Over the past three decades, Chattanooga has added four new sports stadiums and is looking at expanding and building another two.

When Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger supported efforts this year for a new stadium for the Chattanooga Lookouts baseball team, he says that what he was really excited about was the $1.5 billion in private development the facility was projected to bring with it.

The summer doldrums are not just for TV or bored school-aged kids.

A vacant, industrial building featuring hardwood floors, beams, glass block windows, and brick walls is on the market.

Five years ago, as the Chattanooga Lookouts and the Chattanooga FC soccer team were entrenched as the city's most recognized spring and summer athletic entities, Bob Martino developed a strong belief.

When the global pandemic threatened his business in 2020, John Prater looked to the 1990s.

When he was first named the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's athletic director in the late summer of 2017, it didn't take Mark Wharton long to pinpoint what his department most needed if it intended to compete for Southern Conference sports championships.

Business leaders everywhere know they have to hire younger workers. But what about all their supposed quirks?

Chattanooga might seem like an odd place to put a company that builds squash courts.

* 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.

Dr. Rebecca Shortridge joined the University of Tennessee Chattanooga in July 2021 as the Gary W. Rollins Endowed Chair and Department Head of Accounting. Prior to joining UTC, Dr. Shortridge was the Donald E. Kieso Endowed Chair of Accountancy at Northern Illinois University. In 2021, Dr. Shortridge was recognized by the Illinois CPA Society as a Woman to Watch. In 2019, she received the Federation of Schools of Accountancy/Joseph A. Silvoso Faculty Merit Award; this annual award honors an outstanding contribution by a faculty member in a post-baccalaureate professional program of an FSA member school.

Young Professionals of Chattanooga hosted its After Hours networking event at Flying Squirrel on June 9. YPC members kicked off the long days of summer exchanging business cards over small plates and cocktails. Presented by the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce, this event offered attendees the opportunity to connect and grow professionally in a fun, relaxed setting.