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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
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
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?
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
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
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
Franchise Tax Cut – Here’s What You Need to Know
In an act praised by many across the state, Gov. Bill Lee enacted a recent bill that supports the Tennessee business community in two significant ways: Under prior law, businesses paid either 0.25% of net worth or 0.25% real and
On Signing Day, the Future is Bright with Regional Apprenticeships
On May 15, Jonah Gibson, 16, walked into his official Signing Day event. There was a hype video, a catered table with specially-made cookies, extra swag and out-of-town officials who gave speeches. As parents and crowd watched, the high school
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
