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Business Digest: Garcia-Roswell joins Memorial practice

Garcia-Roswell joins Memorial practice

Melinda Garcia-Rosell, M.D., has joined CHI Memorial Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates.

Garcia-Rosell received her medical degree from University of Tennessee of Health Science Center where she also completed her residency and fellowship. Dr. Garcia-Rosell has certification from the American Board of Internal Medicine with a specialty in rheumatology. Rheumatologists diagnose and treat arthritis and other rheumatic diseases which affect the joints, muscles, bones and sometimes other organs in the body (e.g., kidneys, lungs, blood vessels, brain). Dr. Garcia-Rosell joins Dr. Natalie Braggs at CHI Memorial Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates.

Higby, Beverly join Franklin Wealth

Franklin Wealth Management, a Chattanooga-based financial services firm, has added Corey Higby as operations specialist and promoted Tanner Beverly.

Higby will assist the wealth advisors by facilitating the opening of new accounts, handling contributions and distributions and meeting with clients.

Beverly, a licensed paraplanner with the firm, was promoted to a new role to assist the wealth advisors in preparing financial plans and presenting client investment updates, as well as developing educational information and publications.

He also will be responsible for implementing the firm’s technology improvement strategy, utilizing the Orion Advisor Services platform to streamline performance reporting and trading processes.

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Murphy wins award at local FastSigns

David Murphy, outside sales professional with FastSigns of Chattanooga, has received the company’s Platinum Sales Award, which recognizes outside sales professionals who have annual sales exceeding $1 million.

Mark Jameson, executive vice president of franchise support and development, said the leading sales professionals “continue to make FastSigns the leading sign and visual graphics provider.”

Memorial adds Long for communications

Karen Long has joined the marketing department of CHI Memorial Hospital as a marketing communications specialist. She will work with Memorial’s marketing team and administrators to promote the hospital, its staff and programs. Long has lived in the Chattanooga community her entire life. She joins CHI Memorial from WRCB-Channel 3 where she worked for more than 18 years in a variety of roles.

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