Facing the first hole of the New Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, one mid-December day, Chattanoogan Justin Cofield split the fairway with his drive, then left his approach short of the green before salvaging his par.
LAUNCH Chattanooga seeks to empower entrepreneurship, and in so doing, support underrepresented entrepreneurs — especially minorities, women and individuals from low-wealth communities.
The Hanwha Q Cells complex in Dalton, Georgia, is the largest solar-panel manufacturing facility of its kind in the Western Hemisphere, but company official Lisa Nash remembers the "one-room office" where it all started.
In order to get the extra square footage she wants for her business, Payton Pitts is going to have to talk to her landlords.
Their Mission: Tech Goes Home (TGH) is a project of The Enterprise Center, which has a mission to "unite people, organizations and technology to build an advanced, inclusive future for our community," says Deb Socia, CEO for the center. Program Director Sammy Lowdermilk adds that TGH is about doing "anything to improve quality of life through technology," including offering digital-literacy training in which attendees learn how to take advantage of digital resources in vital areas including health care (telehealth) and finance. "If you don't know how to use tech," Lowdermilk says, "it's tough to get what you need."
Duan Bush, a 28-year-old Chattanoogan, recalled in a Friday telephone interview that he was driving in the predawn hours of May 22 when he swerved to avoid hitting a dog.
Glenn Hughes carves giant ice menorahs for clients in several cities, but none like the ones he carves for the Chabad Jewish Center of Chattanooga.
It's been more than 60 years since Newton Minow, then chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, called television a "vast wasteland."
Sarah Love Hart didn't want to choose between her two passions, retail and cooking -- so she didn't.
As should all startup entrepreneurs, Maven Table's Rachel Wanamaker and Kaleena Goldsworthy-Warnock know who their audience is.
