Mary Fortune covers business news for the Chattanooga Times Free Press and is editor of Edge magazine. She began her career at the newspaper in 1997, covering topics including immigration, health care, the military, courts, and public housing. She also worked as a personal columnist and news editor. In 2008, Fortune left the newspaper for a role in corporate communications, working in media relations, internal communications, and social media for more than 11 years. She returned to the Times Free Press newsroom in 2019. She is a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and has taught media writing as an adjunct at the university.
Does remote work work? It depends on who you ask.
by Mary FortuneBella Hampton knew she had a knack for all things mechanical, but she never imagined she'd get to turn her tendency to take things apart into a career.
by Mary FortuneA transparency activist shared information online Saturday indicating a massive trove of data stolen from the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce is up for sale.
by Mary FortuneQuitting is big, but the so-called Great Resignation feels more like a wave of job migrations than a wholesale workforce exodus, says Frank Butler, UC Foundation professor of management at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and co-host of the podcast "The Busyness Paradox."
by Mary FortuneJulie Darling Donuts, opened in February 2010, was the dream of its owner, Kent Davis.
by Mary FortuneEvery year, Tennessee penitentiaries release nearly 300 people a week who have served their sentences.
by Mary FortuneMalcolm Harris is always on the lookout for new colleagues.
by Mary FortuneMickey Cloud is executive director for the Sasha Group, a VaynerX Company, and leads the Chattanooga office for the business.
by Mary FortuneGas prices are down, travel projections are up, but the fast-moving omicron variant has thrown a last-minute wrench into holiday getaway plans for some people.
by Mary FortuneAs shipping date deadlines for Christmas delivery came and went last week, local makers and vendors were ready for shoppers on the hunt for last-minute gifts they can grab, wrap and hand off.
by Mary FortuneA native of Kansas who grew up cooking in his family kitchen, Aaron Hoffman cultivated a love of food and a taste for all things spicy.
by Mary FortuneThe Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce alerted members Monday that their technology systems Thursday had been hacked, potentially compromising the emails and passwords of thousands of accounts.
by Mary FortuneWant some attention for your brand? Try changing it.
by Mary FortuneIn the early, eerily quiet days of the pandemic, Catharine Daniels locked up her gift shop and art gallery on Frazier Avenue and wondered what the future held for Plum Nelly.
by Mary FortuneDeath is one of the most universal experiences we share, but it also tends to make people feel lost and alone, so Sara Web created a business to step into that gap.
by Mary FortuneSheila Boyington is CEO of Thinking Media, which she co-founded with her husband, Dane.
by Mary FortuneNobody is getting any time off this weekend at the two Mellow Mushroom pizza restaurants in Chattanooga.
by Mary FortuneWhen it comes to holiday shopping this year, the prices may be higher, the pickings may be slimmer and you might be running late if you haven't already started, economic and retail experts say.
by Mary FortuneQuentin Lawrence, vice president of lending for Pathway Lending in Chattanooga, has worked in banking, nonprofit leadership and in ministry for decades in the community where he grew up.
by Mary FortuneMarcherie Savage spent Thanksgiving 2020 by herself in Chattanooga, staying home to avoid the pandemic, but this year will be a very different matter.
by Mary Fortune