The world's biggest carpet maker has brought nearly 1,000 of its sales agents and managers from across the country to Chattanooga this week for the biggest company sales meeting of its type in 16 years to highlight how it is growing and improving its brands of carpets, ceramic tile, luxury vinyl tiles and other hardwood floor offerings.
by Dave FlessnerCoal ash is leaking from a dump complex at the largest coal-fired plant owned by the Tennessee Valley Authority and the utility is monitoring whether it's affecting public water supplies.
by Associated PressOf more than $1 million in uncollected misused, misappropriated or stolen public funds reported for the fiscal year ending June 2018, only $47,000 of it is owed to three Southeast Tennessee counties or government entities, according to two new Tennessee Comptroller's Office reports released this week.
by Ben BentonSaudi Arabian oil company Aramco surpassed Apple as the world's most valuable public company Wednesday when its shares made their debut on the Saudi stock exchange, part of an ambitious shift away from the very fossil fuels the country's economy depends on.
by AYA BATRAWY / Associated PressThe Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate alone Wednesday and signaled that it expects to keep low rates unchanged through next year.
by Christopher Rugaber / AP Economics WriterAre Southern drivers more aggressive than most Americans when they get behind the wheel of their car during the holidays?
by Dave Flessner, compilerVolkswagen is refreshing its Chattanooga-made Atlas SUV for the 2021 model year as the automaker tweaks both the exterior and interior of the vehicle.
by Mike PareTennessee's federal lawmakers are celebrating the compromise reached Tuesday over President Donald Trump's trade deal with Mexico and Canada.
by Andy SherChattanooga has the best hiring outlook of any major metropolitan area in the country heading into 2020, according to a new employer survey from ManpowerGroup.
by Mary Fortune and Dave FlessnerMann+Hummel USA plans to add equipment and building upgrades at its Dunlap plant, which opened eight years ago.
by Dave FlessnerFor the seventh consecutive year, workers compensation insurance rates for most Tennessee employers will decline next year.
by Dave FlessnerThe new chief executive of French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi, which employs about 750 people in Chattanooga, is calling for trimming fat and focusing on high-margin medicines, according to Bloomberg.
by Mike Pare, compilerLooking for a new car, Yang Zhibo considered an electric but balked at prices that are thousands of dollars higher after Beijing wound down multibillion-dollar subsidies that made China the biggest market for the technology.
by JOE McDONALD, Associated PressNearly 400 more single-family homes and townhouses are headed to Hixson as a pair of local developers ramp up plans for new residences.
by Mike PareThe Gap is shutting down its Hamilton Place mall store in January, leaving Chattanooga without a presence from the popular brand.
by Mike PareSome readers may be old enough to recall a devastating period of energy shortages beginning in the 1970s and 1980s, as U.S. supplies fell behind and the OPEC oil cartel was birthed just as America became critically dependent upon imported oil.
by Christopher A. HopkinsThe University of Phoenix and its parent company have agreed to pay $50 million in cash and cancel $141 million in student debt to settle allegations of deceptive advertisement brought by the Federal Trade Commission.
by Collin Binkley / Associated PressA new survey by Volkswagen of America of 1,000 SUV owners shows that nine of 10 expect to own such a vehicle in the future.
by Mike PareThis week's restaurant report card.
by Brandi Dixon, compilerA Chattanooga company breaking new ground in the fast-growing hemp industry will supply extract for a CBD line backed by three-time football World Champion Rob Gronkowski.
by Mary FortuneA four-story building holding potential housing, office or retail space — or even a hotel — is planned for a high-profile tract in the South Broad area near the former U.S. Pipe foundry property.
by Mike PareChattanooga developer John Anderson said Monday that he plans to start construction on a $15 million grocery store complex in Walden.
by Mike PareJack Silberman, the former CEO of Reliance Human Capital Management, has left Reliance to start his own benefits firm, the Silberman Group.
by Dave Flessner, compiler