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First Commercial names new president
January 25, 2008
By JOSH FLORY
From The Knoxville News Sentinel

The real estate firm behind Knoxville's Turkey Creek retail center has a new president.

First Commercial Real Estate announced this week that Keith Widmer has taken the helm. Widmer is a former CEO of Petro's Chili and Chips, and had most recently been the Sevier County point man for R.M. Moore Real Estate Co.

John Turley, a broker with First Commercial, cited Widmer's knowledge and experience, especially in fast-growing Sevier County.

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Changing landscape: Business is busting out all over at Exit 407
November 30 , 2007
By JOSH FLORY
From The Knoxville News Sentinel

For years, travelers have flocked to Interstate 40's Exit 407 on their way to the mountains, but these days the intersection is starting to look like a destination in its own right.

The nexus of I-40 and the Winfield Dunn Parkway in Sevier County is drawing a flurry of interest from developers who see dollar signs in the millions of cars that pass through Exit 407 every year. The best example can be seen on a rise of land southeast of the intersection, where a team with ties to Knoxville's Turkey Creek project is in the midst of a massive earth-moving effort to prepare the way for Dumplin Creek, a 190-acre shopping-and-dining center.

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