Yesterday was a fine Chamber of Commerce “good news” day for the people of Chattanooga.
Thirteen hundred enthusiastic local citizens gathered at the Convention Center for the annual Chamber meeting, at which Chattanooga’s outstanding Sen. Bob Corker was the featured speaker.
Corker, a fine former Chattanooga mayor who long has been an effective leader in local economic and community improvement, noted that Chattanooga has received deserved national recognition as being the city with “the greatest opportunity for economic growth.”
He is optimistic in large part because of the “big” announcements of local projects by Volkswagen and Alstom Engineering, which will create thousands of local jobs – and develop many others among their suppliers.
But in addition, Chamber President Tom Edd Wilson welcomed many “small” economic developments that will add many more job opportunities for our people.