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Diversify 2019: Get to Know Keynote Speaker Deborah Elam, Register for Breakout Sessions
Deborah Elam began her 30-year career at General Electric as an intern, working her way up to Chief Diversity Officer and later GE Foundation President. As GE’s first black female corporate officer, she dedicated her career to diversity, philanthropy and
Small Business, Big Deal: Signal Centers
Amanda Ellis Small businesses are a big deal for the local economy. That’s why we recognize some of the most outstanding with our annual Small Business Awards recognizing small businesses up to 300 employees as well as a nonprofit. Read
Leadership Chattanooga Leads for Learning
Amanda Ellis Leadership Chattanooga class members connect with our community while learning about what it means to lead. Through monthly sessions, education-related projects, police ride-alongs and more – participants graduate with a fresh understanding of our community’s strengths and challenges,
Small Business, Big Deal: Hutton
Amanda Ellis Karen Hutton, President & CEO of Hutton, is a driven leader with a Southern drawl. She founded the company in 1998. Today it’s a fully integrated real estate development, construction and investment company. They focus on acquiring, developing,
Get to Know The Pop-Up Project: Chattanooga’s Nonprofit Dance Performance Art Company
Local nonprofit The Pop-up Project inspires Chattanoogans to expand art initiatives and fall in love with performance art. To learn more about their vision and mission we sat down with Pop-up’s co-founder and director Mattie Waters to learn more about how they're
Small Business, Big Deal: Office Furniture Warehouse
Amanda Ellis When an Atlanta architecture client faced the prospect of spending $40,000 to trash $1.2 million of office furniture, JJ Jerman instead found a buyer. This eliminated disposal costs and kept waste out of landfills. He then founded Office
Small Business, Big Deal: HR Business Solutions
Amanda Ellis HR Business Solutions began in 2012 with Lynn Talbott’s laptop, helping heart and knack for numbers and efficiencies. With a background in human resources, Talbott came to Chattanooga from Seattle for her husband’s work as a physician and
Attend the 2019 Tennessee Valley Corridor Summit
The Tennessee Valley Corridor (TVC), a nonprofit organization representing 12 congressional districts in Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky, Virginia and North Carolina, holds an annual National Summit to address the nation's challenges in energy, science, environment, space, national security and education. The
Submit a Presentation Proposal for the Diversify Summit June 19
Have a success story, great idea or proven strategy in diversity and inclusion that you’d like to share? Through April 18, we're accepting session proposals for the Diversify Summit, a half-day summit featuring breakout sessions on topics related to diversity,
Tennessee American Water Names Darlene Williams as President
Tennessee American has named Darlene Williams president of Tennessee American Water, effective March 25, 2019. Williams replaces Valoria Armstrong, who will lead American Water’s national government affairs and community development efforts. “We are so pleased to have both Val and
