Middle Tennessee's Wilson Bank expands into Chattanooga
The angst fueled by the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank earlier this month may be limiting some financial institutions, but the number of ban…
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TVA joins international group in developing new small modular reactor design
America's biggest government utility is joining with utilities in Canada and Poland and one of the oldest nuclear plant manufacturers to develop a basic design…
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Tennessee and Georgia unemployment rates steady and below US average
Unemployment remained near historic lows and below the national average in both Tennessee and Georgia last month as employers continued to add jobs despite hig…
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Chattanooga promotes quantum network training with new programs at UTC, Chattanooga State
Chattanooga's Gig City is seeking to take a quantum leap into the next generation of computer and communication technologies with a new education initiative to…
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No US Army Corps funding this year for Chattanooga's Chickamauga Lock
Chattanooga's biggest construction project is continuing on the Tennessee River even though no new funding is being provided this year for the half-built endea…
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Knight-Swift to buy Chattanooga-based U.S. Xpress for $808 million
One of America's largest motor carriers will soon take the wheel of Chattanooga's biggest trucking company under an $808 million deal announced Tuesday.
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Tennessee business leaders more optimistic about state's economic outlook than nation's, survey shows
Business leaders in Tennessee are far more optimistic about the economic outlook this year in their own state than for the country as a whole, according to a U…
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Some Polk County residents object to rally racing in Cherokee National Forest
The Chattanooga Tourism Co. is touting a World Rally Championship race next year as potentially the biggest sporting event ever in the region.
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Three more hotels planned at Chattanooga's Shallowford Road exit on I-75
One of the top hotel destinations along Interstate 75 is getting three more hotels to add to the two dozen already operating around the Shallowford Road exit i…
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Chattanooga power rates should dip in April from lower fuel costs for TVA
Inflation-weary consumers will get a bit of a reprieve on their monthly power bills next month as cheaper fuel cuts the price of electricity in Chattanooga for…
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Chattanooga's Moxy hotel sells for $14.5 million
In its first investment in the South, the New York-based DelMonte Hotel Group has purchased the Moxy hotel in downtown Chattanooga for nearly $14.5 million.
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Dunlap, Tennessee, parachute maker expanding, adding jobs
A Dunlap, Tennessee, manufacturer of high-performance parachutes is expanding its production plant and adding more jobs.
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Chattanooga is in line for World Rally Championship in 2024
For the first time in 36 years, a World Rally Championship could return to the United States at a rally event next year in Southeast Tennessee that would be th…
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Consultants to study need, potential for bigger Chattanooga convention center
Buoyed by record revenues last year, Chattanooga's $1.5 billion-a-year tourism industry is looking at expanding the city's biggest convention facility by build…
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National Seating & Mobility to lay off 108 workers in Chattanooga
National Seating & Mobility is outsourcing its billing and collections and will lay off 108 workers in Chattanooga over the next four months, according to comp…
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Chattanooga's January unemployment rate the lowest in 22 years
Unemployment in the Chattanooga area edged higher in January due to the normal seasonal drop in retail and other holiday-related hirings, but the new year bega…
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Study says TVA could improve economy and public health by phasing out coal plants sooner
America's biggest public utility would create more than 15,000 additional jobs while improving public health if it moved more quickly to carbon-free energy and…
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Public input sought on future of current Chattanooga Lookouts stadium site after team relocates to Southside
In the next couple of years, one of the largest properties in downtown Chattanooga is scheduled to open up for redevelopment after the Chattanooga Lookouts min…
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Chattanooga rolls out updated climate action plan
More than a half century after Chattanooga was labeled the dirtiest city in America for its industrial and vehicle emissions, Mayor Tim Kelly has rolled out a …
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Formulated Solutions to reopen the shuttered Beiersdorf plant in Cleveland, Tennessee
One of Bradley County's biggest manufacturing plants, which shut down last summer after 43 years of operation, is being reopened by another over-the-counter ph…
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Chattanooga gas prices rise again last week after declining in February
After declining by more than 30 cents a gallon during February, gasoline prices in Chattanooga reversed their downward trend and rose by an average of 7.3 cent…
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Federal and Tennessee leaders back plans for more nuclear power in state
Federal and state leaders are pushing plans to build a new type of nuclear reactor here that they claim could provide a clean source of power and an economic d…
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Chattanooga's Westside evolving with plans for $1 billion redevelopment
With help from the city, county and Uncle Sam, the Chattanooga Housing Authority is looking to redevelop its oldest and biggest housing project and surrounding…
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Chattanooga's Steam Logistics offers buyouts as the freight market slows
Chattanooga's biggest freight broker is offering $2,000 to anyone who wants to quit the company.
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How Chattanooga’s 21st Century Waterfront plan two decades ago helped unite downtown attractions with the riverfront
When Bob Corker campaigned to become Chattanooga's mayor in early 2001, the former construction company owner and state finance director pledged to build up th…
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Chattanooga hotels rebound from pandemic, spurring the addition of more lodging options
When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down meetings, conventions and most travel in 2020, Chattanooga hotels took an unprecedented hit, with revenues plunging by nea…
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BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee rated among best US employers after shifting most workers out of the office
Tennessee's biggest health insurer is also rated as the best major employer in the state, according to a new listing of America's 500 best large employers by F…
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Fund Tennessee provides equity, help for startups, growing firms
Tennessee is expanding its help for startup and small businesses with nearly $117 million of new lending, investment and business assistance programs funded un…
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Co-working, co-living space opens on Chattanooga's North Shore neighborhood
Prior to the outbreak of COVID-19, the app development firm Skuid occupied three floors of Liberty Tower, one of downtown Chattanooga's tallest office building…
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Chattanooga's EPB and Comcast raise TV rates to offset higher broadcast surcharges, content fees
EPB will raise its rates for video services by 3.9% in April, adding an average of $5.88 a month to the typical bill for those subscribing to EPB Fi TV package…
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Catoosa County, Georgia, industrial park planned off I-75
Just south of the Tennessee-Georgia state border along Interstate 75, one of the largest industrial parks in the Chattanooga area is taking shape.
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Employers still seeking more workers as labor force growth slows, Fed official tells Chattanooga Chamber
Businesses that struggled with getting supplies delivered over the previous two years are coming out of the pandemic still scrambling to find enough workers ev…
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Twin Peaks bar, restaurant opens in East Ridge; Jordan Crossing tops $100 million in development
Twin Peaks, a Texas-based restaurant chain that bills itself as the ultimate sports lodge with scenic views, has expanded into the Scenic City with its fourth …
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UTC lecture to feature economist on advantages of capitalism, free markets
Responding to Democratic concerns about income inequality from American capitalism and Republican opposition to greater immigration and international trade fro…
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Key executive roles chosen at Partnership for Families, Children and Adults and more Chattanooga-area career moves
Lynda LeVan and Sarah Wilkerson have been named to key executive roles with the local nonprofit Partnership for Families, Children and Adults. LeVan is joining…
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Electric vehicles, population growth to boost TVA power demand
The shift from gasoline to electric-powered cars and the electrification of manufacturing in the growing Tennessee Valley is projected to boost the demand for …
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TVA makes equipment upgrades to prevent repeat of its worst power outage
The Tennessee Valley Authority was not prepared for the sudden drop in temperatures and high winds in December that left thousands of residents in the cold fro…
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Chattanooga electric rates to decline in March but they're still up 5.7% from a year ago
Inflation-wary consumers will get a bit of a reprieve next month in their household heating bills when the Tennessee Valley Authority lowers its fuel cost adju…
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Ooltewah home sells for $6.34 million as luxury home sales grow in Chattanooga area
In the second-highest residential sale ever in the Chattanooga area, an Arizona couple has purchased a waterfront home in Ooltewah for $6.35 million in the lat…
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VW supplier to shut down Chattanooga facility, lay off 156 workers
A Volkswagen supplier is closing its Chattanooga facility and will lay off 156 workers within the next three months, according to a layoff notice the company f…
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Tennessee has second highest sales tax rate but Gov. Lee seeks temporary relief on food
Tennessee consumers pay the second highest tax of any state in the country on what they buy, but Gov. Bill Lee wants to provide a bit more tax relief this year…
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Governor wants Tennessee to become nation's leader in developing next generation of nuclear power
Tennessee should position itself as the nation's leader in developing the next generation of nuclear power, according to Gov. Bill Lee.
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Chattanooga-based trucking company US Xpress reports bigger-than-expected loss in 4th quarter
U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc. on Thursday reported a bigger-than-expected loss of $11.2 million in its fourth quarter, but company CEO Eric Fuller said a realig…
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7 Brew to bring new drive-through coffee option to Chattanooga market
Chattanooga continues to brew up more coffee options.
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Seller of Chattanooga's highest-priced home drops lawsuit over canceled sale
Attorneys for the owner of Chattanooga's highest-priced home have dismissed a lawsuit against a California millionaire who decided against buying the house on …
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Legal fight begins after California buyer scraps plans for $17 million purchase of Chattanooga mansion
The biggest home sale ever in Chattanooga was scheduled to close Tuesday when a California millionaire agreed to buy a 23,000-square-foot mansion on Chickamaug…
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Chattanooga's Company Lab launches sustainable mobility program for startups
The Company Lab, the nonprofit started more than 12 years ago to help startup businesses in Chattanooga, is changing both its focus and location this year afte…
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Where to get free income tax help this year in the Chattanooga area
Daniel Spinks was eager Friday to file his 2022 tax return and begin the process of getting a refund from the Internal Revenue Service.
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TVA turns to the sun for more power
America's biggest public power utility is turning to the sun for more of its power, awarding four more solar purchase power contracts in December and preparing…
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Chattanooga listed among top travel destinations in the world for 2023 by Forbes magazine
Chattanooga has been named one of the best places to travel in the world in 2023 by Forbes magazine.