Business owners say they faced a choice during the recession. Adapt or disappear. Owners across the Chattanooga area say they decided to overhaul their business models to survive the Great Recession and its aftermath, and to match the persistent forward march of technological progress.
The pharmacy renovation at Memorial Hospital Glenwood is expected to be complete in April, while the pharmacy at Memorial Hospital Hixson is expected to be completed in March, according to hospital spokesman Brian Lazenby.
At Tweety’s Automart in East Ridge, car sales hit the brakes in 2009.
Jay Jolley, CEO of EMJ Corp., watched his business shrink by half between 2007 and 2009. The construction company was considered among the most accomplished shopping mall builders, with 80 percent of all work going toward large retail projects that brought in income of some $1 billion in 2007.
Your dollar goes nearly 6 percent farther in Chattanooga than the average U.S. city. In Cookeville, consumers get 14 percent more bang for their buck, according to recently released 2011 cost of living data from the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness.
When the U.S. and state governments started to run out of money during the recession, new road construction slowed down dramatically.
John Wise built his construction business developing single-family homes and condominium projects.
Americans are expected to spend $17.6 billion on flowers, jewelry and candy by Tuesday in what is typically the second-largest spending holiday of the year behind Christmas.
Get 'em while they're hot. The scorching new 2013 Lexus GS 350 has just landed at Lexus of Chattanooga on Brainerd Road. And, indeed, landed is the right word because the new GS looks like it could be the fuselage of a jet aircraft.
Two of the largest brokerage firms operating in Chattanooga will come under common ownership in March, but the firms will keep separate names and operations, at least for now.
Chattanooga has been selected as one of "8 terrific towns for history lovers" by the retirement relocation magazine Where to Retire.
Tennessee American Water no longer will collect sewer and garbage fees for some area municipalities after October, a change city officials say could prove costly for them and confusing for ratepayers.
While we normally think of summer when traveling, I know a number of folks who plan to do so this month (lucky dogs!); therefore, I thought a column on specific fees that really irk travelers might be in order.
Alton Park residents and others said Thursday they’re hopeful about a new company that could land in the area and create about 50 jobs.
