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A voice for
businesses in the
Upper Cumberland
Rural hospitals still
struggling under ACA arm
Vacuum maker has already
installed new lines as part of
plans for expansion
LIZ ENGEL CLARK | UCBJ Editor
COOKEVILLE – Just last summer,
the status of Oreck ‘s Cookeville
operation was in limbo, following
the company’s bankruptcy filing. But
now, big economic development news
is being celebrated on Salem Drive,
after new owner TTI Floor Care
North America recently announced
plans for expansion.
TTI Floor Care, which won the
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struggle. Challenging. A
new reality. Just some of the ways
local hospital officials describe the most
recent 12 months under the umbrella of the
Affordable Care Act, which continues to dominate
the discussion in the health care environment.
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UC Business Journal going all-digital Jan. 1
COOKEVILLE – After eight years
of publishing more than 100 custom
editions, the Upper Cumberland Business
Journal (UCBJ) will soon be converting its
primary news delivery to digital.
The platform change, which will occur
Jan. 1, will ultimately mean better content
for readers with more up-to-date stories
and interactive features. The transition
mirrors a nationwide trend – readers
are consuming more and more news
online or on mobile devices, while online
advertisers continue to increase their
investment in digital products. Major
news outlets like Newsweek and U.S.
News & World Report have already
converted to online publishing in recent
years.
Traditional readers will be glad to hear
that UCBJ won’t
discontinue its print
product entirely.
At least three
of the journal’s
most widely
read editions will
remain, including health care, Ovation
Awards and tourism. However, those
issues will be direct mailed only to the
journal’s online subscribers.
“We’ve been studying this digital
trend for several years now,” said UCBJ
Publisher Mike McCloud. “We feel
like the time has finally come when
both Upper Cumberland readers and
businesses are interested in relevant
content that can be consumed fast, shared
easily and saved digitally. It also allows
us to give our
readers access
to information
timely, without delay or page-count
limitations, while our advertisers can
benefit from targeted ad placement and
distribution.”
The UCBJ is circulated in 14 counties
throughout the region, but the online
version is and will be accessible
worldwide. Parts of the online edition will
be free to everyone, but digital subscribers
will get full access to all UCBJ content and
features (as well as special print editions)
for $8 a month or a discounted rate of just
$75 annually.
For more information about this
transition, visit www.ucbjournal.com or
call (931) 528-8852.
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Warren County second-home development continues to thrive
‘Conservative
management’
has been key
RICHARD LAWSON | Special to the UCBJ
WARREN COUNTY – Vacation
developments around the region and the
state suffered greatly during the housing
bust a few years ago along with the rest
of the industry. A lot of vacation homes
went to foreclosure as owners sought
to rid themselves of added expenses in
tough times.
Developers watched as sales dried up
and developments struggled. Many cut
lot prices hoping to generate sales, putting
more pressure on the market as supply
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Jim and Shelley Money of Williamson County were among the early owners in Overton Retreat. Jim is a senior
vice president of Brookdale Senior Living in Brentwood
increased.
Overton Retreat, a second-home
development on Long Mountain in
Warren County, didn’t have such
troubles. While others struggled, they
chose to invest more: A second private
lake, tennis courts and a fitness center.
The developer, a group consisting of
several Nashville businessmen, held to
their plan of creating a vacation place that
families can pass through generations
similar to long established spots like the
Adirondacks. With that, the developer
didn’t relax design standards that ensure
quality homes are built, nor cut prices to
drive sales.
Over the past 12 years, Overton Retreat
has become a weekend getaway for mostly
Nashville and Williamson County people
on 1,300 acres. There are 25 homes
completed or under construction and
62 lots of nearly 90 available have been
sold. And there’s room for more lots as
demand dictates.
The development’s name may be a bit
confusing because of Overton County.
There is a connection. Jesse Overton
established the family getaway from
Nashville in the early 1920s in Warren
County. His grandfather was John
Overton, an Andrew Jackson confidant,
judge and land developer in Tennessee for
whom Overton County is named.
Jesse Overton’s family lodge served as a
family retreat for decades and the house
still stands today near the development’s
entrance.
The Nashville-based group began
developing Overton Retreat 12 years
ago by pulling together several area
properties on the mountain. A portion
of the assembled property was donated
to Montgomery Bell Academy, a private
school in Nashville, for an observatory.
They purposely aren’t in a hurry
with the development. Unlike other
developments, Overton Retreat hasn’t had
to sell lots to cover a bank note.
“We weren’t leveraged,” David
Bohman, a principal in the development,
said of why Overton Retreat was able to
weather the Great Recession unscathed.
“Leverage is great if values and prices are
going up. But it can get you into trouble
if values drop. We are very conservatively
managed.”
Bohman added that they held prices
to protect the values for existing owners.
Overton Retreat’s lots start at $75,000
and range 1.5-4 acres in size. A limited
number of the lots have views of the
private lakes. All others are located on the
bluff and have a view of the Rocky River
Valley or the unlimited vista to the west
over McMinnville and beyond.
When they got under way with the
development, the developer chose a soft
sell approach to finding buyers for the
lots. The biggest “advertising” presence
consists of a 10-year sponsorship of
Nashville Public Radio programming.
“We are taking the long view of this,”
said Jimmy Webb, a lead principal in
Overton Retreat and a co-founder of
Freeman-Webb, one of the largest private
owners of apartments in the Southeast.
“When we started this, we wanted to
create a development that capitalized on
the natural beauty of the property and
where homes are passed down through
generations of family.”
That long view has meant establishing
design standards that encourage rustic
historic architecture reinterpreted in
modern forms using natural materials.
“We’re all about quality, not about
ostentatious homes,” Webb said. “The
idea is to emulate the great Adirondacks
camps in New York.”
The cabins in those camps weren’t
necessarily large structures. As such,
there is no minimum size requirement.
While there are some larger homes built,
there are also homes in the development
measuring 1,200-1,500 square feet.
Homes could have even smaller livable
space as long as they meet design
standards, Bohman said.
Nantucket, Mass.-architect Chip
Webster created Overton Retreat’s design
standards and master plan with the idea
of encouraging creativity in architectural
forms and styles.
“The goal was to create a natural
community,” Webster said. “We wanted
a lot of open space, and we sought to have
homes blend in with the native forest and
natural features of the landscape.”
With a nod toward the Adirondack
Great Camps, Overton Retreat spread
amenities throughout the development,
a distinguishing characteristic from
other getaway developments around
the Southeast where amenities are
clustered together. Bohman noted those
developments tend to provide only a
clubhouse or a swimming pool.
With Overton Retreat, the activities
center is at the edge of one lake and a
large timber-framed pavilion is at the
edge of another lake. There are hiking
trails throughout the development.
In keeping with the development’s
design theme, the activities center looks
like an old barn.
For a signature structure, Overton
Retreat’s architects designed the lakeside
pavilion with twists and curves down
its length to provide an organic feel,
according to Bohman.
The pavilion’s construction is an
engineering feat. It is made of old growth
Douglas fir shipped from coastal Oregon.
The wood beams and trusses were
assembled with oak pegs and topped with
a custom copper roof. A double-sided
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Crossville on top? Dangerous city ranking is dumb
There have been a lot of
negative rankings for the Upper
Cumberland this 2013-14.
Remember when the city of
Cookeville was called out for
being one of the poorest in the
country? What about the other “study”
that had it among the top 10 cities where
“poverty is soaring?”
As watered down as those listings
may have been, this most recent one,
folks, takes the cake. Crossville and
McMinnville – two of the region’s
biggest retirement communities – were
named the most dangerous cities in the
state by home security company ADT.
Crossville was No. 1! (McMinnville
was 13th, by the way, out of 17. Why
17? Ha. Your guess is as good as mine.)
ADT says it used the most recent FBI
crime data for its list (from 2012) but
whittled down the statistics to solely
include violent AND property crimes.
That gives Crossville a crime rate of
117 per 1,000 residents – meaning you
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have a 1 in 9 chance of being a victim
of crime in the city, ADT says. Make no
mind that the city had ZERO murders
that same year and a mere 17 robberies.
Clarksville, as a comparison, had 10
murders in 2012 and 99 robberies but
isn’t listed. And Memphis – which was
just named the second most dangerous
city in the entire COUNTRY – came in
behind Crossville, third on ADT’s list,
even though its violent crime rate is 15
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percent higher than the Cumberland
County town.
Obviously, this is click bait at its
worst. An easy way to drive web traffic,
and ultimately, considering the source,
ADT, which is in the business of selling
home security, boosting sales. Similar
lists have already been published for
North Carolina, Michigan, Louisiana
and others, even though the FBI actually
warns against such straight-lined
comparisons, saying, “They provide
no insight into the many variables
that mold the crime in a particular
town, city, county, state region, or
other jurisdiction. Consequently, these
rankings lead to simplistic and/or
incomplete analyses that often create
misleading perceptions adversely
affecting cities and counties, along with
their residents.”
Here’s a thought. Perhaps we should
make a list of the worst ways to drum up
business? ADT’s scare tactic gets my No.
1 spot.
But rather than wasting our time
on the negative, how about a couple
ratings that actually put our region in
good light? Besides the fact that Ralph’s
was named among the best donuts
makers in the country (21st for its apple
fritter, according to The Daily Meal),
Cookeville is the eighth least expensive
place to live. The region has always been
known for its low cost of living, friendly
residents and outdoor attractions. Let’s
just keep it at that.
Liz Engel Clark is the editor of the Upper
Cumberland Business Journal. She can be
reached at [email protected].
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Foutch Industries adds to
workforce
SMITHVILLE – Foutch Industries, a
locally owned custom coating business
based in Smithville, recently
announced plans to add 40 new
positions at its Moog Boulevard facility.
The company is hiring assembly line
and warehouse workers, truck drivers,
maintenance, quality personnel and
managers. Jobs are available for first,
second and third shift.
Once additional staffing is in place,
Foutch will employ roughly 170 in
DeKalb. Foutch has a 277,000 square
foot painting and warehousing facility,
a 155,000 square foot multi-coating
facility and a full-service metal works
and fabrication shop.
New president named
at Botanico Inc.
MCMINNVILLE – Jonathon F.
Flanders has been named president of
Botanico Inc., a Tennessee
corporation established in 1983 by
Bob Flanders and Dabney Turley.
The announcement was made by
CEO and board chairman Bob
Flanders. Botanico is a nursery
operating on 562 acres and is a
recognized leader in the green
industry. Botanico ships its
Tennessee-grown plants throughout
the eastern and mid-western United
States, Canada and China.
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company into the age of digital
marketing. Jon is also leading the
company’s transition from a primarily
field-grown operation to a primarily
container-grown nursery. Jon’s
experience and proven leadership
makes him the person to lead the
company into our fourth decade, one
poised for growth and transition.
Added Jon Flanders, “I look forward
to working with our talented and
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“Jon has been our general manager
since 2006, and our chief operating
officer for the past four years,” Bob
Flanders said in a release. “Jon played
a critical role in guiding the
corporation through ‘The Great
Recession’ of 2008-12. He has led the
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hard-working team as well as
cultivating the next generation of
green industry professionals.”
Jon is a 1997 graduate of the
University of Tennessee. In 2003, he
earned a master of science degree
from the Air Force Institute of
Technology (AFIT) in Dayton, Ohio;
and in 2011, he earned a master of
military operational art and science
degree from Air Command and Staff
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A case of discrimination? Employee barred from sending letters to customers
In a recent discrimination
case against the plaintiff’s
former employer, the employer
counter-sued for defamation,
tortious interference with
business relationships,
and unlawful use of civil
proceedings/abuse of process. The
counterclaims were prompted by
correspondence from the plaintiff
indicating his intention to contact the
employer’s customers accusing the
employer of “discriminatory and abusive
practices” that were “illegal, immoral
or both.” The employer contended
that the proposed correspondence was
defamatory, unfounded and posed a
serious threat to its business relationships
with its customers. The employer filed
a motion requesting that the court
issue a temporary restraining order
and preliminary injunction to prevent
the plaintiff from communicating
with its customers in this manner. The
plaintiff contended that his proposed
correspondence was protected free
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speech.
The federal district court found that
plaintiff’s participation in litigation does
not afford him a license to disparage the
employer and/or damage its
business relationships.
The court further
found that the
employer had
a reasonable
probability
of success
on the
merits of
its state law
counterclaims,
should plaintiff
send his proposed
correspondence accusing the employer
of discriminatory, illegal and abusive
practices. The court determined
that the employer would likely suffer
irreparable injury if the plaintiff was not
enjoined from contacting the employer’s
customers to denounce alleged “illegal”
and “immoral” practices, and that
the proposed communications were
not intended for a proper purpose.
Consequently, the court concluded that
the public interest favored the issuance
of an injunction against such
communications. Rodriguez v.
National Freight, Inc., 122
FEP Cases 481 (M.D. Pa.
2014).
Editor’s note:
In recent years, various
forms of protestors have
engaged in “corporate
campaigns” designed
to harm a company’s
reputation, and the present
case involves a similar campaign
undertaken by a plaintiff in an
employment discrimination lawsuit.
The court’s opinion is aggressive in two
respects. First, it found that the employer’s
counterclaims likely stated valid claims
for defamation, tortious interference with
contractual relationships and abuse of
process. Second, in spite of the plaintiff’s
free speech argument, the court order
enjoined or prohibited the plaintiff from
communicating with the employer’s
customers in this manner, despite the
fact that courts are usually reluctant to
prohibit speech prior to it being made,
since doing so could “chill” free speech.
Undoubtedly, one of the reasons the
employer was successful in this case was
that the plaintiff was proceeding pro se
(without an attorney). In addition, the
plaintiff’s various communications with
the court suggested a desire on the part
of the plaintiff to punish the employer,
with no bona fide reason given for the
communications.
Jeffrey G. Jones is a regional managing member for
Wimberly Lawson Wright Daves & Jones PLLC. He can
be reached at [email protected].
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Health care
shifts abound
in UC
UPPER CUMBERLAND – A lot
has changed in the health care scene
in the Upper Cumberland in 2014,
namely in terms of personnel and
projects.
New CEOs have been named at
three hospitals in the region in recent
months. Jeremy Biggs was tapped to
lead Cumberland Medical Center in
Crossville following its merger with
Covenant Health earlier this year.
Biggs succeeded Ed Anderson, who
had served in various leadership roles
at the hospital since 1992.
Joanne Fenton was appointed
CEO of Livingston Regional Hospital
in April after former CEO Michael
Jeremy Biggs
Meadows took a medical leave of
absence.
And at Jamestown Regional in
Fentress County, Lynette Pritchett
is now serving as chief executive
officer and chief financial officer, a
move made official as of Sept. 8 after
serving as an interim. There’s also
a new CFO at Highlands Medical
Center in Sparta. Jennifer Weldon
brings more than 10 years of hospital
accounting experience to the position.
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As for projects, Highland Medical
Center wrapped up a series of
upgrades that are now complete.
Several projects are either finished
or underway at CRMC, including
construction of a new wound care
center that will be up and running
around second quarter 2015. The
center will include two hyperbaric
chambers to expedite healing.
Cookeville’s hospital also recently
relocated its pharmacy, a space that’s
expanded by well over 50 percent
and complies with new regulations
for sterile compounding in light of
the nationwide fungal meningitis
outbreak. Paul Korth, CRMC CEO,
said they were among the first in the
state to comply.
At Cumberland River, outpatient
services continue to expand since its
merger with CRMC. Physicians in the
field of general surgery, cardiology
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“The Upper Cumberland
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practice location near
a plethora of outdoor activities, affordable
Cookeville Regional Medical Center positions
housing. Plus, a dental practice that offered him
(me) near the health care hub of the Upper
the best of the best professionally.
Cumberland.”
Owsley recently joined Dr. Bob Brooksbank
While Owlsey sees patients of all kinds, he
at Regional Oral Surgery Center, a Cookeville
says his years of experience as a general dentist
office founded in 1986 that offers oral pathology,
offers a unique benefit.
dental implant surgery, dental extractions,
“I understand where general dentists are
impacted canines, wisdom teeth management,
coming from with their treatment plan,” he said.
anesthesia administration, bone and soft tissue
“I can relate to what the dentist wants done for
grafting and pediatric oral and maxillofacial
the patient and can use my previous experience
surgery for patients from its 33 W. Third St.
to give them a streamlined approach. Dentistry
location.
has continued to evolve rapidly, allowing many
Originally from South Carolina, Owsley
new treatment opportunities that were not
attended Clemson to initially study electrical
available in the past.”
engineering but spent the summer volunteering
Of all the advancements made over the
at veterinarians’ offices. He considered attending
years, Owsley said three in particular have
vet school after Clemson but started thinking
revolutionized patient care and are offered at
about dentistry late in his sophomore year.
Regional Oral Surgery. The first, 3-D cone beam
Luckily, his pre-veterinary degree satisfied
imaging, is a digital X-ray that offers a view of
dental school prerequisites, and he started
the bones, teeth and other details from virtually
dental school at the Medical University of
any angle. The imaging allows 3-D views of
South Carolina in Charleston. Owsley practiced
bone and soft tissue and has changed how oral
general dentistry for two years in Maine
surgical procedures like wisdom tooth removal,
before to returning to complete his four-year
oral pathology treatment, dental implant
residency in oral and maxillofacial surgery at
placement, and bone and soft tissue grafting are
New York Medical College. Upon completion
performed. The scans offer reduced radiation
of his residency in 2011, Owsley joined a group
and in-office imaging.
practice near Tampa, Fla. He made the move to
Owsley also has extensive training in dental
Cookeville in May.
implant therapy. Dental implants are now
He says he considered many options for
available for both the upper and lower jaws, a
relocating but Cookeville offered many
benefit for patients whose only option in the
advantages.
past was a removable denture.
“Cookeville felt like a great place for raising
The third advancement is in
a family. It’s a good-sized town with a small
anesthesia. Patients now have the
town feel. Members of the community are
opportunity for local anesthesia, and
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Regional Oral Surgery Center
all forms of sedation and general anesthesia are
offered to make for a more comfortable dental
experience.
Outside of work, Owsley enjoys spending time
with family, which includes his wife Jessica and
their four kids, ages 2, 4, 6 and 8, as well as
fishing, hiking and boating.
“I’m planning on being here a long time,” he
said. “It’s important for me to develop good
working relationships with my colleagues,
not only because I rely on these colleagues
for patient referrals, but also because we are
continually learning about new approaches that
we can share, and in turn, put to use for our
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bankruptcy bid for Oreck in court
last July, said it would invest
in the Cookeville facility. The
vacuum maker is adding additional
manufacturing capacity – the
company is returning portions of
production from China and Mexico
– nearly doubling its workforce here
over the next five years.
The announcement means 221
new jobs for Putnam County and
the UC. TTI officials told the UCBJ
that the jobs will primarily be fulltime manufacturing and support
positions, but the full scope “will
be determined as they evaluate the
current needs and long-term growth
of the business.”
In addition to Oreck products,
the Cookeville facility also
handles some Hoover and Royal
commercial production following
the TTI transition. The commercial
products are built for cleaning in
hospitals, schools, hotels and other
larger institutional facilities, said
John Marzich, senior manager,
George Halford with the Cookeville chamber addresses the crowd at an August event announcing TTI Floor Care’s plans for expansion in
Putnam County.
communications for TTI Floor Care.
Two new lines have already been
installed.
During the formal announcement
in August, TTI officials cited
Cookeville’s skilled workforce and
central location for shipping.
“The Cookeville facility was
chosen to transition some of our
lines as the facility specializes in
low-volume, premium products,”
Marzich said. “We are very excited
to expand our production here in
Cookeville, which will support our
leading position within the North
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George Halford, president/CEO
at the Cookeville-Putnam County
Chamber of Commerce, called the
announcement “a significant victory
for our community and region.” No
new local incentives were part of
the deal but a state grant totaling
$844,000 will help the company
purchase and retrofit equipment.
“TTI is a global company,” Halford
said. “This is a huge conglomerate
that’s going to infuse a lot of capital
in this project, in our area.”
Last summer, TTI won a bid to
buy Oreck following a bankruptcy
auction. Oreck had filed for Chapter
11 in early May 2013, citing a decline
in sales.
“This is a company that we could
have lost when Oreck was acquired
in 2013, but has chosen not only to
continue to invest in our region, but
to grow and thrive,” added Chuck
Sparks, Cookeville-Putnam County
Chamber of Commerce board
chairman.
“(It) was a great day for TTI
Floor Care, but also a great one for
Cookeville and Putnam County.”
The Cookeville facility will receive
building upgrades and infrastructure
improvements through the
expansion. TTI also maintains a call
center at the Cookeville location.
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COOKEVILLE – Dr. Sara Wells certainly
remembers the first time she ever set foot in an
operating room.
It was her second year of medical school at
the University of Kansas, and she had just been
assigned her mentor, the very person tasked with
advising her through the process of earning
her professional degree. The only problem? He
worked in urology, a specialty that she had no
intentions of pursuing. Until that fateful day.
“I started medical school thinking I might do
cardiology, but when I got randomly assigned a
urologist as a mentor, I remember being super
bummed about it because I didn’t want to do
surgery,” Wells says. “And then I went into the
OR with him. I had a blast.
“I think a lot of surgeons are that way,” she
added. “You either need it or you don’t. Urology
is the best surgical subspecialty, too, if you ask
me. Patients are nice, there’s a lot of humor with
it. And there’s variety. We treat a huge variety of
diseases. I was pretty much hooked.”
Hooked also despite being one of the few
females in the field at the time. The numbers
have grown since her graduation from Kansas
in 2009, she said, and as of January 2014, there
were 350 women board certified urologists
nationwide, according to an abstract published
by The American Urological Association.
“It’s really changing,” Wells said. “Women
realize they can break into the traditional guys
clubs. There’s more females doing orthopedics
and ENT (ear, nose and throat), for example, a
lot of that kind of stuff.”
It’s all a little ironic because it wasn’t that
long ago that medicine might have been a more
distant thought for Wells. Born in Miami, Fla.,
years, she attended Middlebury College in
Vermont and majored and degreed in German
studies. She even spent a year as a visiting
student at Freie Universitat in Berlin, Germany,
and still maintains a serious love for art history
today. But her interests ultimately shifted to
medicine after her class load started to take on
some different appearances.
“I kept taking more and more science
classes for fun,” she said. “Both my parents
are (research) lab scientists, so the interest had
been there. I just thought maybe I should pay
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attention to that, and I was curious how (the
sciences) affected actual people.”
Post medical school, Wells completed her
internship and residency in urology at the
University of Louisville. She was looking
for a smaller town feel with “state-of-the-art
amenities” when she landed at Cookeville
Regional Medical Center (CRMC) in August. She
is currently working with Drs. Lee Moore and
Quinton Cancel at Upper Cumberland Urology
Associates and is seeing all types of patients.
“Dr. Cancel and Dr. Moore are both super
charming and great guys. I was pretty excited
to find them,” Wells said. “I thought it would be
good to practice with people I could trust, who
are really fun and are doing a good job.
“Demand (for urology services) has also
grown,” she continued. “We’re having a lot more
people reach retirement age, which is the time
where you start having problems like urinary
incontinence and general prostate issues. And
then also kidney stones are so prevalent here,
too. But that incidence is increasing across the
country.”
She said she’s excited to continue surgical
work, particularly robotic surgery via the da
Vinci system at CRMC, which allows surgeons
to perform complex procedures through tiny
incisions, often resulting in less scarring, shorter
recovery times and better outcomes for patients.
She’s been performing such surgeries for about
four years.
“We’re using it more and more,” Wells said.
“Patients like it better and seem to have less pain
afterward. That was a big thing for me.”
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MCMINNVILLE – Renovations
at the historic Park Theatre in
McMinnville are still underway
and on pace for an early 2015
completion.
Work at the former downtown
movie house, a building that
dates back to the 1930s, began
earlier this year. Bill Brock, public
works director and acting city
administrator, said the project is
running on schedule.
“It’s getting exciting now, the
way the building’s beginning
to look; it’s going well,” he said.
“Demolition is pretty much over,
and reconstruction (efforts are)
taking shape. They’re working on
the rear of the building adding
dressing room areas. Bathrooms
have been added onto the side
in the front foyer. It’s coming
together.”
The Park Theatre Group, a
501(c)3 that’s been pushing for the
theater’s revitalization for years,
has been posting video updates to
its Facebook page. The latest clip
shows crews working on the stage,
which Brock said was probably the
biggest milestone achieved over the
past couple months.
“They’ve poured the floor,
the walls are up, and you can
physically get up on stage and get a
feel for what it looks like,” he said.
Restoration of the theater’s
historic medallions, which
were partially destroyed, also
continues, and its completion
will be considered a “huge
accomplishment.” Their rehab is
a tedious, detailed process, work
crews said.
According to the Park Theatre
Group, framing and plaster work
will continue over the next few
weeks.
A $2 million bond issue was
approved by voters in 2012 to
rehab the structure, and city
officials hope to use the facility
for weddings, recitals, workshops,
music, plays and more. The
renovation is set for a February/
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Community Health Systems,
for example, closed a hospital in
Brownsville effective July 31.
Riverview South closed mid-2012.
“We’re surviving. We’re making
enough money to keep the doors
open, but it is a struggle,” Pritchett
said. “We have an awesome team
here, and we do what we have to do to
be successful.”
But it’s hard when patient volumes
are down, Pritchett said. She says
several people in the Fentress
County area have lost their TennCare
coverage, and as a result, are delaying
treatment because they feel they can’t
afford it.
In White County, Little says
they’ve seen a 25 percent increase in
uncompensated care since the ACA
has gone into effect. At Cookeville
Regional Medical Center, CEO
Paul Korth included more than $25
million for free medical care in the
most recent budget. In Jamestown,
approximately 45 percent of patients
are on Medicare and another 25
percent on TennCare.
“We work with people on payment
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Four hospitals across Tennessee
have shuttered this year, as rural
facilities in particular continue to
battle decreased reimbursements,
volume drops and already smaller
scales. Dozens of other medical
centers in the state, including at least
four in the Upper Cumberland, have
been tagged high risk for closure.
It’s not a headline unique to the
Volunteer State – dozens of hospitals
have closed across the country –
but many officials in Tennessee are
pointing to the decision, at this point,
to not expand Medicaid as another
stressor for rural facilities in an
already stressful environment.
“This isn’t just talking and
semantics. These are real challenges,”
said Bill Little, CEO at Highlands
Medical Center (HMC) in Sparta. “It’s
not changing and it’s not going away
and it’s only going to get harder over
time.”
Elsewhere in the region,
Cumberland River Hospital in Celina,
Cumberland Medical Center in
Crossville, Macon County General
“Doctors have to work harder to get the
patients in the hospital, because they have to
meet difficult criteria and patients have to be
much sicker than they used to be to get in the
door…”
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Regional North and South in Smith
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options, but ultimately this is a
business as well,” Pritchett said.
“Doctors have to work harder to get
the patients in the hospital, because
they have to meet difficult criteria
“…the way the
(health care) law was
designed, the
expansion of Medicare
by states was to be
funded by payment
reductions to hospitals.
But those payment
reductions happen
whether or not the
state expands
Medicaid. So it’s kind
of a double hit to us.”
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pay, and that number’s as high as
it’s ever been because people are
without insurance. And the way the
(health care) law was designed, the
expansion of Medicare by states was
to be funded by payment reductions
to hospitals. But those payment
reductions happen whether or not the
state expands Medicaid. So it’s kind
of a double hit to us.”
Added Korth, “I do know from
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talking to hospital officials in other
states that have expanded Medicaid,
they have seen a reduction in their
bad debt/charity care patients. They
are seeing positive results. Our hope
would be that the state would expand
Medicaid to cover more individuals
and give more individuals some type
of coverage.”
In the interim, cuts have and
still are being made. JRMC has
implemented an across-the-board
flex-to-volume staffing model, in
which staff levels shift according to
the volume. Korth said CRMC is
examining all facets of the hospital’s
operations – from capital purchases
and expansion projects to personnel
and staffing. He said an external
company is currently working with
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and patients have to be much sicker
than they used to be to get in the
door, and then they have to argue
with the insurance companies once
they’re in to get the payments for it.”
Last year, Gov. Bill Haslam
declined to expand TennCare, the
state’s Medicaid program, as part
of the Affordable Care Act, amid
concerns that the state would have
to shoulder some of the cost of
covering individuals who would be
added to the rolls. He is working on
an alternative called the “Tennessee
Plan,” in which the state would use
federal money to subsidize private
insurance plans to expand coverage.
The plan may be submitted come fall
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“It’s tough,” Little said. “We
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them on appropriate staffing levels,
considering the medical center’s size,
volumes and patient acuity.
“We have some capital projects on
hold. Salary initiatives for individuals
are on hold. We have a lot of travel
requests that are on hold,” Korth said.
“There’s a lot we’re doing financially
to continue to operate the hospital as
efficiently as possible.”
But in other ways, there’s growth.
HMC has actually ramped up
its surgical staff with additional
personnel. Little said they set a record
for number of surgeries there in July.
“You don’t see as many inpatients,
so we have to look at ways to evolve as
a facility and grow in different ways,”
Little said. “We just have to think
differently.”
JRMC is also adding a new general
surgeon in January to boost volumes.
CRMC hired 19 new physicians in
the last year and invested in a new da
Vinci surgical robot.
“Of all the things we’re doing
at the facility, we’re not sacrificing
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challenge. We have to make conscious
cost decisions that don’t affect
outcomes, but there’s hard choices
that we have to make when we’re
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“Of all the things we’re doing at the facility,
we’re not sacrificing on quality. You never
compromise patient care. We are looking at
everything we spend money on to see if we
can tighten the belt but still maintain care. It’s
a challenge. We have to make conscious cost
decisions that don’t affect outcomes, but
there’s hard choices that we have to make
when we’re facing hard truths. This is our new
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As for regional facilities still being
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says they’re not out of the danger
zone.
“Our community still supports our
hospital very well. We’re lucky in that
regard,” Little said. “Does that mean
I’m not worried about next year? It
absolutely doesn’t mean that, because
it’s just going to get harder every
year.”
And a hospital closure can be
devastating for a community, he
added – often, a medical center is
the county’s largest employer, and
in the case of Highland’s, one of the
county’s biggest tax payers as well.
“And from an economic
development, it’s really hard for a
community to grow and recruit
industry if you don’t have health
care services in the immediate area,”
Little said. “So there is definitely a
downstream effect to what’s going to
be happening. And it will continue to
happen.”
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14th annual
ART Prowl
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business
SHANNON TERRY | Special to the UCBJ
COOKEVILLE – Local artists are
gearing up for the 14th annual ART
Prowl with support from a familiar
underwriter and several new stops on
a tour that highlights local artists, new
businesses and community involvement.
For the second year, the WestSide
Business Association has signed on as
the primary underwriter for ART Prowl,
which takes place noon-8 p.m. Friday,
Nov. 7, and 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Saturday,
Nov. 8, on Cookeville’s WestSide and
other nearby locations.
“We are so excited that this year, once
again, the Art Prowl is focusing so much
attention on the WestSide,” said Allan
Stingley, WestSide Business Association
president. “All the shops and restaurants
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on the WestSide create a fun atmosphere
for ‘prowlers’ to enjoy and our small
business owners are always thrilled with
the foot traffic that Art Prowl brings to
our businesses. It’s the largest event on
the WestSide each year and we believe
in the value and benefit to our region of
having such a wonderful event held on
our front doorsteps.”
According to ART Round Tennessee’s
(ART) Executive Director, Marilee
Hall, this continued support conveys
a strengthening of the partnership
between WestSide businesses and the
local art community.
“It is deeply gratifying to see the
commitment from our local sponsors
and underwriters grow,” Hall said.
“Supporters who have given over the
years tend to increase donations and
support, which encourages other local
businesses to do the same. Art is at the
heart of business and creativity the root
of all entrepreneurism.”
This year’s event begins at the ART
Prowl welcome center at Charity’s
Bake Shop located at 11 N. Oak Ave.,
where prowlers can pick up maps and
purchase ART Prowl T-shirts. The route
includes new stops, giving the public
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businesses such as the Blue Rooster
Canteen, Gentleman’s Barber, the
History Museum, Synergy, WCTE-TV
lobby and Poets Coffee.
Additional locations are also on the
tour at various businesses, studios and
homes nearby and are included on the
Prowl map.
ART Prowl is the key fundraiser for
ART Round Tennessee and is funded
in part by a grant from the Cookeville
Arts Council. ART’s overall mission is
to advocate for and promote visual arts
and artists in the Upper Cumberland.
Within ART, marketing efforts are
always geared toward “art as a career”
and encouraging artists to see their art
as a business.
“ART Prowl offers a unique
opportunity for people in the Upper
Cumberland to see what local artists are
making and selling,” said John Sellberg,
ceramic artist who will be showing at
the Blue Rooster Canteen during the
Prowl. “For any small business local
support is crucial. ART Prowl brings the
community together to celebrate and
support a diverse group of artists who
offer something for everyone by creating
one-of-a-kind handmade work.”
Being involved in ART Prowl is
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certainly about showing work and
making money but to many ART Prowl
artists there is a deeper connection and
responsibility in regard to ART Prowl’s
mission within the community.
“I initially became involved with ART
Prowl because I wanted a local venue to
show my work,” said ceramic artist and
owner of Addled Hill Pottery, Susan
Moore. “The more involved I have
become, I realize I can be the change
I want to see in my community by
exposing more people to fantastic local
art and getting them excited about it.
Cookeville is growing in such a positive
direction and I attribute that in part to
its continuing support of the arts.”
ART Prowl benefits both artists
and businesses by promoting tourism
and inviting people to experience
Cookeville’s art scene and local fare.
“Cookeville’s historic WestSide means
several things to the people of the
Upper Cumberland and nothing more
notable than the hub for art, artists
and a wonderful outlet for creative
expression,” Stingley said. “Be one of the
thousands who enjoy this rich, cultural
tradition and come ‘Take A Walk On
The WestSide’ and enjoy Art Prowl
2014.”
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Grey Wolf Lodge moves headquarters to UC
ALLONS – This isn’t your typical
dude ranch.
Sure, there are herds of horses,
trail rides, and amenities that are
definitely more tourist leaning. But
Grey Wolf Ranch, a new Upper
Cumberland business located
minutes from Dale Hollow Lake in
the confines of Clay County, offers
something different. A unique – and
totally personalized – instructional
experience.
Owners Daniel and Christine Grey
recently relocated both themselves
and their company’s headquarters
to this quiet locale –beyond the
boundaries of Overton but still
considered Allons territory: 115 acres
within minutes of Willow Grove
Marina, land once partially pegged
for the La Gardena development,
a 400-room hotel, spa, golf course,
GREAT REASONS TO SEE A GERIATRICIAN
SEEING A GERIATRICIAN CAN BENEFIT
YOUR HEALTH. Geriatricians are trained to
recognize how illness in an elderly person is different from
illness in a younger person. They know the importance of
maintaining independent living and social support as well
as of using a holistic approach that emphasizes healthy
aging and preventive care.
FRAILTY. Frailty is an inevitable part of aging, but
it may affect an elderly person’s ability to function
independently at different times and in different ways,
such as making them more susceptible to falls and
needing more supervision and assistance. A geriatrician
has special training in how these conditions interact in
seniors.
MULTIPLE MEDICAL PROBLEMS. Many
seniors manage multiple medical conditions, such
as arthritis, heart disease, diabetes, and neurological
conditions. A geriatrician has special training in how
these conditions interact in seniors.
MULTIPLE MEDICATIONS. Multiple medical
conditions often require taking numerous prescriptions
drugs. An older body breaks down medications differently
than a younger one. Geriatricians are trained to
recognize side effects and drug interactions in seniors.
MENTAL DECLINE. Some loss of cognitive ability
is an inevitable part of aging, but certain symptoms
may indicate common conditions such as depression
or Alzheimer’s disease. Geriatricians are trained to know
the difference between the signs of normal aging and
those of more serious illness. They can also provide the
appropriate treatment for the condition.
CAREGIVING ADVICE. Being a caregiver for
someone with senior health issues can be confusing,
stressful, and exhausting. Seniors may need help with
daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, going to the
bathroom, or eating. A
geriatrician can help with
finding the right outside
assistance and support from
professionals such as a care
manager or a home aide.
“I look forward to meeting new patients and being a part of your health care needs.” We are
planning many more happy years serving the residents of the upper Cumberland area.”
DR. PARDEEP SHARMA
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equestrian center and shopping
village that went belly up in a bleak
economy in recent years.
The Greys stepped in in
December/January and put forth
hours planning, clearing and
building. The welcome center is the
first point of contact for patrons,
but there’s pasture out back and
plans for lodging down the road.
The main attraction at Grey Wolf
Ranch, however, is the couple’s
unique approach to teaching, crafted
themselves and dubbed “Learn to
Ride…Ride to Learn.”
In essence, it’s a personal growth
strategy that goes way beyond the
typical trail rides offered at some
ranches, where visitors follow one
another in single file by horse’s tail,
Daniel says. That’s still offered, of
course, but the Greys want you to
learn how to “move with the gait of
the horse.” Riders, for example, learn
how to carry their weight in the legs,
instead of being a dead weight on the
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Ultimately, the horse becomes a
means and a metaphor to teach you
about life.
“Based on one’s body language,
you ‘learn to ride’ even without
being on or around a horse. We’re
in the business of reading body
language. But as good as you or I
may be at reading body language,
our ability is dwarfed by a horse,”
Daniel said. “And if a horse can
figure out how to take advantage of
you, he or she will. If life can figure
out how to take advantage of you,
it will. It’s about one word and one
word only; we teach you how to be in
100-percent control.
“When ‘riding to learn,’ we teach
you to be results-oriented, not
excuse oriented,” he continued. “If
a rider says, ‘This horse won’t do
what I want him to do,’ you’re going
to hear us say, ‘It’s not about the
horse. It’s about you. You’re being
too gentle.’ The horse will teach you
immediately how to take and give.”
That approach is one the Greys
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have had success with over 20-plus
years. It’s also one that certainly
lends itself easily to the businesses
climate. Grey Wolf is open for
corporate retreats, group workshops
and team building events as well as
family reunions, romantic retreats,
weddings and the like.
In addition to their new Tennessee
operation, the Greys still maintain
ranches in Colorado and the
Dominican Republic. Here, the
plan is to offer something different
for tourists – with Dale Hollow
Lake as a peak attraction –
and promote other local
businesses. For example,
there’s currently no
lodging on site, so
guests are sent to
marinas.
The couple
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challenge.
“Our goal is that a customer will
never see the same thing twice,”
Christine said. “Our attention
to detail and our hands-on
methodology is what really helps us
be successful.”
“That’s the type of personal touch
we give everyone,” added Daniel.
“We treat every person who comes
here as though they’re the only
person who’s ever been.”
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Cumberland River Cruises return
to Granville as part of Fall
Celebration
GRANVILLE – The town of
Granville and the tourism group
Rivertowns of the Historic
Cumberland will sponsor fall cruises
Oct. 3-5 on the Cumberland River.
The cruises are through
Cumberland River Cruise and will
include interesting facts and stories of
river. Cruises on Friday, Oct. 3, and
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Saturday, Oct. 5, will go through the
Cordell Hull dam lock. This fourhour cruise will be from Carthage to
Granville on Oct. 3 and Granville to
Carthage Oct. 5.
In conjunction with Granville’s
annual Fall Celebration, the
Cumberland River-narrated cruises
will be offered at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Oct. 3 and 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:15
p.m., 2:45 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Oct. 4
from Granville Veterans Park. Jazz on
the Cumberland concerts will also
begin at 11:30 a.m. at the park until 5
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p.m. Oct. 4, featuring the Jackson
County High School band, The Big
Band Sound, The Blues Brokers and
Sonic Fusion Military Band.
For more information and/or cruise
reservations, call (615) 451-4001.
Granville’s Fall Celebration Oct. 4 will
also feature the grand opening of the
Granville Scarecrow Festival, which is
a month long event; the Ralph
Maddux motorcycle show; Granville
Quilt Festival; the grand opening of
“If These Walls Could Talk” at Sutton
Homestead; stitching, music and
molasses at Pioneer Village featuring
old time craftsmen; and 1860s living
history reenactments; arts festival;
children’s rides; historic building
tours; food; craft booths and more.
For more information, visit
granvilletn.com.
Averitt recognized by Chevron
for service and performance
COOKEVILLE – For the third
straight year, Averitt Express has been
named a Carrier Recognition Awardwinner by Chevron Lubricants.
Chevron recognized Averitt for the
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full-service transportation provider’s
dedication to customer service.
The Carrier Recognition Awards
are issued to Chevron’s carrier
partners that help elevate the
perception of Chevron and its
lubricant brands through a
combination of safety, service and
performance. Averitt was highlighted
for its service, achieving “on-time”
ratings of 90 percent or better for
pickup and delivery of goods, with
strong survey results from the
locations it served.
“Exceeding our customers’
expectations is our team’s goal every
day,” said Gary Sasser, Averitt’s
president and CEO. “We’re proud of
our associates and their commitment
to service excellence, and we’re
honored to be recognized by great
customers like Chevron for these
efforts.”
The Chevron Lubricants 2013
Carrier Recognition Award is one of
several honors Averitt has received
this year, garnering Walmart’s 2013
Regional LTL Carrier of the Year title
and a 2013 Alliance Award from
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The three things you want most in a doctor who is taking care of you
or your family. In the field of implant dentistry, Dr. Stephen Johns
exhibits all of these crucial traits. Having placed implants for over 34
years, Dr. Johns is one of the most experienced implant dentists
in the state. His experience, knowledge, and skill are backed up by his
credentials. He is a long standing Fellow in the American Academy of
Implant Dentistry, a Diplomate in the American Board of Oral
Implantology, and selected by his peers as an Honored Fellow of the
American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID) which is reserved
for 1% of the academy’s membership. Dr Johns seeks to help further
cultivate the field of implant dentistry as an examiner for the AAID, in
which he tests the dentists applying for implant credentials.
Dr. Johns’ expertise and accreditations also qualify him to do both the
surgery and the final prosthetics (teeth) for his patients. In other words,
you can have all of your treatment done in one office by one doctor.
He can take care of the whole implant process from start to finish in the
soothing comfort of his state of the art office. If dental implants are
in your future, then Johns Family and Implant Dentistry should be your
destination. It is definitely the place “Where skilled hands and caring
hearts come together.”
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World Trade 100/SMC3.
Cookeville bank to open branch
in Baxter
BAXTER – Putnam 1st Mercantile
Bank has opened a new branch in
Baxter.
The Cookeville outfit expanded into
the former Citizens Bank building in
the western Putnam County town, at
322 Main St., Baxter. Sue Neal will
serve as community president.
The new branch opened Sept. 23.
Putnam 1st Mercantile has two
locations in Cookeville, its main
office at 200 W. Jackson St. and in the
Village Center at 860 E. 10th St.
Cookeville Medical Clinic adds
new testing for diabetes care
COOKEVILLE — Cookeville
Medical Clinic PLLC and its affiliated
entities have added two new
diagnostic tests for patients to help
enhance prevention and decrease
progression of diseases associated
with diabetes and other ailments.
Diabetes is on the rise with almost
10 percent of the population being
diagnosed. It’s the leading cause of
peripheral neuropathy, which is a
result of nerve damage that often
causes weakness, numbness and pain,
usually in the hands and feet, but may
also occur in other areas of the body.
The American Diabetes Association
recommends assessment of
sudomotor function of small nerve
fibers in the current panel of
diagnostic tests for the detection of
peripheral neuropathy. A quick
two-minute non-invasive test, the
sudopath provides useful information
to aid the health care provider in
prevention, diagnosis and treatment
of autonomic nervous system
dysfunction. Early identification of
these complications, which are often
asymptomatic in as much as of 50
percent of diabetic patients, has the
potential to reduce or delay disease
progression with timely preventative
treatment.
In addition to the sudopath,
Cookeville Medical Clinic is also
offering the vestibular autorotation
test (VAT), balance testing as part of
basic primary care services to monitor
and screen for vestibular dysfunction
that causes dizziness and increase
chances of falling. One out of three
seniors fall, and falls are the leading
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cause of accidental death, injury and
hospital trauma admissions according
to the Centers of Disease Control
(CDC). The VAT assessment helps
diagnose and treat vestibular deficits
to reduce the burden of fall-related
injuries and deaths.
“These wonderful tools and
technology available for our patients
provide us with the ability to utilize
the most comprehensive level of care
and develop prevention and treatment
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plans through evidence-based
medicine,” said Dr. Pushpendra K.
Jain, CEO and medical director. “Our
role as primary care providers is not
just to keep you healthy but to make
sure you stay healthy. Thus,
enhancing and expanding our
services allows for the ability to focus
on prevention and screening to
protect the health and well being of
our patients.”
Cookeville Medical Center and its
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affiliated entities provide primary and
urgent care medicine paired with
ambulatory services. Ancillary
services include on-site prescription
filling, laboratory, digital CT and
X-ray, EKG, echo, ultrasounds, bone
density, bladder scan, aorta scans,
online access through a secure patient
portal, and more.
For more information, call
(931) 528-8899 or visit www.
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Alpharetta, GA 30004, Horizon Construction Co.
Cookeville, TN 38501, Sunbelt Rentals Inc.
Hunter’s Training and
Consulting, gun safety course, 189 Green
Tom Moyer Carpentry, construction,
Mountain Road, Cookeville, TN 38506, Billy
Hunter/Jamie D. Hunter
Jackson Mart, convenience store/gas,
1142 Eads Bluff Road, Georgetown, TN 37336,
Thomas Moyer
S. Willow Ave., Suite F, Cookeville, TN 38501,
Jonathan M. Vinson
Putnam County
Kimberly Inc., TDOT construction, 3536
Boles Beaty Road, Alpine, TN 38543, Tim
Mountain
Larry Crawford, drywall installation,
14490 Center Hill Dam Road, Silver Point, TN
38582, Larry Crawford
Vaughn Construction Inc., grading
and excavation construction, 900 Airport Road,
Waverly, TN 37185, Vaughn Contractors Inc.
Westhaus Vapor, electronic cigarettes,
4347 Big Orange Drive, Cookeville, TN 38501,
Kenneth West
Brown Construction, construction,
5320 Nashville Highway, Cookeville, TN 38501,
Harold E. Brown Jr.
Lil Bit of Everything, thrift store, 159
Second Ave. S, Algood, TN 38506, Martha Kirby
overton County
Centimark Corporation,
Mint, hair salon, 341 S. Willow Ave., Cookeville,
TN 38501, Amanda M. Richards
All Things Vintage, collectibles/
construction, 334 Freehill Road, Hendersonville, TN
37075, Centimark Corporation
Citgo Auto Care, auto repair and parts,
410 N. Washington Ave., Cookeville, TN 38501,
William W. Kennon
Pink Lace & Threads, clothing sales,
117 Phillips Bent Court, Cookeville, TN 38506,
Lisa D. Caskey
Pro Auto Detail Inc., auto detail
County Line Cold Ones, convenience
service, 1620 S. Jefferson Ave., Cookeville, TN
38501, Kirk Evans
Discount Wine & Liquor, wine
R & D Services Inc., consulting services,
102 Mill Drive, Cookeville, TN 38501, R & D
Services Inc.
store, 1838 Industrial Drive, Monterey, TN 38574,
Dawn Perez/Pablo Perez
and liquor sales, 831 S. Jefferson Ave., Suite C,
Foxtail Hammock Company,
hammocks and outdoor equipment sales, 149
Prosperity Drive, Baxter, TN 38544, Matt Chambers
Gallaher & Associates Inc.,
security installation, 3351 Regal Drive, Alcoa, TN
37701, Gallaher & Associates Inc.
Holland Contractors Inc., asphalt
paving contractor, 3041 Highway 70E, Waverly, TN
37185, Holland Contractors Inc.
Horizon Construction
Company, construction, 415-B Winkler Drive,
Raisin Acres Farm, soapmaking, salves,
creams, lotions, tea and herbs, 6343 Hilham
Road, Cookeville, TN 38506, Sherri Stickler/
Patrick Stickler
Rouse Construction Company,
general contactor, 11121 Kingston Pike, Suite G,
Knoxville, TN 37934, Rouse Construction Co.
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antiques/crafts, 103 E. Court Square, Livingston,
TN 38570, Len A. Apgar
Bright Beginnings, daycare, 1008 E.
Main St., Livingston, TN 38570, Megan E. Boles
C & L, general framing, 147 Bilbrey Qualls
Road, Cookeville, TN 38506, Les Paul Brown
Get – N – Go, drive-through beer sales,
133 Maxwell Chapel Lane, Hilham, TN 38568,
Thomas A. Naff
BQ Enterprises, 601 Vickers Place, remodel commercial, $22,000
Church Cookeville First Assembly of God Inc./
King Construction Group Inc., remodel commercial, 2223 N.
Washington Ave., $222,494
David and Pam Sanders/Reliable Building
Service LLC, addition commercial, 43 Church Ave., $19,500
Gaw Joyce Ann/Bob Vick & Associates, remodel
commercial, 1509 N. Washington Ave., $50,000
Heritage Commercial Holdings LLC, addition commercial,
321 E. Spring St., Suite 303, $24,500
Robert Larrick/Herb Allison, remodel commercial, 42 W.
Broad St., $20,000
Ting Kwun Lon ETUX Rebecca/Bob Vick &
Associates, addition commercial, 39 Depot St., $2,500
Cook Out/Qualified Builders Inc., new commercial, 869
S. Jefferson Ave., $155,722
Putnam County Board of Education/BJP Legacy
Construction Co. LLC, new commercial, 1 Cavalier Drive, $57,750
Mid Tennessee Metal Inc., metal
roofing retail, 163 Bennett Lane, Cookeville, TN
38506, Kimberly Kellum
Tennessee Technological University Foundation,
Sam’s Bait Shop and Flea
Market, bait, tackle shop and flea market,
Bank of Putnam County/Norrod Builders,
2325 Byrdstown Highway, Monroe, TN 38573,
Sam Jennings
demolition, 201 W. Seventh St., $50
commercial-structures/warehouses/shops/additions/alterations, 408 E
Stratton Ave., $600,000
S & B Tile Contractors LLC, tile
Sylvan Mazelin, carpentry-flooring, 4539
Double Springs Church Of Christ/Pippin
Construction, commercial-structures/warehouses/shops/additions/
Sunbelt Rentals Inc., rental and sales
The Garden Spot, produce stand, 1140
Grady Stewart, commercial-structures/warehouses/shops/additions/
alterations, 1999 Gainesboro Grade, $29,000
installation, 4510 Settlet Bridge Road, Suwanee,
GA 30024, S & B Tile Contractors LLC
of construction equipment, 701 Bill Smith Road,
Muddy Pond Road, Monterey, TN 38574, Sylvan
R. Mazelin
W. Main St., Livingston, TN 38570, Otis Porter
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List includes: Owner/contractor, type of construction, address
and estimated cost
Johnny Myers, finish carpentry, 4950
Back 2 New, painting contractor, 1029
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Underground Ink, tattoo shop, 611
Cookeville, TN 38506, Michael Watson
Old Bon Air Road, Sparta, TN 38583, Kimberley
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215 W. Jackson St., Cookeville, TN 38501,
Viru Inc.
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LLC, used auto sales, 1210 S. Jefferson Ave.,
The following businesses have
received licenses during August
2014. The list includes the business
name, type of business, location and
owner’s name, if available.
Buck Mountain Road, Cookeville, TN 38506,
Johnny Myers
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alterations, 4665 Norton Drive, $600,000
City of Cookeville/TV Parks, commercial-structures/
warehouses/shops/additions/alterations, 2606 Gainesboro Grade,
$1,808,200
John Short, commercial-structures/warehouses/shops/additions/
alterations, 1024 Shag Rag Road A, $6,000, 1024 Shag Rag Road B,
$9,000, 1024 Shag Rag Road C, $10,000, 1024 Shag Rag Road D,
$10,000, 1024 Shag Rag Road, $12,000, 1024 Shag Rag Road, $12,000,
1024 Shag Rag Road, $6,000
Advanced Propane Inc./DTD Ventures LLC,
commercial-structures/warehouses/shops/additions/alterations, 6350
Highway 111, $70,000
City of Crossville/
Cumberland County
List includes: Contractor, permit type/description, square
footage, address and valuation
Sippel Development, LDP, pavement rehabilitation Walmart
Supercenter, 168 Obed Plaza, $200
Crossville Housing Authority, building-commercial, four plex
apartment building, 46 Harper Lane, $169,632; plumbing-city, plumbing for
four plex apartment building, 46 Harper Lane, $50
J. Cumby Construction, building-commercial, storage building,
656 Interstate Drive, $350,000; LDP, 12,000 square-foot addition, 656
Interstate Drive, $50
Mallia Engineering Company, building-commercial,
Stonepeak expansion, 238 Porcelain Tile Drive, $1,467,000; LDP, addition to
Stonepeak tile plant, 38 Porcelain Tile Drive, $100
MTLC Inc., building-commercial, business renovation, 2340 N. Main St.,
Suite 68, $230,000
Highland Construction Inc., LDP, commercial building, 1396
Interstate Drive, $50; LDP, new credit union construction, 9 Southbend Drive,
$50
Action Heating and Cooling, plumbing-city, plumbing for
business, 2340 N. Main St., Suite 68, $75; mechanical, mechanical for
business, 2340 N. Main St., Suite 68, $75
Cove Builders & Development Inc., building-commercial,
maintenance shop, 389 County Seat Road, $141,291
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