Construction begins on a temporary building to house a worldwide conference of VW's top leaders on the site of the company's Chattanooga manufacturing plant at the Enterprise South industrial park in this file photo.In September, the city of Chattanooga issued 186 building permits with a collective value of $28.3 million. The highest value projects started last month were:
1 Temporary pavilion for Volkswagen management conference at the VW plant by Integrated Properties LLC, $4.4 million
2 Solar panel farm at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport by Pointe General, $3.6 million
3 Renovation of storage space at 201 W. Main St. to office and retail space by Morgan Construction Co., $2.7 million
4 Completion of exhibit space and offices for the River City Co., 2 Broad St., by Morgan Construction Co., $1.1 million
5 Redesign of stairway and elevator project at Memorial Hospital in Glenwood by Brasfield & Gorrie, $1 million
Source: Chattanooga building inspection department, Department of Public Works