Leading With Care: My Leadership Chattanooga Experience
Participating in Leadership Chattanooga has been one of the most personally meaningful professional development experiences of my career. As an educator committed to cultivating cultures of care that help foster compassion and belonging, I entered the program hoping to deepen my understanding of our community and strengthen my capacity to serve it well. Leadership Chattanooga
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The Frigid Reality Behind Collectivism
The views expressed in this article represent the opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce, its staff, or its board of directors. New York City’s newly inaugurated mayor, Zohran Mamdani, recently declared his intention to “replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth
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The Exchange: How a Lump of Coal Reveals Just How Rich We’ve Become
The views expressed in this article represent the opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce, its staff, or its board of directors. A few nights ago, while reading a Christmas book to my children, my daughter looked up from the page and asked why
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Chamber of Commerce’s Steve Hiatt to Retire After 35+ Years of Championing Chattanooga’s Business Community
After more than three decades of building relationships, solving problems, and driving investment across Hamilton County, Steve Hiatt, Director of Existing Business Development for the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce, will retire at the end of 2025, leaving behind a legacy that has shaped Chattanooga for the better. Hiatt’s path to public service began early.
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EPB and Vanderbilt University launch innovation institute to accelerate quantum science and technology breakthroughs
New institute in Chattanooga will position Tennessee as a national leader in quantum technologies EPB of Chattanooga, home of America’s most comprehensive quantum commercialization infrastructure, and Vanderbilt University today announced plans to establish the Institute for Quantum Innovation, further positioning Chattanooga—and Tennessee—as a national hub for advancing quantum science and technology. The Institute for Quantum […]
$5.3 billion in community benefit generated by EPB’s automated electric grid and fiber optic network since 2010
Total impact projected to grow to $10 billion by 2035, including $1 billion in quantum technology gains EPB’s fiber optic network and automated electric grid have generated $5.3 billion in community benefit since their launch in 2010, according to a peer-reviewed economic impact study conducted by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC). Read the study here. “EPB’s […]
Leading with Integrity: What Young Professionals Seek in Leadership
Oftentimes, supervisors and leaders are asked what they look for when hiring new staff – what qualities make the best candidate for employment. However, this question is hardly ever reversed. So, for a wider perspective on what the city’s business scene needs, the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce reached out to its Young Professionals of
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The Exchange: Economic Growth is the Cure
The views expressed in this article represent the opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce, its staff, or its board of directors. Tune into your favorite news source, and it won’t take long to find an article championing degrowth as the solution to your
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Chattanooga 2.0 Chosen for National Initiative to Expand Career Opportunities for Local Youth
Hamilton County–Chattanooga to receive up to $10 million to enhance youth career exploration and enrichment opportunities. Chattanooga is one of only seven communities in the nation selected to join Advancing Opportunities for Adolescents — a new initiative from The Wallace Foundation aimed at improving how schools, nonprofits and local organizations work together to support youth
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Literacy First Expands: Tutoring Program Accelerates Reading Success in Hamilton County
What started as a pilot program in 2023 has quickly evolved into a strong partnership, changing literacy outcomes in Hamilton County. Following a significantly successful academic year, the Literacy First tutoring program is set to expand again for the 2025-26 school year. Hamilton County Schools, in partnership with Chattanooga 2.0 and others, aims to reach
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