
Holly Bonner Local business owners Christopher Wood and Doug Lee made the most of their undergraduate years at the University of Southern Mississippi, thanks to one genius business idea – a trailer serving spiked snow cones. Getting a taste of
Amy Clarke, Freelance Marketing Storyteller As Chattanooga area businesses shift, pivot and change, trying to adapt to a new normal, many are tapping into the passion that led them to open their business in the first place. Over the course of
Holly Bonner As COVID-19 cases rise across the country, businesses everywhere are taking extra precautions to protect the well-being of their clients and the community. Many remain open to provide essential services and boost the local economy. Along with following the
Amanda Ellis If you’re part of Chattanooga’s business community, there’s a good chance you know Diane Parks, the Chattanooga Chamber’s Director of Leadership & Community Development. Parks has directed the Leadership Chattanooga program for 21 years, helping countless local professionals
Holly Bonner Walking into Okunade Law, LLC, fatigued families are struck by a sense of home. Decorated with plush seating, children's toys and bright lighting, the space defies the traditional stale office-look most would associate with a law firm. A
Marley Lentz, Office Furniture Warehouse The necessity and sensibility behind businesses closing makes it no less burdensome. As lockdowns around the country are simultaneously protested and adhered to, extended and expiring, we’re looking toward the future at a question that’s
Amanda Ellis; Photos by Flint Chaney Photography Valoria Armstrong, VP, National Government and Regulatory Affairs at American Water, steps in July 1 as the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce 2020-21 Board Chair. She brings HR, advocacy and community development expertise to
Holly Bonner “A good community, as we know, insures itself by trust, by good faith and good will, by mutual help. A good community, in other words, is a good local economy.” — Wendell Berry As a recipient of The
By David Martin, co-founder at Heed Public Relations What problem does your company’s product or service solve? How does a company better connect with the ideal customer? These are the questions at the heart of many marketers’ efforts. Or at
Holly Bonner Remember those “new year, new me” resolutions? This year, you may have imagined spending more time at the gym or planning a trip to Europe. But that probably didn’t happen… So far, 2020 has thrown us for a loop.