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Meet Co.Lab’s Sustainable Mobility Cohort
Nine tech start-ups, selected from a field of global competitors, are innovating and transforming the energy and logistics landscape in Chattanooga, the US and beyond. One Montreal company is creating a home battery storage system to reduce peak energy consumption
EPB marks 15 years of keeping Chattanooga on the cutting edge
Fifteen years ago, Netflix was primarily a DVD-by-mail service, and high-speed internet at home was a luxury. When EPB connected its first fiber optic internet customer the same year at 15 megabits per second (Mbps), today’s technologies weren’t much more
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 business owners with funding to propel their businesses forward. This year, the competition reached new heights, recognizing outstanding businesses that
Microsoft’s TechSpark and Chattanooga’s Growing Tech Scene
In 2023, Microsoft changed the tech landscape of Chattanooga with a $50,000 grant called TechSpark. As a TechSpark partner, the Chattanooga Chamber received resources and support as it expanded and strengthened our tech start-up scene. Here at the Chamber, we
Pathway Lending Celebrates 25 Years Supporting Chattanooga Entrepreneurs
Chattanooga is full of entrepreneurship opportunities. Since 2001, Pathway Lending has been helping local small businesses grow and thrive in Hamilton County and beyond. Founded in 1999, Pathway is a community development financial institution (CDFI) that offers financing and coaching
Ambassador of the Year 2024’s Vaughn Berger
Each year, the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce relies on a valuable group of volunteers who devote hours, time and energy to bridging the gap between business and community. We call them Ambassadors. For over 30 years, our Ambassadors have
A Season of Growth: My Time with the Chattanooga Chamber
At the beginning of August 2023, I was entering the final stages of my time as a marketing major at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. As I began to prepare for life after graduation, I was eager to secure
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,
Becoming A National Park City: Chattanooga Continues To Climb Higher
Modern Chattanooga has been formed by a series of What If questions. What if we built an aquarium and renovated our forgotten riverfront? What if we cleaned up our air and atmosphere, once considered among the dirtiest in the nation?
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,
