Inclusion for All: Attracting and Retaining Employees with Disabilities
Earlier this year, the Chamber’s Diversity and Inclusive Growth team held a DEI Forum on the impact of hiring from
Top Trends in Charitable Gift Giving
With Giving Tuesday this week, we’re reminded how perennially busy the holiday season is for the philanthropic/nonprofit sector, as individuals
Gift Local: Our 2022 Holiday Shopping Guide
The holiday season is quickly approaching and with the twinkling lights, cheerful music and brightly colored window displays come the
Member Spotlight: A New Movement Rises at White Oak
Remember your first taste of childhood freedom, cruising down the street on your Schwinn or bombing down a hill to the sound of a baseball card hitting against the spokes. As a kid, learning to ride a bike was a rite of passage that started
New Member Spotlight: BetterFi, the Just Alternative to Payday Lending
BetterFi, a nonprofit lender that aims to become the fairer alternative to payday, title, and flex loan financiers, recently joined the Chattanooga Chamber. This startup is looking to reach clientele who are enduring oppressive fees and interest by having entered into predatory loan agreements, and
Coca-Cola Bottling United Signs 5-Year Partnership with Hixson High
Recently, Coca-Cola Bottling United signed a five-year partnership with Hamilton County Schools to sponsor Hixson High School’s Future Ready Institute. Established in 2018, the Future Ready Institute at Hixson High offers students the opportunity to develop management and administration skills needed to enter high-growth business
Chamber Chatts with Mayor Tim Kelly
Chamber Chatt is a video series offering community members the chance to hear from elected officials and those seeking office. This month’s Chamber Chatt was recorded live inside the Chattanooga Chamber’s Connection Conference Center, Powered by EPB. Sharon Law, Business Development Manager, Thompson Engineering and
Event Recap: Unity Breakfast Supports, Uplifts Women in the Workplace
As part of our mission to foster a business community that promotes diversity and inclusion, last week the Chattanooga Chamber hosted the Women’s Unity Breakfast presented by BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee. Held at Six18 Restaurant, the breakfast program provided attendees with valuable information on ways
DEI Forum: Workers with Disabilities
On Wednesday, the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce held its quarterly DEI forum, presented by BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee. The virtual forum featured a fireside chat with April Lomax, Director of Workforce Diversity, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee and Lorne Steedley, Vice President of Diversity and Inclusive
Telling Chattanooga’s Story: Marketing-Engagement Roundup for 2022
Continuing TREND’s 2022 year-end roundup series on your Chattanooga Chamber, this week we’re covering recent accomplishments and ways to connect with Marketing and Engagement. The Marketing-Engagement group works every day to build and expand the Chamber’s reputation and brand, to attract business and talent to
EPB Launches Nation’s First Community-Wide 25 Gig Internet
Building on its track-record of delivering the world’s fastest internet speeds, EPB is launching the nation’s first community-wide 25-Gig internet service — available to all residential and commercial customers over EPB’s 100% fiber optic network. Dave Wade, President, EPB, announced the launch on Wednesday at
Member Spotlight: Chattanooga Zoo Launches Asian Lantern Festival for the Holidays
The Chattanooga Zoo is celebrating its 85th anniversary this year, having been established in 1937 back when the city’s first-ever permanent zoo housed just two Rhesus Monkeys. Since then, the nonprofit has seen many changes, the latest being the new Asian Lantern Festival opening up
River City Company Calls to Reimagine Broad Street
Over the past 30 years, Chattanooga has made significant strides in reinvigorating its riverfront and downtown neighborhoods. This vision was originally made possible through the Moccasin Bend Task Force which formed and released the Tennessee Riverpark Master Plan in 1985 — a project which would
Getting the Scoop: An Interview with Andy Santoro of WDEF-12
Andy Santoro of WDEF News-12 recently transitioned from her role as a general assignment reporter to now serving as host of Let’s Chatt, a midday news show that often spotlights the diversity of local businesses. Santoro is a mom to two teenage boys and has