Business News from TimesFreePress.com | http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/business http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/business Since 2004, Enterprise South industrial park has received nearly $24 million in federal funding, mostly for infrastructure improvements and workforce development programs, records show. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/25/chattanooga-wamp-alexander-corral-federal-funds-en/ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:01:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/25/chattanooga-wamp-alexander-corral-federal-funds-en/ Stacey Mangrower surfed the Web prior to driving to Chattanooga on Tuesday with her two children. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/25/chattanooga-gas-price-web-sites-grow-popularity/ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/25/chattanooga-gas-price-web-sites-grow-popularity/ Chattanooga’s planned outdoor center, slated to go in place of the controversial Coolidge hotel near the Walnut Street Bridge, won approval from a city design panel Thursday. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/25/chattanooga-outdoor-panel-passes-muster-panel/ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/25/chattanooga-outdoor-panel-passes-muster-panel/ These are new cases, according to court records, that were filed in the Chattanooga and Winchester offices of U.S. Bankruptcy Court’s Eastern District of Tennessee July 17-23. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/25/bankruptcy-filings/ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/25/bankruptcy-filings/ http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/25/market-insight/ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/25/market-insight/ Volkswagen’s arrival in Chattanooga could mean the region’s real estate market will be shielded from further harm by the national housing crisis and economic slowdown, Realtors and builders say. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/25/chattanooga-vw-plant-promises-reduce-effect-here-n/ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/25/chattanooga-vw-plant-promises-reduce-effect-here-n/ Ellen Geeslin of Red Bank has been married for 21 years, but she has been carrying on a love affair for much longer. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/24/chattanooga-area-residents-have-big-affection-litt/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:43:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/24/chattanooga-area-residents-have-big-affection-litt/ Tennessee offered its richest incentive package — and perhaps the most government assistance and tax breaks ever for an American automobile plant — to lure Volkswagen to Chattanooga. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/24/chattanooga-vw-incentives-largest-state/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:01:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/24/chattanooga-vw-incentives-largest-state/ Volkswagen plant job-seekers flooded the company with 623 resumes for the first 50 open slots in the initial days after the automaker started placing help-wanted ads, officials said Wednesday. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/24/chattanooga-vw-sees-early-jobs-surge/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:01:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/24/chattanooga-vw-sees-early-jobs-surge/ http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/24/market-insight/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/24/market-insight/ Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. is hiring more than 100 workers for its Chattanooga restaurant scheduled to open in early September. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/24/chattanooga-red-robin-hiring-eatery/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/24/chattanooga-red-robin-hiring-eatery/ At 23-years-old, Jeff Morgan had just graduated from college and was making $6 an hour when Pioneer Bank loaned him $120,000 on a handshake. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/24/morgan-construction-marks-25-years/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/24/morgan-construction-marks-25-years/ Vision Hospitality is using fire, water and attention to detail to create a “wow factor” at a new Doubletree hotel coming to Chattanooga, officials say. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/24/chattanooga-new-vision-old-hotel/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/24/chattanooga-new-vision-old-hotel/ The Chattanooga Times Free Press is hosting a job fair, JobsFest 2008, on Wednesday. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/24/chattanooga-30-companies-join-local-jobs-fest/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/24/chattanooga-30-companies-join-local-jobs-fest/ Volkswagen executives are scheduled back in Chattanooga today to talk with local and state officials about the timeline for construction of the planned $1 billion assembly plant. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/23/chattanooga-vw-back-town-talk-plant-timeline/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:01:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/23/chattanooga-vw-back-town-talk-plant-timeline/ Not all Americans are loud and disruptive, Ilona Schaeg discovered this week. And, she said, we are a lot friendlier and cleaner than we’re depicted on TV, too. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/23/german-sister-cities-group-pleased-friendliness-he/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/23/german-sister-cities-group-pleased-friendliness-he/ http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/23/market-insight/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/23/market-insight/ To ensure the best use of survivors’ money, it is best to plan ahead for death, funeral officials said. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/23/chattanooga-prearranged-funerals-called-ideal-kin/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/23/chattanooga-prearranged-funerals-called-ideal-kin/ Caraustar Industries announced Tuesday that almost 70 employees will lose their jobs after the Atlanta-based recycled cardboard manufacturer decided to permanently halt uncoated recycled boxboard at its Chattanooga Paperboard facility. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/23/chattanooga-70-here-lose-jobs-caraustar-cut/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/23/chattanooga-70-here-lose-jobs-caraustar-cut/ First Security Group Inc. reported a 45 percent drop in net income for the second quarter compared to the same period a year ago, marking the second consecutive quarter the bank has experienced a decline in profits. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/23/chattanooga-fsg-profit-falls-45-period/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/23/chattanooga-fsg-profit-falls-45-period/