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2016: A Year of Innovation in Review

photo Tennessee Riverpark (Photo by Will Malone)

There’s much to toast this holiday season, including Chattanooga’s growing foothold in the innovation space. Here are some of the highlights of 2016. Cheers!

January

Modeled after a nationally recognized program in Minnesota, STEP-UP Chattanooga connects businesses with high schoolers to bolster the workforce of tomorrow. Launched in January, the program completed its pilot program during the summer with 76 students working a collective 12,000 hours at paid summer internships with 46 local businesses.

Want to get involved? Visit stepupchattanooga.org.

March