business briefs

• Rebecca Swingle recently was promoted to regional director of sales and marketing for the Appalachian region at Morning Pointe Senior Living. She will be responsible for the optimization of all sales and campus marketing for 14 Morning Pointe communities across East Tennessee.

• Arbor Terrace of Knoxville, a Knoxville–based senior living community, recently received the Pinnacle Quality Insight’s 2022 Customer Experience Award, based on categories of personal care, cleanliness,

activities, move-in process,

dignity and respect and transportation needs.  

• Katherine Whitehead recently joined Moxley Carmichael as account associate to assist the firm’s account executives in client support, public relations and marketing strategies. She previously worked as a marketing specialist at Del Conca USA Inc., a tile manufacturer based in Loudon.

• In recognition of the growing humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, Pilot Company is raising funds through an in-store round-up campaign for Save the Children, a global humanitarian organization actively working to meet urgent needs of children and their families in Ukraine and the region. Now through April 3, visit any of the more than 650 participating company-operated travel centers in the United States, including Pilot and Flying J travel centers and restaurants, to round up purchases to the nearest whole dollar and donate the additional amount to Save the Children.

• grow Knoxville, a Shane Archer Concept, was recently selected by Knoxville Chamber of Commerce as winner of the 2022 Pinnacle Business Impact Award, presented to a business displaying a strong commitment to making East Tennessee a better place to live through the development and support of a community project or program.

• Ken Hayes, first vice president-investment officer, and Nelson Patterson, senior vice president–investment officer, both of Wells Fargo Advisors Knoxville, recently were recognized on the Premier Advisor list by Wells Fargo Advisors.

The Premier Advisor distinction is held by a select group of financial advisors within Wells Fargo Advisors as measured by completion of educational components, business production based on either of the past two years and professionalism.