Cup of ambition: How Dolly Parton’s business empire transformed her corner of Appalachia

By Rachel Siegel, CNN (CNN) — First came “9 to 5.” Then came the business empire, rooted in the place Dolly Parton called home. Parton, who died Tuesday, was instantly memorialized for her country music fame, glitzy glam and humanitarian touch. At The Old Mill Restaurant in East Tennessee, Tim Fulton was in his office,