Dan Jacobson {CQ}, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee’s lead on LEED certification, talks with the Times Free Press. The company held a ceremony at their Gateway Building on Tuesday in honor of their achieving LEED certification. The building was awarded the gold level of certification.Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport offers food, drinks, and even live video of the alligator exhibit at the Tennessee Aquarium to help travelers pass time awaiting their flights.
Soon, airport patrons will have access to a bookstore as well.
Friends of the Library, calling the business model a first for an airport nationally, will lease about 750 square feet in the lower level of the terminal where it will sell books.
William Sundquist, chairman of the group that supports Chattanooga Public Library, said plans are to provide books which will be mainly donated or are library discards.
The store will be unmanned with sales done on “the honor system,” he said, permitting buyers to pay either in cash or with a credit card.