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Mayor Kincannon thanks City Employees for all of the exciting projects and events happening as we enter Spring.
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Urban Forest Master Plan Moves into Implementation Phase
 What happens after you eat, breathe and think nothing but “tree canopy” for more than five months? You take a moment to celebrate a #KnoxvilleJobWellDone with coffee and doughnuts in a City park.
City Urban Forester Kasey Krouse and Mayor Indya Kincannon joined many creators of the Knoxville Urban Forest Master Plan gathered on March 21 at Dr. Walter Hardy Park to mark the end of one stage and beginning of the next.
The UFMP is complete, and now is the time to start implementing the strategies identified by the plan.
Members of an implementation team have been identified, and some of their first goals will be to set measurable benchmarks; continue to build relationships and recruit partners; and identify leads for the 42 action steps outlined in the plan.
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Congrats to Assistant Chief Powell and KPD's Promoted Officers
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The City of Knoxville Gets Largest Federal Grant in Recent History!
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Urban Wilderness Milestones: Baker Creek & Augusta Quarry Update
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ShotClub Social's 200+ Jobs Kickstarted by City Investments in North Knoxville
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Over the years, the City of Knoxville’s Communications team has grown—meaning expanded services for each and every department in the City.
Long gone are the days of just answering media inquiries and issuing press releases. Today, this 6-person team operates more like a full-service marketing team.
 Need a fresher, more modern landing page on our website?
We got you!
Trying to grab peoples’ attention with a poster or flyer?
We have you covered!
Looking for a complete campaign to attract new hires, retain existing employees, or share your team’s success stories?
That’s right up our alley!
Having a hard time navigating social media?
We can help!
Need a headshot, pictures at your award ceremony, or a photo for a storyboard?
No problem!
Looking to announce a meeting, a new hire, or an exciting project?
We can whip up what you need!
Will video help explain your message or assist with internal training?
We can do that, too!
Still not sure exactly what this all means for you and your department? Click the button below to view examples of some recent projects and campaigns from the collaboration duo of the Comms team and other departments.
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 City Releases Updated Housing Strategy
After several months of meetings, stakeholder discussions and a City Council workshop, Mayor Kincannon and other City leaders released an updated Housing Strategy.
The strategy lays out the housing challenges in Knoxville and the Administration’s plans to utilize multiple tools to support the development of 6,000 to 8,000 new housing units by 2029.
As you may already know, the City has invested more than $40 million in the development of affordable housing since 2020, leveraging an additional $600 million in public and private investments. The result is more than 2,300 new units of affordable housing being built or in the process of development at this date.
Office of Neighborhoods Hosts Successful Awards Dinner
 Who walked the red carpet at the 2024 Neighborhood Awards, hosted by the Office of Neighborhood Empowerment?
Many department staff members as well as City Council representatives, wiffleball champions, healthy neighbors and Knoxville residents who go above and beyond the call of daily life to help make their neighborhoods great places to live.
And the winners are….
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This month’s mystery employee is the human equivalent of a railroad switchyard.
Or maybe one of those traffic conductors in the center of a busy intersection -- no white gloves or whistle required.
Rather, her instruments of choice are a welcoming smile and an easy laugh.
This employee has been at the center of operations for six years and lived in East Tennessee her entire life.
Can you guess the identity of your colleague who was once invited to work for Vice President Al Gore?
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 Happy anniversary to employees hired in the month of March!
Congratulations to the individuals and departments that recently won awards and KUDOS.
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CITY COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT |