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Knoxville News Sentinel, July 1st, 2007

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He did it his way
When he wanted a training academy and firing range, he built them. When he needed a helicopter pilot, he learned to fly. When a bad guy ran, he chased him. He didn’t ask permission. He didn’t hold meetings. He didn’t hire a consultant. He just did it. Full story »
(Related) He did it his way When he wanted a training academy and firing range, he built them. When he needed a helicopter pilot, he learned to fly. When a bad guy ran, he chased him. He didn’t ask permission. He didn’t hold meetings. He didn’t hire a consultant. He just did it. Full story »

Getting ready for new role at Battelle
OAK RIDGE — Jeff Wadsworth is a big fan of Manchester United, a champion soccer club with a storied history in his native England. That seems oddly relevant as Wadsworth describes plans to nourish science and technology in the United States and help sustain U.S. leadership internationally. Full story » (Related) Getting ready for new role at Battelle OAK RIDGE — Jeff Wadsworth is a big fan of Manchester United, a champion soccer club with a storied history in his native England. That seems oddly relevant as Wadsworth describes plans to nourish science and technology in the United States and help sustain U.S. leadership internationally. Full story »

Behind The Wall
You know Eva Hodge. Driving on Interstate 40 west past the Fourth and Gill neighborhood, you speed through her front lawn, next to her porch and practically in her living room.Full story » (Related) Behind The Wall You know Eva Hodge. Driving on Interstate 40 west past the Fourth and Gill neighborhood, you speed through her front lawn, next to her porch and practically in her living room. Full story »

As baby boom workers age, employers grapple with how they'll stay fully staffed
In the next five years, nearly half the workers at Alcoa’s Blount County plant will be eligible to retire. That’s almost 800 workers.Full story » (Related) As baby boom workers age, employers grapple with how they'll stay fully staffed

In the next five years, nearly half the workers at Alcoa’s Blount County plant will be eligible to retire. That’s almost 800 workers.

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