Mike Pare (Reporter)

Phone: 423-757-6318
E-mail: mpare@timesfreepress.com
Bio:
Mike Pare, the deputy Business editor at the Chattanooga Times Free Press, has worked at the paper for 27 years. In addition to editing, Mike also writes Business stories and covers Volkswagen, economic development and manufacturing in Chattanooga and the surrounding area. In the past he also has covered higher education. Mike, a native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., received a bachelor's degree in communications from Florida Atlantic University. he worked at the Rome News-Tribune before coming to Chattanooga. Contact Mike at 423-757-6318 or mpare@timesfreepress.com

Chattanooga's Patten Towers to see makeover in $25 million project

Published Apr. 11 2018

A Nashville group is seeking $25 million in bonds to buy and renovate Patten Towers, the 11-story building in downtown...

North Chattanooga, Reads Lake Road building plans draw neighborhood ire

Published Apr. 10 2018

A Hamilton County builder has withdrawn a plan to put 153 residences on a former golf course amid opposition, and...

Food City marks 100 years

Published Apr. 9 2018

Food City is marking its 100th birthday.

North Chattanooga project draws over-building concerns

Published Apr. 3 2018

A developer is seeking new zoning for a North Chattanooga tract to raise townhomes and single-family houses in a project...

East Brainerd golf course offers about 60 undeveloped acres

Published Apr. 1 2018

More than 60 acres of undeveloped land near Hamilton Place mall and the busy East Brainerd area is on the...

Bob Shaw: Engineered Floors will 'get a good bit' of carpet growth

Published Apr. 1 2018

When it comes to carpet and housing starts, businessman Bob Shaw likes to say there has been "a depression" over...

Variable Inc.'s scanning device can find precise color-matched products

Published Apr. 1 2018

Chattanooga-based startup Variable Inc. expects to have its Color Muse color scanning device in all of Sherwin-Williams' 4,200 stores in...

UTC SimCenter expanding reach across campus, city

Published Apr. 1 2018

Dr. Anthony Skjellum says he and the team at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga SimCenter are aiming to take...

New deal establishes largest landscape turf business in U.S.

Published Mar. 30 2018

A Dutch company has bought a controlling interest in a longtime Dalton, Ga.-based venture to create what's called the largest...

Volkswagen: New pickup truck hits 'heart of American dream'

Published Mar. 28 2018

A new Volkswagen pickup truck, called "the most American VW ever" by the German automaker on Wednesday, could one day...

Tennessee small business group warns of fuel economy roll back

Published Mar. 28 2018

A Tennessee small business group on Tuesday urged the state's two U.S. senators to block efforts by the Trump administration...

VW unveils new five-seat Atlas Cross Sport SUV to be built in Chattanooga

Published Mar. 27 2018

Volkswagen today at the New York International Auto Show revealed a concept of its new five-seat SUV based off the...

VW could assemble new pickup truck in Chattanooga

Published Mar. 26 2018

A Volkswagen pickup truck for the U.S. market, possibly based off the Chattanooga-made Atlas SUV, could make sense, an industry...

CBL says year off to 'strong' start

Published Mar. 23 2018

Chattanooga-based mall operator CBL Properties today reported that sales at its properties are off to "a strong start."

Company says it will try to resolve Wichman complaints

Published Mar. 23 2018

Wichman Monuments plans to try to resolve disputes with customers who say the company took their money without filling their...

Chattanooga area shows steady population growth

Published Mar. 23 2018

The Chattanooga and Cleveland metro areas posted population growth beating the national rate in the past year as the region...

Chattanooga's former Harriet Tubman public housing site lands $100,000 state grant

Published Mar. 22 2018

The future use of the former Harriet Tubman public housing site in Chattanooga has received a boost from a state...

Innovation District plan includes greater UTC presence downtown, housing, research opportunities [photos]

Published Mar. 21 2018

A new vision for Chattanooga's Innovation District calls for a better University of Tennessee at Chattanooga presence downtown, adding affordable...

VW to invest $340 million in new 5-seat, Chattanooga-built SUV [photos]

Published Mar. 19 2018

Saying a five-seat version of the Atlas SUV fits in one of the hottest-selling parts of the U.S. market, Volkswagen...

VW set to lay out plans for another Chattanooga-built SUV

Published Mar. 19 2018

As Volkswagen tries to boost its market share in America, the automaker appears ready to push ahead with another foray...