By Knoxville News-Sentinel staff — Knoxville’s best in business were celebrated Friday by 800 people gathered at the Knoxville Convention Center for the 11th annual Knoxville Chamber Pinnacle Business Awards gala. Companies and individuals were recognized in nine award categories. The winners are: All Occasion Catering: the Small Business Excellence Award, for business that has 50…
February 24, 2015 09:06 AM Eastern Standard Time MARYVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Vanquish Worldwide along with LexLin Ranch released its 2013 & 2014 Annual Charitable Contributions review, reporting $6.8 million in donations to nonprofit organizations across the globe. Since Vanquish Worldwide has seen exponential growth from its successful government services and commercial transportation small business, Eric…
MARYVILLE, Tenn. – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Vanquish Worldwide, a transportation and customer service leader within the transportation industry, announces an increase to its current Over the Road (OTR) driver pay package. The increase will impact all current Vanquish Logistics drivers, as well as drivers seeking employment with the company. 60 for 60 – Driver base…
MARYVILLE, Tenn. — Vanquish Worldwide was recently honored with the 2015 “Veterans Innovator Award” at the Fifth Annual Business and Education Showcase sponsored by the Tennessee Veterans Business Association (TVBA). This award recognizes a company that is an innovator in its field. Vanquish, along with owner Eric W. Barton, have pioneered a new road for…
On Oct. 30, 2014 Vanquish Worldwide hosted the Blount Chamber Coffee Club at its global headquarters in Maryville, Tenn. Click the link below for more information on the event. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_k0bGbaZDo
Blount County Chamber of Commerce Maryville, Tenn. – Six individuals and businesses that gave their time and resources to make Blount County a special place to live and work were honored at the Blount Partnership Best of Blount Awards held at the Clayton Center for the Arts Thursday evening. Alcoa Inc., Mary Beth West Communications,…
December 02, 2014 08:17 AM Eastern Standard Time MARYVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Vanquish Worldwide, a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) dedicated to providing worldwide transportation services to the U.S. government and commercial clients since 2007, has been awarded a bridge contract for National Afghan Trucking (NAT) Services and a follow-on NAT contract (NAT 2.0) as…
Eric W. Barton, President & CEO of Vanquish Worldwide, accepts Large Business and Philanthropist of the Year Awards at the 2014 Best of Blount Awards
Vanquish Worldwide celebrated its open house and ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, June 13th with live music, refreshments and hors d’oeuvres at its global headquarters at 235 S. Old Glory Road in Maryville. Click below for a link to a Blount County Chamber of Commerce video on the ceremony:
By Robert Norris, The Daily Times — Vanquish Worldwide. The name evokes power and distance with a sense of precision and vagueness all at once. Sort of like the military. That’s no coincidence. Consider the founder, president and CEO. Eric Barton spent 11 years in the U.S. Marine Corps. He intended to make a career…