{"id":529,"date":"2026-05-08T11:20:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?page_id=529"},"modified":"2026-05-08T13:30:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T17:30:59","slug":"rising-stars","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?page_id=529","title":{"rendered":"Rising Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"529\" class=\"elementor elementor-529\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6754d34 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6754d34\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6194387 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6194387\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d83cb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" 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href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?page_id=278\" target=\"_self\" class=\"e-heading-link-base\">\n\t\tLOUISVILLE\n\t<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d73d4e6 premium-blog-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-blog\" data-id=\"d73d4e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-blog.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-wrap  premium-blog-list\" data-page=\"529\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-side\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper empty-thumb\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?p=712\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tZoning Ordinance Changes 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target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tDonations, Grants Fund Louisville Park Improvements and Disc Golf Course\u00a0\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>January 15, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<hr class=\"e-50fd1a91-43c77f3 e-divider-base\" data-interaction-id=\"50fd1a91\"  data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"50fd1a91\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-interaction-id=\"637c893a\" class=\"e-637c893a-e671b94 e-heading-base\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"637c893a\"><a href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?page_id=283\" target=\"_self\" class=\"e-heading-link-base\">\n\t\tMARYVILLE\n\t<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ebb9cc9 premium-blog-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-blog\" data-id=\"2ebb9cc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-blog.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-wrap  premium-blog-list\" data-page=\"529\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"2\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-side\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper empty-thumb\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?p=683\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tRush hemp farms moving operations to NC\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>February 15, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"2\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-side\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper empty-thumb\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?p=657\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tFounder of Van Metre School of Dance, Appalachia Ballet dies at 86\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>February 15, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"2\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-side\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper empty-thumb\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?p=392\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tBroadway Commercial Real Estate upgrades bring three additional storefronts to area\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>January 15, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"2\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-side\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper empty-thumb\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?p=390\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tAllevia Technology buys Historic bank building\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>January 15, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<hr class=\"e-4f574eb1-415bc54 e-divider-base\" data-interaction-id=\"4f574eb1\"  data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"4f574eb1\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-interaction-id=\"14221f99\" class=\"e-14221f99-37e5d92 e-heading-base\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"14221f99\"><a href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?page_id=288\" target=\"_self\" class=\"e-heading-link-base\">\n\t\tROCKFORD\n\t<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fee03bd premium-blog-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-blog\" data-id=\"fee03bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-blog.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-wrap  premium-blog-list\" data-page=\"529\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-side\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/Blount-County-Business-News_February-2026_BCB07853-150x150.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-671\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?p=669\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?p=669\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tWildflower garden center preparing to open location in rockford\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>February 15, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<hr class=\"e-65586935-a49124d e-divider-base\" data-interaction-id=\"65586935\"  data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"65586935\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-interaction-id=\"1e9fc16b\" class=\"e-1e9fc16b-1c40538 e-heading-base\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"1e9fc16b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?page_id=289\" target=\"_self\" class=\"e-heading-link-base\">\n\t\tTOWNSEND\n\t<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-131bf8f5 premium-blog-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-blog\" data-id=\"131bf8f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-blog.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-wrap  premium-blog-list\" data-page=\"529\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-side\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/Hot-Air-Balloon-Festival-2024-214-150x150.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-710\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?p=709\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?p=709\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tTownsend eyes permit change to reduce\u00a0 event uncertainty, streamline approvals\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>February 15, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container 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target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?p=132\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tTownsend Prepares for Annual Winter Beer Fest\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>January 15, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<hr 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