Bill Brewer

• Bill Brewer: Dreaming of better days and other silly notions Published 01/01/2012 at 4 a.m.

  Quick, call a tutor. We must be failing history.

• Bill Brewer: Washington a dream or nightmare? Published 10/02/2011 at 4 a.m.

  I've been converted. Count me among the believers. I'm ready to be a Washingtonian and join the Beltway gang. What a Capitol idea. Enough of this real world stuff.

• Bill Brewer: Turning the sun into gold Published 07/17/2011 at midnight

  Rooftop solar panels and earthen foundations two floors deep. Geothermal heating and cooling tubes snaking under backyards. Remote-controlled thermostats and lighting with those weird, squiggly light bulbs. The stuff of "green nutjobs."

• Bill Brewer: Abuse by districts must end Published 07/03/2011 at midnight

  Wall Street hasn't cornered the market on abuse of power and the public's money. Apparently the issue touches Tennessee's utility industry.

• Bill Brewer: Economic order restored Published 06/05/2011 at midnight

  It was a "great" recession while it lasted.Hollywood couldn't have written better drama. Thousands of workers laid off and small businesses closed with nothing but a wink from Washington while the nation's largest corporations merit huge federal bailouts at the ...

• Bill Brewer: Apply for financial makeover Published 01/23/2011 at midnight

  Allow the sinner to lecture you today on sins.

• Bill Brewer: Public vs. private - It's no secret Published 11/28/2010 at midnight

  The symbolism was unmistakable, even for this former C student in a room full of future CEOs. A recent University of Tennessee Corporate Governance Center discussion on public versus private companies was led by Ruby Tuesday CEO Sandy Beall, who ...

• Brewer: Is Knox left out of rail loop? Published 06/20/2010 at midnight

  Get ready for the platinum age of railroad. We may be watching it ride on by.

• Brewer: Knoxville is big on romance Published 02/27/2010 at 10:30 p.m.

  OK, Valentine's Day is two weeks behind us, but it's still the last day of the month of love. So, did you know that Knoxville is one of the 20 most romantic cities in America?

• Brewer: Signs of a fading downturn Published 01/03/2010 at midnight

  The economy is such an oddity.We've all heard the reports: Unemployment is bad one week, better the next. Housing starts are off, but home sales are picking up. Personal income is lagging, yet productivity is better. The Dow is declining, ...

• Caris Healthcare acquires S.C.-based Solaris Hospice Published 01/31/2012 at 7:50 p.m.

  A Knoxville-based hospice care network is finding growth in this nascent health care business through acquisition.

• South College receives pharmacy accreditation Published 01/23/2012 at 8 p.m.

  South College, which has admitted its first doctorate class in pharmacy and has been awaiting formal approval from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, received notice Monday that the new program is accredited to begin classes.

• Local VW dealership riding Passat wave Published 01/05/2012 at 4 a.m.

  Shannon Harper has a front-row seat to Volkswagen's sales performance. His VW dealership's 2011 sales reflect the automaker's strong overall results. In fact, Harper is making a hefty bet that sales of VW models, led by the Chattanooga-manufactured Passat, will ...

• Wyko Tire Technology sold to China company Published 12/01/2011 at 8 p.m.

  Wyko Tire Technology, a Greenback company that makes tire production tooling equipment and was at the center of an industrial espionage trial a year ago, announced Thursday that MESNAC Co. of China is taking a 100 percent equity position in ...

• TVA economic development activities have $4.9B impact Published 11/22/2011 at 8:15 p.m.

  Across the Tennessee Valley, 2011 is ending much the same way it began — with an uptick in economic activity.

• Redflex sues Farragut over new traffic camera law Published 11/17/2011 at 4 a.m.

  For the second time in a week a traffic camera vendor is suing local government because citations for improper right turns on red have been halted by a new state law.

• Redflex sues Farragut over new traffic camera law Published 11/16/2011 at 2:32 p.m.

  FARRAGUT -- For the second time in a week a traffic camera vendor is suing local government because citations for improper right turns on red have been halted based on a new state law.

• Knox firm finds solution for recycling-resistant waste Published 11/08/2011 at 7:30 p.m.

  A Knoxville company is offering businesses a recycling alternative for the disposal of polystyrene waste commonly known as Styrofoam.

• New federal regs put Pilot truck shops at a premium Published 11/04/2011 at 9 p.m.

  Maintenance of trucks that transport goods across every state is taking on greater importance with new federal regulations that crack down on unsafe vehicles.

• Blount County company's growth fueled by cost-cutting Published 10/28/2011 at 7 p.m.

  The stubbornly sluggish economy is prompting wholesale cutbacks and restructurings, but one Blount County company is riding a wave of growth as businesses look for ways to cut costs.

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