Mai Bell grand opening
In July, Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprises celebrated the opening of its 49-unit apartment complex in Highland Park named for Mail Bell Hurley, one of CNE’s founders and the first woman elected to the Chattanooga City Council. The $4.37 million complex at Bailey Avenue and South Hawthorne Street replaced a former Tennessee Temple dorm on the same site.
Chamber opportunity conference
Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce presented its 5th Annual Business Opportunity Conference in August to help local companies do business with government agencies or major corporations. Dozens of suppliers met one on one with purchasing officials and construction managers during the conference at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.