As fast as it goes, it sounds like your popping corn. |
Building this kitty up is very important. If we don't build it, then the taxpayers will look at the marina as a liability instead of an asset. |
First Tennessee has been awfully good to me and offered me a lot of different opportunities and experiences. Really it's been a blessing to (wife) Jane and me. |
I'm hanging up my banking spurs, but I intend to stay active in the business community. |
I've always been interested in finance and I enjoy numbers, but more importantly I enjoy people and the banking business is all about people and relationships. |
It's been a wonderful career and it just seemed like a great time to retire. The bank is in great shape and has wonderful leadership. And Jane and I want to stay active in the community and do that before we get too old. |
It's quite some unique equipment. |
Knoxville is a great place to live. It's a great place to raise kids. |
Last year we expanded. But to do it in the time frame we have got and do it right? This seems to be the right amount. |
Marketing is the major thing we're attempting now. We hope to get the product introduced to people. |
Music has been an important part of my life forever. I played piano since birth. I've been a church pianist for over 50 years, and played in piano bars from Boston to Bangkok. |
One day, coming through town, I saw a for sale sign in the window of the former hardware store. I had members of the co-op board visit the location and we all thought this was a good place to try it. |
Pastors and spouses and staff members were so involved in ministry to people after disasters that nobody was ministering to them. They were exhausted. |
Through the smoke I could see that it was in an isolated part of the basement in a small room. |
Unless we can bring this issue to the forefront, we will lose our local crab fleet. And everybody is feeling it's somebody else's problem. |