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Seven questions answered about Project River data center planned near Chattanooga
Along with the public announcement Wednesday of Project River, a proposed $11.3 billion industrial campus in Bradley County with power plants and a data center, came a sophisticated website promoting the development's purported benefits.

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Project River: $11.3B Bradley County campus aims to revive logging, attract data center
Developers searching for customer for on-site power plants
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TVA sets records for power demand, nuclear generation during summer heat
It's been a hot and dry summer, and few entities understand weather impacts like the Tennessee Valley Authority, a federal agency that generates and transmits electricity used by more than 10 million people.

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Warm coolers, dented cans: Chattanooga area health inspection reports for week ending Aug. 25, 2026
The Hamilton County, Catoosa County and Walker County health departments inspect food service establishments twice a year, grading them on a 100-point scale. Establishments are reinspected if they fail to meet critical standards. The scores are original and do not reflect on-the-spot changes, which sometimes lead to upward adjustments.
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Ford’s Garage restaurant coming to Chattanooga
Ford's Garage, a burger and beer restaurant chain with a 1920s service-station theme featuring classic Ford vehicles and memorabilia, is set to open a location in Chattanooga this fall.

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Mayor’s Chattanooga Airport board bemoans slow legal challenge to state takeover
Chattanooga Airport board members appointed by Mayor Tim Kelly met at City Hall on Monday to hear updates on the board's legal challenges to a state law that vacated and replaced them.

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No, Chattanooga isn’t getting In-N-Out on Signal Mountain Road. Signs were hoax
No animal style fries for Chattanooga, yet.

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Third-party logistics provider Kenco to open expanded Innovation Lab in Chattanooga
Kenco, a third-party logistics provider, is planning to open a new 30,000-square-foot Innovation Lab in Chattanooga.

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Where are data centers in Chattanooga region? Facilities vary widely.
Out of the 12 centers in operation or in development the Chattanooga Times Free Press identified in the newspaper's coverage area, seven look like what most imagine when they hear "data center" -- loud, resource intensive warehouses housing AI infrastructure.

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Toni Says: Changes to Medicare Part D take effect Jan. 1
I have Medicare supplement Plan G with a separate Part D plan, and my sister is on a Medicare Advantage HMO. I need your advice to know how to choose the correct Part D plan for both of us.
