The Skyroam Solis X WiFi Smartspot is the first personal WiFi smartphone companion for those wanting an untethered life and the ability to see, listen, speak and connect from most anywhere in the world.

* Founded: Originally known as the Barn, the business began in 1960 in a pre-Civil War dairy barn located on McFarland Avenue in Rossville, Georgia, and was bought in the late 1960s by Frank and Wanda Webster who operated the business as a produce stand selling fruits and vegetables.

Long hosts Mingle at Mercedes

Harry Hawkins joins Barge Design Solutions, Inc. as a client service leader in the firm's Chattanooga office. Hawkins has nearly 35 years of experience in civil engineering and commercial construction, including more than 20 years of serving clients in the Chattanooga and North Georgia region. He earned a bachelor of civil engineering degree from Georgia Institute of Technology. Hawkins previously served as Chattanooga Office Manager for Terracon Consulting.

When Warren Logan was appointed to Chattanooga's Electric Power Board in August 2000, the city-owned utility was strictly an electricity provider headquartered in an aging office at Sixth and Market streets.

An enchanted forest in the mall

Truebill offers a a snapshot of your financial life.

Laura Fava is named vice president of operations for Steam Logistics. Having previously served as the director of enterprise responsible for Steam's contracted business, Fava plays a key role in growing and developing all operational functions at the Chattanooga-based international freight brokerage firm. Originally from Berlin, Germany, Laura joined Steam in 2016.

Name: Aegle Brand, named for the Greek goddess of radiant health and beauty

New Volkswagen Chattanooga Chief Executive Tom du Plessis has lots of experience when it comes to bringing models to the marketplace.

Jonathon Woolsey is now Development Manager for Vision Hospitality Group, Inc. Woolsey joins Vision from EMJ Construction, where his contributions were made in several capacities, including project engineer and project manager, during his six-year tenure. His background includes a strong portfolio of commercial property new-builds and re-developments across the southeast, such as Bass Pro Shops, Unum Group, Wacker Polysilicon, several LiDL grocery stores, and Market City Center, downtown Chattanooga's new mixed-use development.

Doug Fisher thought he was retiring last December when he left his job as director of external affairs for Comcast in the Big South region after a 32-year career working on governmental affairs, marketing and communication strategies for everyone from former President Ronald Reagan, Gov. Winfield Dunn and U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp to Erlanger Health System and CBL Properties.

Chattanooga's building industry recognized the best residential and commercial building projects during the 3rd annual BRIC (Building Recognition in Chattanooga) award ceremony in July at the Westin Hotel. Eight local building groups awarded prizes to designers and builders of projects judged to be the best by both popular voting and judicial panels.

* Locations: Headquartered in Dayton, SimplyBank has other offices in Spring City, Rockwood, Harriman and Benton, Tennessee.

Leadership Chattanooga graduates honored

* Owners: Melanie and Joel Kraustrunk, who relocated to Chattanooga from Las Vegas to start their beer-making business. ' started: 2014

Steve Jacoway said he decided early in life he wanted to get a law degree because he saw how legal training is valuable in business and politics as well as the courtroom.

If you are looking for battery backup and surge protection for all of your networked devices — not just your desktop computer — the CyberPower PFC Sinewave CP1500PFCLCD offers you both the required power backup and protection for for most any desktop computers, workstations, networking devices, and home entertainment systems requiring active PFC power source compatibility.

Eric Foster is named director of Brewer Broadcasting's Big 95.3 AC station. Foster has more than 20 years of radio broadcasting experience, and was nominated for a Marconi Award for Best Personality/Small Market and won Best Radio Endorser for the Krystal restaurant chain. He's currently doing mornings on Big 95.3, apart of the Chattanooga Morning Show with Gary, Beth, and Eric and middays on Power 94..

Team Title Services Chief Executive Web Raulston says his business is aimed at trying to free up Realtors to sell rather than tying them up in an office while closing on a sale.

For years, I felt I had a devil one shoulder and an angel on the other. The devil whispers, "Make as much money as you can!" While on the other shoulder, the do-gooder, persistent angel keeps reminding me, "You're here to make a difference in the world."

Name: Clumpies Ice Cream Co.

Ashley Elledge, FNP-BC, joins the clinical staff of Vascular Institute of Chattanooga as Nurse Practitioner. Elledge brings VIC to five nurse practitioners on staff. She joins Jenni Wilson, FNP-C; Stephanie Sheridan, DNP; Roxanne Phillips, NP-C, and Veronica O'Steen, FNP-C. Elledge is a graduate of Tennessee Technological University. She is accredited as a family nurse practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. She is also board certified by the American Board of Cardiology.