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NASA lays out moon base plans with landers, buggies and drones at the top of the list
NASA is already ordering landers, rovers and drones for a sprawling moon base, less than two months after the Artemis II's record-breaking lunar flyaround.
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Independent bookstores are multiplying, although many people still think they’re dying out
Allison Hill, CEO of the American Booksellers Association, is used to strangers expressing sympathy when they learn what she does for a living.
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Rock City can build gondola without Lookout Mountain if necessary, CEO says
Rock City will likely build a gondola lift even if elected officials in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, decline to let the company build part of the system on property within city limits, CEO and owner Doug Chapin said.
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California is Chattanooga’s top source of new out-of-state migrants, paper says
Although many new Chattanooga residents still come from elsewhere in Tennessee, California has been the Scenic City's largest out-of-state source of transplants over a five-year period.
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Most top Chattanooga area CEOs got pay increases in 2025. See list
Of the eight CEOs of publicly traded companies based in the Chattanooga region, five got pay raises last year, two got pay cuts and one completed his first year with the company in April.
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Cooking outside, missing date marks: Chattanooga area restaurant inspection reports for week ending May 26, 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.
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EPB bids farewell to finance chief who funded ‘Gig City’ makeover
Greg Eaves is leaving a much different EPB than the one he joined in 2004 as the first senior vice president of finance.
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Another surge for Micron, Wall Street’s latest $1 trillion company, sends US stocks to records
The U.S. stock market rose to records Tuesday as it caught up with climbs for others around the world from the day before, when President Donald Trump said negotiations were “proceeding nicely” with Iran on ending their war.
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As US stock market hits new highs, 2 of 3 Americans are cutting back on spending, survey shows
U.S. consumer confidence declined slightly this month as gas prices stayed high and inflation remained elevated, a sharp contrast to soaring stock prices hover near record levels.
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Massachusetts Uber, Lyft drivers certify first statewide ride-hailing union amid automation fears
Drivers in Massachusetts for ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Lyft became the first in the nation Tuesday to certify a union, marking a milestone in the growing effort to organize gig-economy workers amid ongoing concerns over pay, expenses and working conditions.
