Cohen Communications Group

10/16/2024

Warning: if you are not a government/policy nerd this post may bore you to death. Sometimes the system works. My client Maddox Development wants to build something that would house an HVAC firm most likely on Inskip, just off Central. It’s a longtime vacant lot. We met with Charles Thomas, the district Council member. We met with Planning. We met with the City and with City Codes. We met with the Inskip Neighborhood Association. We will do lots of landscaping and sidewalks. Everybody is on board. But Planning and City Codes didn’t agree on a zoning…and an Industrial zone might let something in the future that isn’t right for the neighborhood. All working together we came up with this: An Ordinance to amend the Knoxville City Code, Appendix B, Zoning Code, Article 2.3, Definitions, to add a contractor's or tradesperson's business to the definition of "Industrial-Craft" Last night Council approved it unanimously. Now it sits for 14 days and then we can apply to Planning to do the project under that. Then it goes back to Council. Long and a little slow, but basically the system worked, everyone cooperated and we fixed a problem.

09/29/2024

Back when I ran the newsroom at Channel 5 in Nashville, former Governor Dunn was our GOP analyst on election nights. He was great. John J. Ho**er was our Democrat. They were just excellent together. RIP, Governor Dunn.https://www.tn.gov/governor/news/2024/9/28/winfield-dunn--43rd-governor-of-tennessee--passes-away.html

04/30/2024

Axle Logistics is a homegrown success story, growing at a phenomenal rate and creating fantastic, high-paying jobs. Proud to represent them.

There's a reason the Central Street headquartered company is nicknamed Knoxville's rocket ship.

09/12/2023

Excellent job by NewsChannel 5 in Nashville. Been working months on pitching this for my client GMR. https://www.newschannel5.com/news/newschannel-5-investigates/patients-who-suffered-emergencies-say-bcbstn-wont-pay-for-their-air-ambulance-flights-to-the-hospital?fbclid=IwAR10P_nVMuQiEbLv7js6Sdll7-YE2A_VgdlqzbU0nnsaftBpO5kMRUTjexo

Patients who suffered medical emergencies say Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee won't pay for their air ambulance flights to the hospital

05/17/2023

Proud of my friend and client Dr. Harry Boston. Great company led by a great guy. https://www.teknovation.biz/boston-government-services-acquired-by-bernhard-capital-partners/

08/16/2022

Incredibly proud that three of my clients are on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies list again this year. KaTom Restaurant Supply for the 14th year in a row. Axle Logistics for the 7th. And Boston Government Services for the 4th. Such great companies....and all do a lot of good work in the community.

03/04/2022

So proud of my client FirstBank and their ongoing sponsorship and involvement with Habitat for Humanity. Today Knoxville President Brent Ball was interviewed by Phil Williams as FirstBank is the presenting sponsor of a sporting clays shoot to benefit Habitat. Good folks, good cause.

12/30/2021

Thank you so much, Sandra Clark. Blown away by this.

A guy in Knoxville helped the state of Tennessee gain $2.5 billion in fiscal year 2021. He is Mike Cohen, public relations specialist and owner of Cohen Communications Group, and the $2.5 billion is this writer’s best guess. Cohen shrugs when asked about the Alliance for Main Street Fairness and i...

08/11/2021

AMR is making a huge change in a system that hasn't changed in years. It can make a difference in the cost and efficiency of health care for Knox County. Proud to represent them.

The new pilot program will take effect Aug. 12. Mayor Kincannon called it "the biggest breakthrough in ambulance service in 50 years."

07/02/2021

Axle Logistics is just amazing. The building is dazzling, and as much a recruiting tool as anything. Their phenomenal growth is fueled by their beliefs and by how they treat employees. Great company, fantastic client.

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03/25/2021

Always proud to represent AMR. And proud of this incredible young woman for starting her career by AMR's Earn to Learn program. Impressive.

Ashtyn Overton is 20 years old and already found her calling.

02/23/2021

Appreciate Harry Sullivan and WVLT's coverage of FirstBank, an outstanding firm I am proud to represent...after having already been a customer for a while.

FirstBank will provide the banking services for most of Knox County government, including Knox County Trustee’s Office, Knox County Finance, other Knox County departments and fee offices, and Knox County Schools – including the KCS Payroll Account, KCS Food Service Account, and KCS Internal Scho...