By the end of the year, new restaurants and entertainment venues should open near the CHI Memorial Stadium in East Ridge, offering Chattanooga Red Wolves fans or concertgoers the chance to eat a gourmet pizza, enjoy an adult beverage or listen to live music.
by Dave FlessnerRacing driver Lyn St. James, the 1992 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year, most recently inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame, has been named grand marshal of the 2022 Chattanooga Motorcar Festival set for Oct. 14-16.
by Staff ReportThe Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department inspects restaurants twice a year and grades the businesses on a 100-point scale.
by Staff ReportFed Chair Jerome Powell has underscored the Federal Reserve's determination to keep raising interest rates until it has brought inflation under control.
by Wire reportsTesla CEO Elon Musk promised that taking over Twitter would enable him to rid the social media platform of its annoying "spam bots." Now he's arguing - without presenting any evidence - that there might be just too many of those automated accounts for the $44 billion deal to move ahead.
by MATT O'BRIEN and TOM KRISHER / AP Business ReportersBus drivers, subway conductors and religious and charitable organizations nationwide lost over $5 billion when a COVID-induced stock market collapse crushed private investment funds linked to a financial industry giant, exposing a massive fraud, authorities said Tuesday.
by LARRY NEUMEISTER / Associated PressU.S. retail sales rose 0.9% in April, a solid increase that underscores Americans' ability to keep ramping up spending even as inflation persists at nearly a 40-year high.
by CHRISTOPHER RUGABER / AP Economics WriterWalmart reported stronger sales for its fiscal first quarter, but its profit took a beating as the nation's largest retailer grappled with surging inflation on food and fuel and higher costs from a snarled global supply chain.
by ANNE D'INNOCENZIO / AP Business WriterGasoline prices in Chattanooga rose Monday to just a penny below their all-time average high reached in Chattanooga during March and could go even higher this week as fuel demand continues to shrink the inventory of supplies.
by Dave FlessnerChattanooga Metropolitan Airport passenger boardings climbed 38% last month compared to a year ago, and officials on Monday OK'd a new spending plan that keeps airline costs and customer parking fees level.
by Mike PareMemphis attorney John Ryder, a former general counsel for the Republican National Committee who served on the board of the Tennessee Valley Authority from 2019 through the end of last year, has died after a long battle with cancer.
by Dave FlessnerChattanooga-based shopping center developer CBL Properties on Monday posted positive funds from operations in the first quarter and boosted its outlook for the rest of the year.
by Staff ReportThe parent company of solar manufacturer Qcells, which builds solar panels at a $200 million facility in Dalton in Northwest Georgia, announced Friday that it will invest another $170 million to boost production in the U.S.
by Drew Kann / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (TNS)Rossville Middle School is among 160 schools across the Tennessee Valley getting utility assistance to make energy upgrades to their facilities as part of TVA's School Uplift program.
by Staff ReportIn the second year of the pandemic, personal income nationwide rose an average of 3.1% last year, after accounting for inflation.
by Staff ReportThe European Union has slashed its forecasts for economic growth in the 27-nation bloc amid the prospect of a drawn-out Russian war in Ukraine and disruptions to energy supplies.
by Wire reportsMore than three decades after it became the first American fast food restaurant to open in the Soviet Union, McDonald's said Monday that it has started the process of selling its business in Russia, another symbol of the country's increasing isolation over its war in Ukraine.
by DAVID KOENIG / AP Business WriterWarren Buffett's company on Monday revealed all the investment moves it made in the first quarter, when it spent more than $51 billion on stocks.
by JOSH FUNK / AP Business WriterEast Ridge will soon be home to a Twin Peaks restaurant.
by Dave FlessnerA veteran Chattanooga banker is returning to a downtown bank building where he started his career 31 years ago.
by Mike PareSiskin Children's Institute announced in a news release this week the appointment of Dr. Cindy Chestaro as chief medical officer, effective May 1. In her new role, Dr. Chestaro will lead all aspects of our medical services delivered in both our Chattanooga and Nashville locations.
by Staff ReportA new type of scam has emerged in the hype-filled world of cryptocurrency: the "rug pull."
by ANDY ROSEN / NerdWalletBonds are supposed to be the safe part of any nest egg, but they're getting brutalized.
by STAN CHOE / AP Business Writer