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Jonesborough, Tennessee, has a uranium problem
Promise of jobs, economic development not enough for rural community that wants more safety checks
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Hattie B’s Hot Chicken to open Chattanooga location
Nashville-based chain Hattie B's Hot Chicken is expanding into Chattanooga, with a location set to open this fall in the former Food Works space at Signal Knitting Mills.
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Chattanooga entrepreneur Barry Large named chair of Erlanger Health board
Barry Large, a Chattanooga entrepreneur and businessman, has been named chair of the Erlanger board of directors, according to an announcement by the nonprofit health system.
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Chattanooga-area business openings and closings in June 2026
Here's a look at the business trends for June in the Chattanooga area.
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Trump administration lifts restrictions on Anthropic’s Claude models after cybersecurity alarm
The Trump administration has lifted restrictions on artificial intelligence company Anthropic's latest versions of its Claude chatbot, ending a weekslong ban tied to cybersecurity concerns.
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A grim job outlook meets a scrappy workforce as administrative assistants harness AI
With their numbers already in decline, secretaries and administrative assistants face another growing threat: artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT and Claude that can accomplish aspects of their workload with a tap.
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The Dow hits a record as most of Wall Street rises, but slumping AI stocks keep indexes mixed
Most U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied to another record, but more drops for computer chip companies and other winners of the artificial-intelligence boom kept indexes mixed.
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Chattanooga 250: Two decades ago, leaders did ‘everything we could’ to bring VW to Chattanooga
When German representatives from Volkswagen hopped into a TVA helicopter almost two decades ago to get a bird's-eye view of Enterprise South Industrial Park, they generally liked what they saw.
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Egg producers will pay $3.3M and donate 53 million eggs to settle price-fixing claims
The U.S. Justice Department and 17 states reached settlement agreements with three major egg producers this week to resolve allegations that the companies illegally colluded for years to raise prices, including when the cost soared to record highs last year.
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Democratic congressman asks the CFPB to investigate ‘rent now, pay later’ companies
A Democratic member of Congress is calling for the federal government to investigate the growing “rent now, pay later” industry, saying Americans may not understand the fees and cost structure of these products as the services become more widely available.
