The nonseasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped last month in 14 of the 19 Chattanooga-area counties. Half of the local counties had jobless rates at or below the U.S . average jobless rate of 3.6% in March.
The world's biggest floor covering manufacturer earned less than half as much in the first three months of the year as it did a year ago as rising interest rates and slower economic growth curbed sales of carpets and tiles while inflation continued to push up production costs.
Since moving to Harrison from the Maryland oceanside, where he lived most of his life, Henry Gamb has decorated his lakeshore home on Hamilton Island Drive into an aquatic museum of sorts with paintings, outdoor sculptures and even life-size pirates he brought to Chattanooga from his days spent on the Atlantic Ocean as a merchant marine captain.
Covenant Logistics Group, Inc. hauled in less revenue and profits in the first quarter than it did a year ago, and company CEO David Parker said he expects "a difficult freight environment for the remainder of the year."
Resolving claims on misrepresentation clears way for a vote on merger with Knight Swift
Chattanooga's biggest grocery chain and the region's largest credit union are each conducting hiring fairs Thursday to help recruit more workers for their growing businesses amid the persistently tight labor market.
Shares of hospital giant rise to record high Friday
Homeowners in Hamilton and Bradley counties who heat their houses with natural gas will pay an average $4.19 more a month, starting this fall, if regulators approve an annual capital cost recovery plan submitted Thursday by Chattanooga Gas Co.
Unemployment declined in Tennessee and remained unchanged near its historic low in Georgia during March as employers continued to add jobs in the face of rising interest rates and growing concerns over a recession.
Five years after joining the faculty at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, former MIT researcher Sungwoo Yang won the top prize Wednesday in this year's "Fly for Researchers" Faculty Pitch for his pioneering research on a new type of window insulation.
