Celebrating Local Innovation: TVFCU’s Idea Leap Grant Chattanooga Pitch Competition Winners
In a city brimming with entrepreneurial spirit, Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union’s (TVFCU) annual Idea Leap Grant program connects local
Family-Friendly Workplaces: A Blueprint for Success in Hamilton County
In today’s challenging economy, more than one in three working households in Hamilton County struggle to make ends meet. More
How Doing What You Know (and Finding Help with What You Don’t) Pays Off: The TESBROS Story
If you’d asked Ji Hoon Heo what he anticipated the next five years to look like when he launched his
The Very Sweet Entrepreneurial Success of Cocoa Asante
As she looked out at the room of dignitaries, elected officials, nonprofit leaders, family and friends, all of whom came to celebrate her ongoing success as an entrepreneur, businesswoman and luxury chocolatier, Ella Livingston smiled and thought back to the very beginning, years before Cocoa
How Doing What You Know (and Finding Help with What You Don’t) Pays Off: The TESBROS Story
If you’d asked Ji Hoon Heo what he anticipated the next five years to look like when he launched his “Tesla Bros” Facebook group in January of 2019, he likely wouldn’t have shared visions of a nearly 30,000-subscriber YouTube fanbase, an 11,000-square-foot warehouse, hitting multi-million
Exploring the Impact of Foreign Trade Zones on Local Prosperity
Among Chattanooga’s economic landscape is a crucial element that has shaped its prosperity for nearly nine decades: Foreign Trade Zones (FTZs). The FTZ program was started 90 years ago but has only been available in Chattanooga since 1986. Created in 1934 under the Foreign Trade
Building a Thriving Chattanooga: Early Childhood Development, Education & Career Pathways
In this episode of Policy Chatt, we sit down with Keri Randolph, executive director of Chattanooga 2.0, to discuss crucial topics that hold the key to shaping a prosperous and thriving community. From early childhood development to literacy standards and career pathways, this episode of
Visibility, Diversity, Community: Behind the Scenes at EPB’s Inaugural Supplier Diversity Day
On Thursday, May 23, EPB hosts its first annual Supplier Diversity Day, an event that connects the publicly owned utility with small and diverse businesses throughout the region. It’s networking, relationship-building and celebration, all in one event. Multiple big-name industries – TVA, Unum, VW, Pathway
Protégé Chattanooga: A Very Special Nine Months of Mentorship and Leadership
Protege Chattanooga is a nine-month program that matches early-to-mid-career professionals with a red-carpet list of regional leaders. The end goal? Unforgettable connection among young professionals paired with a viable, noteworthy mentorship with real-world leaders. It’s all by design, as the Protege program allows young professionals
Jay Dale and the Future of the Chamber Board
When Jay Dale, Chattanooga Market President of First Horizon Bank, assumes leadership over the Chattanooga Chamber board of directors this summer, he’ll do so with a very clear understanding of the past, present and future. Looking behind him, he sees giants of the Chamber and
Family-Friendly Workplaces: A Blueprint for Success in Hamilton County
In today’s challenging economy, more than one in three working households in Hamilton County struggle to make ends meet. More than 9,500 households with children are living in financial hardship. These families fall into the category known as ALICE: Asset-Limited, Income-Constrained, Employed. For these ALICE
How Doing What You Know (and Finding Help with What You Don’t) Pays Off: The TESBROS Story
If you’d asked Ji Hoon Heo what he anticipated the next five years to look like when he launched his “Tesla Bros” Facebook group in January of 2019, he likely wouldn’t have shared visions of a nearly 30,000-subscriber YouTube fanbase, an 11,000-square-foot warehouse, hitting multi-million
The Compassionate, Brave and Gutsy – Yes, Gutsy – Story of Seahorse Snacks
This summer, you can buy a special seventh-inning snack – take me out to the ballgame – at any Chattanooga Lookouts home game. “Curveball Crunchies,” said Stacy Martin. “It’s a play on ‘buy me some peanuts and Crackerjacks’.” Martin created Curveball Crunchies for her Seahorse
Zest: App-to-Table Cooking Lessons
The American dining landscape is a case study in polar extremes, as it often feels like we simultaneously exist in a golden age of high-quality restaurant options while we’re also surrounded by junk food crammed with loads of unhealthy ingredients and additives. And let’s be