Staff Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press- 8/25/16. Tennessee Valley Authority in downtown Chattanooga. 
Calhoun, Ga.-based Mohawk Industries is the largest flooring manufacturer in the world.Best places to work
Top ranked area businesses Among the top 500 rated employers in the country, three are headquartered in the Chattanooga region: – 108. Mohawk Indsustries, 34,100 employees – 280. Tennessee Valley Authority, 10,000 employees – 468. Unum Group, 9,400 employees – Forbes ranked TVA No. 280 in its list of the 500 best places to work in America
Over the past three years, the Tennessee Valley Authority has cut nearly 2,000 jobs and trimmed $800 million in annual operating expenses while shutting down aging coal plants in three states.
But even with a leaner staff and budget, America’s biggest government utility still earned a spot among the 500 best places to work in America in the annual list prepared by Forbes magazine.
“I know this has been hard and we’ve had to make tough choices to serve the people of the Valley, but I am quite pleased with what you’ve accomplished – you have made TVA one of America’s best,” TVA CEO Bill Johnson told workers during a board meeting this week in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
TVA is one of three major area employers Forbes identified on its annual list of the best places to work. The magazine ranking is based upon online surveys of more than 30,000 employees and an analysis by digital data collection partner Statista.