Affiliations

Sperry Van Ness

Founded in 1987, Sperry Van Ness is one of the largest and fastest-growing commercial real estate brokerage firms in the industry, with more that 960 advisors in over 150 locations. Sperry Van Ness delivers results for clients through a proven business model that immediately markets every one of its clients’ properties to the entire brokerage community as well as its own investor data base.

Based in Irvine, California, the firm operates internationally and provides brokerage, consultation, asset management, property management, leasing, accelerated marketing, and auction services. Sperry Van Ness represents clients in billions of dollars annually in office, multifamily, retail, industrial, self-storage, hospitality and land transactions.

The Knoxville Chamber and Jobs Now!

The Knoxville Area Chamber Partnership works with public and private sector individuals and organizations to create and maintain an economic climate in which businesses have the ability to thrive and grow. As a member of the chamber, SVN/R.M. Moore invests in the Jobs Now! regional campaign. Jobs Now! is a five-year program designed to attract new businesses and high-paying jobs, foster growth and retention of the existing industry base and enhance the entrepreneurial environment for new start-up businesses. Specific campaign goals include:

• Create 35,000 new jobs
• Create $2.5 billion in new, nonresidential capital investment
• Create 800 new businesses
• Increase per capita income by $6,470
• Increase the Gross Metro Product by $5.75 billion

Jobs Now! kicked off in March 2003 and has already produced significant results in its first year with 7300 new jobs (146% of 2003 goal) and $525 million in new, non-residential capital investments (148% of 2003 goal).