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Meet the Winners of CO.LAB’s Sustainable Mobility Reverse Pitch
In 2023, The Co.Lab, our city’s startup accelerator, and TennSmart, a statewide collaboration of public-private mobility industry leaders, issued a challenge to entrepreneurs near and far: help us address four of the logistics industry’s most pressing issues: Workforce optimization. Smart
Empowering Diversity: Chattanooga Chamber’s Business Literacy Series
As part of our commitment to fostering diversity and inclusivity within Chattanooga’s business community, the Chattanooga Chamber’s Department of Diversity & Inclusive Growth proudly presents the Business Literacy Series. This comprehensive eight-month program serves as a cornerstone for empowering minority
Tech Goes Home And Truist Foundation Help LAUNCH Chattanooga Entrepreneurs
When Brandon Parrott texted a photo of his tomato basil soup to his mother, he had no idea it would lead to a business venture. Now, as a part of the LAUNCH Chattanooga Kitchen Incubator Startup Matrix program, his food
Leadership Chattanooga Nominations Open for Class of 2025
Nominations are now open for Leadership Chattanooga’s Class of 2025. During the program, participants will receive leadership development through immersive experiences marked by meaningful self-reflection, community service initiatives and networking opportunities, including meeting with local and state leaders. The goal
Breaking Barriers: Chattanooga’s Commitment to Empowering People of All Abilities
All individuals deserve the opportunity to receive an education, engage in recreational activities and pursue a fulfilling career. Chattanooga is actively breaking down barriers to ensure equal opportunities for individuals of all abilities, spanning from childhood through adulthood. Discover how
BEST Studio & Workshop Turns Ideas into Reality
Tate Sutter and Will Reynolds are building a remarkable new business that’s able to build remarkable new products for you. Bring them design ideas and they’ll turn them into reality. Furniture design? An architectural project? That gizmo you keep sketching
Top Chattanooga TREND Stories for 2023
As 2024 unfolds at your Chattanooga Chamber, we are looking at our audience’s favorite stories from this past year. Explore the highlights of 2023 with TREND’s top 10 stories, offering insight into many of the pivotal moments that shaped our
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
Buzzi Unicem USA’s Signal Mountain Cement Plant Celebrates 100 Years
In the early 1920s, as Chattanooga began to develop into the 20th century, local businessmen set out to solve a pressing problem: they needed a local source of cement. Their new idea soon became a new factory. On the Suck
Build Within: Modern Apprenticeships That Work
During November’s Apprenticeship Week – which formally launched a remarkable new program called Apprenticeship Works – one local woman from Unum who participated and graduated from its company’s apprenticeship program declared to a crowd of Chattanooga’s business leaders, elected officials, and
