President/CEO of the Roane Alliance Justin Snow was awarded the Economic & Community Development Professional of the Year for the state of Tennessee last week.

Snow is credited by County Executive Wade Creswell as having helped lead efforts that would see Malibu, Protomet, and Orano set up locations within Roane County.

The result of these is an estimated 1,300 new jobs and over $5.1 billion in capital investment. Creswell said these achievements made for “one of the most successful years for any county in state history.”