Lyft logoLyft starts service in Chattanooga today
Lyft is entering the Chattanooga and Knoxville markets today, providing an on-demand ride sharing service in competition with Uber which entered the Chattanooga market two years ago.
Lyft, the fastest growing on-demand transportation service in the country, will serve most of Hamilton County with its drivers, including East Ridge, Red Bank, Soddy Daisy and Collegedale.
“Whether they’re heading to Knoxville’s Fourth & Gill or Chattanooga’s Riverpark, locals and visitors in Chattanooga and Knoxville will be able to rely on Lyft as their safe, friendly, affordable ride around town,” Lyft said in an announcement of the new service today.
To mark the expansion of Lyft into Chattanooga, new passengers will be able to get $5 off of their first Lyft ride in Chattanooga by using the code “LYFTINTYS” on the telephone app.
Lyft was founded in June 2012 by Logan Green and John Zimmer and is now available in more than 200 cities. Lyft currently operates in in two metro Tennessee cities – Memphis and Nashville – and five Georgia cities – Alpharetta, Athens, Atlanta, Marietta and Savannah.
To find out more about the new service, visit Lyft’s web site at www.lyft.com/cities
Construction from the Imagination Station in Collegedale, Tennessee. The playground won PlayCore’s Inclusion National Demonstration Award so that children with disabilities can use the facility as well.PlayCore to acquire Freenotes Harmony Park
PlayCore Holdings Inc., a Chattanooga-based designer, manufacturer, and marketer of a broad range of play and recreation products, has acquired Freenotes Harmony Park.
Freenotes is the industry leader in outdoor musical instruments. Invented by Grammy Award winning musician Richard Cooke over 20 years ago, the innovatively designed instruments are durable, sustainable, and perfectly tuned sound sculptures that enhance any outdoor space, according to PlayCore.
“We continue our growth story by adding strategic acquisitions that expand the definition of play and recreation, while adding value, service, and selection to our customers,” said PlayCore President Roger Posacki.
Donna Codd of Freenotes said company officials were “impressed with PlayCore’s leadership position and extensive research and are excited about the ability to grow ‘music parks’ throughout the world.”
Tennova doubles space at Cambridge Square
Tennova Primary Care – Ooltewah will expand its practice space from 5,000 square feet to 10,000 square feet in a building it currently occupies at Cambridge Square, according to Legacy Real Estate & Development. The second-story space expansion will allow Tennova to significantly increase its health care service offering, Legacy Real Estate said.
“It is our mission to continue to meet the needs of our community,” said Coleman Foss, chief executive officer for Tennova Healthcare –Cleveland. “This expansion allows us the opportunity to be able to provide more specialized services such as orthopedics to the Ooltewah community and we anticipate other specialties to join us throughout the year.”
Presently, Tennova physicians and staff provide pediatric and internal medicine services for patients ranging from infants to seniors. Collectively these services include lab and X-ray, disease management, preventive health screenings and health maintenance, and vaccines.
Laid off ITT wokers sue for lack of notice
Two employees laid off by the parent company of for-profit college chain ITT Technical Institute have filed a lawsuit claiming the company violated federal law by not providing 60 days’ notice.
A business analyst at ITT Educational Services Inc.’s Carmel headquarters and an instructor at two locations in California filed the complaint Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Delaware.
The Indianapolis Business Journal reports (http://bit.ly/2bTrBgt ) the lawsuit seeks class-action status on behalf of the 8,000 employees who are losing their jobs as a result of ITT’s decision to shut down more than 130 ITT Technical Institute campuses in 38 states.
ITT announced Tuesday it’s closing all 130 of its U.S. campuses, saying it can’t survive recent sanctions by the U.S. Department of Education.