* Headquarters: PlayCore's corporate headquarters has had a presence in Chattanooga since 1998, leasing space in two office buildings before moving to its present location, 544 Chestnut Street, in 2017.
* History: The company has grown from nine Chattanooga employees to more than 175 based locally and across the corporation. PlayCore operates from more than 30 locations.
* Mission: The company says it is dedicated to building communities through play and recreation with a complete line of innovative products, programs and services. Many of PlayCore's projects can be seen throughout Chattanooga, including Heritage Dog Park, the inclusive play space at Warner Park, the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Healthy Places at Highland Park and St. Elmo, and bleachers, bike racks, and seating throughout the community.
* Partnerships: The company helps communities plan, design, build, and measure outcomes for a variety of recreation settings through two areas of service: As a manufacturer of commercial recreation products, including playgrounds, dog parks, indoor/outdoor fitness equipment, commercial aquatics/accessories, splashpads, surfacing, climbing walls; and site furnishings such as bike storage, trash receptacles and tables.
* Outreach: Through the Center for Outreach, Research, and Education (CORE), a service-based arm that provides commercial customers with scholarly research; a library of evidence-based resources, books and planning tools; continuing education and data services.
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