Parts of the Chattanooga region are expected to see the first freezing temperatures of the fall this week, encouraging homes and businesses to turn on the furnace heat to the highest levels in at least six months.
A major bond rating agency has upgraded its assessment of Chattanooga's biggest hospital even though it estimates the hospital's pending change to a nonprofit governance model next year could reduce some government aid by up to $10 million a year.
Facility will eventually create more than 400 jobs
Home prices still up significantly from a year ago as local market remains stronger than in many cities
Walker County is tapping into its northern neighbor for more water to help fill the void to be created by repairs of a water tank on Missionary Ridge on the northern edge of Georgia.
An environmental group opposed to plans to build natural gas-fired generation to replace aging coal plants in Tennessee is suing the Tennessee Valley Authority to gain access to TVA records the group claims are illegally being withheld from the public.
Robert Werk grew up in Ontario, Canada, and still recalls enjoying the Montreal-style bagels cooked there in wood-fired ovens with honey-flavored water to make thinner, sweeter and more dense bagels than the more common New York-style bagels sold in most of America.
Owners of a company that produces organic eggs plan to invest more than $30 million to establish their first manufacturing operations in the east Tennessee city of Morristown, officials said.
The biggest single new investment ever in Walker County is taking shape atop Lookout Mountain, where a luxury hotel retreat and a second golf course are planned adjacent to the award-winning McLemore golf course.
Fillauer, a Chattanooga-based manufacturer of orthotic and prosthetic products since 1914, is expanding into a more direct patient service with a new clinic in East Brainerd.
