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The latest Edge coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Business section.
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These Chattanooga business professionals are on the move
Brandon Wells joins StoneLoads as business development executive for Texas and Oklahoma. Wells comes to StoneLoads with extensive sales and customer service experience. Wells attended Baylor University before serving in the U.S. Army where he was stationed in Iraq and South Korea. Prior to joining StoneLoads, Wells completed lengthy tenures in manufacturing sales and as a Chick-fil-A executive director where his energies focused on strengthening workplace culture and providing renowned customer service.

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Chattanooga professor: The importance of having a medical home (and pharmacy)
Deborah M. Mullen, Ph.D., is the Greg A. Vital–Franklin Farrow Associate Professor of Health Care Management at the Gary W. Rollins College of Business at the University of Tennessee (UTC) at Chattanooga.

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Chattanoogan Matt Jeffery’s company is setting a high ceiling for flooring
Matt Jeffery, a 34-year-old flooring company founder, has a secret tactic for finding great employees. He looks for job applicants who have been waiters or waitresses.

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Chattanooga-based Double Cola retains appeal with unique flavors, sizes and approaches in 100th year
The company was founded in 1922 by Charles D. Little and business partner Joe S. Foster, former Chero-Cola employees who launched the company originally as the Good Grape Company.

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Cempa Community Care CEO Shannon Stephenson shares her recommended reads
Shannon Stephenson is the CEO at Cempa Community Care, a Chattanooga-based health care organization with the mission of championing healthy communities by providing affordable, compassionate and high-quality care through advancing comprehensive support services and person-centered best practices. Among the organization's recent accolades, Cempa has won Edge magazine's Champions of Health Care Community Outreach Award (2019); was presented the Governor's Award of Excellence for its response to the COVID-19 pandemic (2021); has been recognized by the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce as the Small Business of the Year in the nonprofit sector (2022); and was named one of Chattanooga's Best Places to Work by Edge magazine (2022).

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New Hamilton County health officer wants to see Chattanooga up and moving
If Dr. Stephen Miller could have one wish for Chattanooga-area residents, it would be to see them outdoors and active.

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Is hybrid work actually…working? Here’s what the data says
Did you put on real pants, fight traffic, and eat a suboptimal lunch today just to sit in your corporate office ... on a Zoom call? You're not the only one.

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Chattanooga-based Cortina Health launches tele-dermatology venture
Dr. Reid Maclellan says the aim of his Chattanooga-based startup company is to "democratize elite dermatology," and to do it in all 50 states.

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Home or office? This century-old house-to-work space on the market in downtown Chattanooga has been both
A 105-year-old building that was originally a single-family home but is now used for general office space is on the market for a new owner in downtown Chattanooga.

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Edge networking: Business After Hours at the zoo
The Chattanooga Chamber's Business After Hours event, sponsored by the Chattanooga Zoo at Warner Park, was held on July 28 inside the zoo's education building. More than 200 attendees came to network during this event. The zoo opened its doors for guests to experience its exhibits and giraffe feedings. Business After Hours events are held quarterly and sponsored by Chamber member businesses.
