Malik Willis is still very much a work in progress as an NFL quarterback.
The Titans rode their defense as far as it would take them against the Chiefs, and for three quarters-plus it looked like it would be enough to bring home a win from Kansas City before falling short in overtime. Now, they have the Denver Broncos coming to Nissan Stadium for a chance to get back on track.
BRIEFS
The Tennessee Department of Health launched a $230 million grant program earlier this month to expand the availability and delivery of quality health care services for Tennesseans.
BEHIND THE WHEEL
Do some shopping for a new midsize sedan and you’ll find that just about every model provides high levels of comfort and the latest in technology and safety. But what if you also want it to be stylish and engaging to drive while also still being practical? Consider the Volkswagen Arteon and Kia Stinger.
MILLENNIAL MONEY
For many, visiting family for the winter holidays is a matter of “how,” not “if.” But this year, rising costs could make travel less affordable, especially when paired with other life changes – say, moving cross-country, going to school or getting married.
CAREER CORNER
I grew up in Moore, Oklahoma, a town just outside Oklahoma City. Very few people have heard of Moore unless they’ve seen it on TV news because of one thing: tornadoes.
BUSINESS BOOK REVIEW
Wave your magic wand. Abracadabra, that’s how you wish you could bring in customers. You’d transport them to your business – fistfuls of cash in hand – and they’d be spellbound by your product forever. It’d be transformational. It’d be amazing to everyone who sees it.