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Pinnacle honored > Pinnacle Financial Partners remains one of the nation’s Best Large Workplaces for Women, earning the No. 6 spot on the latest list from FORTUNE magazine and Great Place to Work®. The Nashville-based firm, which recently held a COVID-delayed ribbon cutting for its downtown Roanoke location, ranks among the best in the nation for the way women associates view their experience in terms of fairness and equity. This is Pinnacle’s fourth appearance on the list, having earned this distinction in 2020, 2018 and 2017. The Best Workplaces for Women award is based on analysis of survey responses from more than 5.6 million U.S. employees. In that survey, 98 percent of Pinnacle’s female employees said it’s a great place to work.
Tuggles Gap landmark returns > The Tuggles Gap Restaurant in Floyd County just of the Blue Ridge Parkway has been around since 1938, a stop off for many people of all stripes. Parkway visitors for sure; motorcycle groups seemed to find it often. The food menu is varied and well prepared. Now under new ownership and after some renovations the plan was to reopen in late October with a slightly different name as the Tuggles Gap Roadside Inn (see logo).
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