Every year, we invite our community to nominate health care professionals who have done extraordinary work in service to their field and their neighbors for the Champions of Health Care awards. Do people respond?

They've spent time away from their families, friends and favorite pastimes, combing over the latest scientific literature and burning the candle at both ends to keep their patients, colleagues and communities safe through a rapidly changing pandemic.

People who have recovered from COVID-19 carry a potentially powerful weapon against the disease in their veins, and Blood Assurance moved fast to tap that resource in the early days of the pandemic.

A list of the largest hospitals in the Chattanooga region.

The Realtors and their teams that had the highest dollar volume of single-family home sales last year were:

There are about 1,200 attorneys practicing law in the Chattanooga area. These firms have the largest practice by number of attorneys, based on membership in the Chattanooga Bar Association. Several firms have the same number of attorneys and are tied for placement.

Briana Garza-Wilson has learned some entrepreneurial lessons the hard way when it comes to owning short-term vacation rental properties, and she hopes to spare others those experiences.

Long before Amanda Jelks knew she wanted to be an attorney, her mother thought she ought to be one.

When the first waterproof prosthetic hand hit the market, a family-owned, Chattanooga-based prosthetic manufacturer with more than 100 years of history became its exclusive U.S. distributor.

In its biggest investment yet in the Chattanooga market, a Knoxville-based real estate developer and management firm has acquired the Standifer Place Apartments on Jenkins Road for $35 million, and is rebranding the 22-year-old complex as the Scenic Ridge Apartments.

Chattanooga's busy Shallowford Road area, complete with high traffic counts, is home to a building that could hold new retail use or serve as medical offices.

Telehealth, which has been nibbling at the edges of the conventional in-person doctor visit for years, is having a heyday as the coronavirus keeps us at a safe distance.

When Nashville native Marley Lentz arrived for a marketing internship at Chattanooga's Office Furniture Warehouse in 2016, he was handed a "to-do" list by the boss to complete during his time with the company.

When she was a child, even before she could spin her thoughts into written sentences, Opeletia Helton drew pictures of the ideas that were constantly crowding her mind.

Corinne Hill became executive director of the Chattanooga Public Library in March 2012, coming here from Dallas, where she was interim director of libraries for the Dallas Public Library. Over the past 18 years, Hill has managed public services, technical services and library technology.

David Martin says he has the gift of serving others.

* Name: Lookout Mountain Incline Railway

What front-line heroes have four legs and a tail? Gracie the Goat, Porky the Pig and Dopey the Cat are a few. From farm animals to family pets, local organizations like Hospice of Chattanooga, Alleo Health System, McKamey Animal Center and Erlanger Health System work with volunteers to provide pet therapy in our community.

Open concept. Agile office design. Cubicles. Co-working space. Quiet rooms. Sit/stand desks

As your Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce, we strive to be a voice for local businesses and support our community, especially in the face of challenges.