An area payment management company recently purchased the assets of one of its competitors that includes software programs to enhance and increase business.

Southern Lighting and Cabinets has increased its showroom space and boosted its retail business with a relocation to an East Brainerd complex in the heart of the region's largest retail cluster.

PROFILE * Name: Kenton Ridge * Location: Off Mae Dell Road, near Lee Highway and Hickory Valley Road.

DAYTON, Tenn. -- Lori Clift followed in her mother's footsteps when she went to work at McDonald's when she was just a 14-year-old girl.

President Barack Obama is urging banks to aid small businesses by freeing up money to lend, but officials are unsure how much help that will be.

The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission on Monday approved requests by two property owners to be annexed into the city.

A fitness center that helped rejuvenate the downtown area recently celebrated its 30th anniversary and continues thriving today.

CLEVELAND, Tenn. -- A local boat shop is the first marine retailer in the nation to receive a loan through a pilot program handled by the Small Business Administration, according to a national marine retailers group.

Richard Witt’s first job was at the Bi-Lo grocery store in Red Bank.

A former Chattanooga car dealer who pleaded guilty recently to a misdemeanor larceny charge in a U.S. District Court in New York is back in the automobile business.

Workers scrambled on Tuesday to put the finishing touches on the latest supermarket addition to the Chattanooga market.

Two out of the three new area Raceway stores are open for business, and company officials said an operator has been selected to run the third.

* Name: Friar Branch Townhomes

Radiation protection technicians at TVA are in short supply, or officials are expecting them to be in a few years.

Radiation protection technicians at TVA are in short supply, or officials are expecting them to be in a few years.

The Chattanooga Choo Choo capped off a yearlong celebration Tuesday with the centennial anniversary of the first train arriving to Terminal Station.

Officials gathered at the Chattanooga Choo Choo this morning to celebrate terminal Station’s centennial anniversary.

Standing in the lobby of the Chattanooga Choo Choo last week, Todd Roarkand stared up at the Victorian-era dome ceiling and remarked how the entire city has changed since he moved away 25 years ago.

Profile: * Name: Jefferson Place * Location: In the 1900 block of Rossville Avenue on Chattanooga’s Southside.

People have to eat -- even during a sluggish economic period, Richard Arnold says.

Ooltewah-based American Bicycle Group deviated from its typical bread and butter with its latest Litespeed Archon models which already are sold out before hitting store shelves.

Development continues along a section of Riverfront Parkway where $360 million in planned projects have been announced.

Jason Francis selected two movies last week from a Redbox vending machine at the Walgreens on Broad Street.

CLEVELAND, Tenn. -- As a child, Jonathan Cantrell visited Don Ledford Automotive with his grandfather.

Dozens of supporters and local and state officials are rallying this morning in Cleveland, Tenn., in a bid to save a General Motors dealership from closure.

The Chattanooga Convention Center reported its second consecutive month of growth following two months of shrinking revenue.

A Sequatchie County development is at the center of what the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is calling a $30 million Ponzi scheme that led to a complaint filed in federal court in Denver.

Profile * Name: Timber Ridge * Location: On Short Leaf Lane in Soddy-Daisy off of Dallas Hollow Road.

MoonPies and RC Colas have been linked for years, and they are now available together at Chattanooga Bakery's latest venture at Rock Point Books.

Wal-Mart slashed online prices of books and DVDs, sparking a battle among its competitors in a war for Internet sales.

When Danette Scudder joined the Women's International Network of Utility Professionals in 2007, the East Tennessee chapter of the organization had just one other member.

Pamela Moore is helping homebuyers feel at home.

Dick Clinton had wanted to be a professional trumpet player, but that didn’t work out.

Chuck Pruett was having trouble finding health food for his children at area grocery stores, so he responded by opening his own.

The weak economy and rising unemployment are putting pressure on premiums, Unum Group said Tuesday, but the Chattanooga insurer’s performance during the third quarter still met analysts’ expectations.

There is no short supply of accolades and praise at Unum this year.

From diapers to funeral supplies, Walmart has everything the American consumer needs from birth to death.

Mohawk Industries posted a profit during the third quarter despite a 21 percent drop in sales.

ATHENS, Tenn. -- Jennifer Jack always knew her handmade soap and body products business would be successful, so she was prepared when sales suddenly skyrocketed as a result of recent national publicity.

A weak commercial market is to blame for sales that continue to fall at the Dixie Group, officials said.

Profile * Name: Brookside Place Townhomes * Location: 6918 Park Drive, off Lee Highway, near the intersection with Shallowford Road.

Area homes sales fell 4 percent in September while climbing nationally by 9.4 percent, the largest amount in more than 26 years.

According to Justin Prann's research, there are more than 500 registered BMW motorcycles in the Chattanooga area and not a single dealership within 100 miles.

The Chattanooga Convention Center is playing catch-up after getting the fiscal year off to a slow start.

The city's Industrial Development Board on Tuesday cleared the way for a multimillion-dollar expansion at Dixie Industries that will double the company's local work force.

Economic growth and competitive fares are the driving forces behind a boost in boardings at the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport, officials said.

Industry Week magazine has nominated the La-Z-Boy manufacturing facility in Dayton as one of the best plants in the U.S.

The newest member of the Porsche family makes its debut in the Chattanooga market Saturday.

Green Pond Corner Grocery underwent cosmetic construction recently in an effort to modernize for what could be added competition coming.

Area businesses are heeding advice by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and are preparing for what could be one of the worst flu seasons in decades.