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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,
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
From Brickyard to the Bay: Brev.dev Acquired by NVIDIA
If you pay any attention to the business world, then you are probably at least vaguely familiar with Nvidia, a San Francisco Bay Area technology outfit that earlier this summer harnessed the wave of AI popularity to become the most
Micro Centers: Answering the Need for Affordable, High-Quality Childcare in Chattanooga
Twenty years ago, the Chambliss Center for Children and Hamilton County Schools pioneered a new vision for local child care: small, or micro, child care centers within public schools as a thoughtful and proactive way to support and retain teachers
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
Diversify 2024 Recap
On June 12, the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce hosted Diversify 2024 at the Chattanooga Convention Center, bringing together business leaders, elected officials, entrepreneurs, and community members. The day was filled with invaluable networking opportunities and captivating presentations, all geared
