Not everyone can work from home, and the Times Free Press is recognizing the essential workers who are on the job every day. From grocery stores and fire stations to construction sites and hospitals, our friends and neighbors are making sure the work gets done.

Court has long been a place where people show up, stand up, and work out whatever's at issue in front of a judge or jury. From lawyers and their clients to court clerks and court reporters, it has always been all about being there.

Canceled events, deals months in the making that won't get done, down payments that people want back. The pandemic has snarled business and legal issues in novel ways that make the usual precedents all but useless.

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.

Most of the top bosses in Chattanooga took home compensation packages in 2019 that were below previous years. The CEOs of the publicly traded or public companies filing proxy statements for 2019 pay packages include:

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

Over the course of the past decade, the local LearningRx team has overcome a number of obstacles, including educating people on what brain training is, exactly, and distinguishing this process from traditional forms of tutoring.

If you're a leader, you're a lifeline.

Their focus on teaching international teams to navigate the barriers of geography and culture put Hofstede Insights in a good spot to help businesses adapt to the challenges of pandemic work life, says Lisa DeWaard, managing director and CEO of the company's U.S. office.

A nearly 28-acre industrial tract with access to key roads is on the market in Hixson.

Dave Holliday spent decades marketing consumer products, from baked beans to body powder, before a corporate layoff led him to change gears.

To most of her friends from high school, Chantel Pitts is not 'Chantel,' she's 'Ohio.'

Four local lawyers have been elected to serve on the executive committee of the board of the Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyers Division. The attorneys chosen by their peers for the positions with the Bar include Brittany

Rebecca Ashford, the president of Chattanooga State Community College since July 2017, began her career in higher education in 1997 as a student advisor at what was then Brevard Community College in Florida. Over the last 20 years, she has held executive-level appointments at three community colleges.

Zack LeQuire joins SmartBank as business deposit officer.

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Valoria Armstrong, VP, National Government and Regulatory Affairs at American Water, steps in this month as the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce 2020-21 Board Chair.

Walking into Okunade Law, LLC, fatigued families are struck by a sense of home.

Businesses around the country have released virtual tourism experiences for Americans who are social distancing and settling into a new normal.