Q: What advice is BBB offering for National Consumer Protection Week?
by Jim Winsett / Better Business BureauThe Boy Scouts of America submitted a bankruptcy reorganization plan this week that envisions continued operations of its local troops and national adventure camps but leaves many unanswered questions about how it will resolve tens of thousands of sexual abuse claims by former Boy Scouts.
by Staff and wire reportsChattanooga police say nearly 50 businesses in the city have reported a projectile busting through windows and shattering them. Some have reported finding marbles inside, according to WRCB-TV.
by Staff and wire reportsDespite a 12.2% drop in sales in the fourth quarter, Miller Industries, Inc. improved its net income in the final three months of 2020 to end the year with profits down only 23.7% last year to $29.8 million, or $2.62 per share.
by Staff ReportMore than one-third of U.S. nonprofits are in jeopardy of closing within two years because of the financial harm inflicted by the viral pandemic, according to a study released Wednesday by the philanthropy research group Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy.
by GLENN GAMBOA / AP Business WriterCLEVELAND, Tenn. — A Bradley County judge on Wednesday temporarily let stand an earlier order stopping Walden officials from flip-flopping on a proposed grocery store project in the town.
by Mike PareFully shutting down Riverfront Parkway to traffic appears off the table as planners envision ways to re-energize the waterfront district in downtown Chattanooga, officials said Tuesday.
by Mike PareDespite the pandemic, Vision Hospitality Group plans to open more than a half dozen hotels this year, including the Kinley Chattanooga Southside on Market Street on Thursday.
by Mike PareSix Southern utilities are planning to develop a network of DC fast chargers to quickly recharge electric vehicles traveling along major highways from the Atlantic Coast to the Gulf and Central Plains regions.
by Dave FlessnerPresident Joe Biden's choice to head the Securities and Exchange Commission told Congress on Tuesday that the agency should address how to protect investors who use online stock-trading platforms with flashy tech gimmicks that entice them to trade more.
by Marcy Gordon / AP Business WriterSouthern Adventist University in Collegedale will soon have a new president who graduated from the school with a degree in math in 1980.
by Staff ReportSometimes, the stories behind the origin of a business can take a few twists and turns and Burlaep on E. 11th Street is one such enterprise.
by Barry CourterPresident Joe Biden's nominee to run the federal consumer watchdog agency faced some hostile questioning from Republican Senators on Tuesday, but appeared to be likely to be confirmed with Democrats controlling a majority in the Senate.
by KEN SWEET / AP Business WriterThis week's restaurant report card.
by Staff ReportVolvo Cars one-upped larger rivals like General Motors Co. and added momentum to the movement toward electric vehicles Tuesday by saying it would convert its entire lineup to battery power by 2030, no longer selling cars with internal combustion engines.
by Wire reportsIt is hard to fully appreciate the historic nature of the current interest rate environment in the U.S. and the rest of the developed world.
by Christopher HopkinsTwo Korean companies in a trade secrets dispute that threatens a massive factory being built in Georgia argued their positions to the White House last week.
by Andy Peters / New York Times News ServiceAn artificial intelligence commission led by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is urging the U.S. to boost its AI skills to counter China, including by pursuing "AI-enabled" weapons — something that Google itself has shied away from on ethical grounds.
by Matt O'Brien / AP Technology WriterWall Street kicked off March with a broad rally Monday that sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average more than 600 points higher and gave the S&P 500 its best day in nine months.
by Damian J. Troise and Alex Veiga / AP Business WritersChattanooga-based FreightWaves is hosting a national logistics convention this year in an event slated to attract over 2,000 people and help reignite the city's hard-hit meetings business.
by Mike PareAs Congress prepares to push the national debt to nearly $25 trillion with the latest spending plans, a group of millennial leaders worried about America's growing federal debt will get some advice next week from Tennessee's current and former governors about balancing budgets.
by Dave FlessnerOne of Chattanooga's fastest growing freight brokerage companies has a new owner.
by Dave FlessnerChattanooga-area McDonald's are lobbing some eggs into the chicken sandwich wars.
by Lisa Denton