Joe Rector

• Joe Rector: Extremists need to step aside and let moderates try Published 12/08/2012 at 3 a.m.

  My goodness, this country is filled with some peculiar folks. Take the recent petition for Tennessee's secession from the United States. It's a result of extremism and sour grapes and spoiled brats.

• Business spotlight: SimplifyIT Published 04/08/2009 at midnight

  Sometimes opposites attract, and the ensuing relationship leads to success. In 2004, Brent Edwards and Jason Wells were working for ORNL Credit Union in the technology department.

• Contest will choose company's new name Updated 04/06/2009 at 8:09 a.m.

  Image Communications Inc. is changing its name, but CEO Brain Winter isn't sure what the name will be.

• Business spotlight: Jack and Jill Children's Boutique Published 04/01/2009 at midnight

  Owner: Anne-Marie TuckerLocation: 5201 Kingston Pike

• Business spotlight: Simply Southern Photography Published 03/25/2009 at midnight

  "I love to work with children. I love capturing the little moments - the crooked grins, the silly faces ... the dirty little toes from playing outside," said Lori Anderson.

• Business spotlight: Bear Creek Coffee Published 03/18/2009 at midnight

  Not many years ago, the Ball Camp area was completely rural. However, when Middlebrook Pike was enlarged to five lanes, businesses began to spring up. Now, a grocery store, a convenience store and a nail salon are just some of ...

• Business spotlight: Cool Roofing Systems and Exteriors Published 03/11/2009 at midnight

  Three years ago, the vendor for Martin Windows closed up shop. Glen Harness and Olen Rowe, who worked for the business, decided to take over the franchise. They began Cool Roofing Systems and Exteriors, which handles siding, roofs and doors, ...

• Business spotlight: Kreature Komfort Published 02/18/2009 at midnight

  When he was a teenager, Matthew Nidiffer took care of pets for his friends and family. Doing so helped him earn a bit of extra cash for activities. Now Nidiffer, 35, has developed that experience into a full-time business called ...

• Biz Spotlight: Dinner A'Fare Published 02/11/2009 at midnight

  Jacqueline King and Martina Kitts make meal preparation an easy process at Dinner A'Fare.

• Business spotlight: Biketopia Published 02/04/2009 at midnight

  For 14 years, Chris Luttrell, 33, showed up for work at Pete's Alignment Shop in North Knoxville where he was an auto mechanic. In June 2008, he left that longtime job to open his own business - Biketopia. For Luttrell, ...

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