A vacant, industrial building featuring hardwood floors, beams, glass block windows, and brick walls is on the market.
by Mike PareFive 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.
by David PaschallWhen the global pandemic threatened his business in 2020, John Prater looked to the 1990s.
by Bob GaryDo you start each week thinking, I just need to get through the week? People are busier and more tired than ever. By Wednesday, the calendar is out of control. By Friday, eyes are glazed over.
by Lisa Earle McLeodOver the past 25 years, Mitch Patel has built one of the nation's fastest-growing, family-owned hotel chains with more than 40 hotels open across the country, including 18 properties in Hamilton and Bradley counties.
by Dave FlessnerIn 2019, Tennessee's tourism economy was roaring with record-breaking numbers of visitors coming to the Volunteer State that year and spending more than $22 billion.
by Dave FlessnerWe often think "purpose" is reserved for nurses, teachers, or the people curing cancer. Of course, those roles are often inherently noble, but they're not the only people who make a difference. People in construction, accounting, tech, manufacturing, and all of the other "normal jobs" are making our world go round.
by Lisa McLeodChattanooga's sizzling North Shore is serving up a nearly 1-acre tract for a redevelopment opportunity.
by Mike PareMac Hibbett has amassed quite a record as a Crye-Leike real-estate broker; he's been the company's top regional producer three times in 12 years and was voted Chattanooga Times Free Press Best of the Best Commercial Realtor in 2019 and 2020.
by Mark KennedyReality TV has a bad reputation as a mindless waste of time; a guilty pleasure for those looking to escape. It's almost embarrassing to admit you watch it; you feel like you should preface it with "only after I read The Wall Street Journal" or something.
by Lisa McLeodA property on one of Chattanooga's most rapidly changing corridors in downtown's Southside is on the market. The commercial building at 806 E. Main St. holds 10,212 square feet of space near Central Avenue.
by Mike PareTwo years ago, the Tennessee Aquarium was forced to turn away visitors for nearly 12 weeks when the Covid-19 pandemic began to sweep through the country.
by Dave FlessnerWhen the coronavirus pandemic hit in 2020 and locked down much of the nation's economy, the time at home offered Thomas Slaugh an opportunity to cook up his new snack-food business.
by Mike PareThe value and tons of freight flow in the tri-state area.
by Mary FortuneJamie Breneman founded his Chattanooga Exteriors construction business nine years ago, but he's been in the home renovation game since he was 8 years old.
by Mary FortuneIf the last two years have shown us anything, it's that the only thing we can control is our own behavior. The pace of change continues to be unrelenting and fueled by the great resignation, and most people have more on their plates than ever before, either via a new job or departed coworkers. It's easier than ever to be reactive to a swirling environment around you.
by Lisa McLeodA Chattanooga campus once occupied by Hospice of Chattanooga for administrative office use, training and conference rooms as well as medical exam rooms, is up for sale.
by Mike PareHer business may have a whimsical name, but it was inspired by a deadly serious choice Stacy Martin made in 2019. Martin launched Seahorse Snacks after having her stomach removed to dodge the high probability she would develop a fatal cancer.
by Bob GaryIn March of 2020, Mary Hughes and her husband, Hunter, were ready to close on the purchase of five Great Clips hair shops to add to their portfolio of 29 salons.
by Bob GaryThink about the people you admire most. What do they have in common?
by Lisa McLeodA retail building in one of the most sought-after parts of Chattanooga near the central business district is for sale.
by Mike PareHayden Data was incorporated in 2020, but the idea for Chattanooga-based company began on the other side of the world 13 years ago, with a massive, devastating fire in Australia.
by Bob GaryA 1920s building in a redeveloping part of Chattanooga could see new life with its next owner.
by Mike Pare