Knoxville Cleaning Service (KCS) Janitorial & Maintenance Company, founded by Ronisha Beljour, is the company that was selected to clean up the minor-league sports stadium ahead of the grand opening on April 15.

This week Inc. announced its eighth annual Female Founders list, honoring a bold group of 500 women, including Patricia Nash of Patricia Nash Designs.

The PYA Ballard Innovation Award honors Tom Ballard, PYA’s Chief Alliance Officer, Editor of teknovation.biz, and a well-respected East Tennessee entrepreneurial community member.

The brand new organization has adopted Lamar Alexander's term for the area known as the Oak Ridge Corridor.

“It may start with a cookie box, but it’s so much more,” said Lynne Fugate. “It teaches them how to speak to adults, how to ask for the sale, how to market the product, present themselves, and work as a team.”

This milestone builds upon UT and Battelle’s successful 25-year partnership.