Building a Business—and a Life—on His Own Terms 

What started as a leap of faith from teaching to entrepreneurship has grown into one of the region’s leading concrete coating companies. Chattanooga Floor Care combines craftsmanship, customer service, and continuous learning to deliver lasting value throughout the Chattanooga area.
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Member Spotlight: Restoring People, Land, and Community at Promised Land Ranch

This Chattanooga nonprofit is helping veterans, first responders, and the environment heal together through a unique mission.
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From Participant to Program Leader: Jamison Shimmel Takes the Helm of the Chamber’s Leadership Programs

For nearly a decade, Jamison Shimmel has experienced the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce’s leadership programs from the participant’s perspective. Today, he’s helping shape their future. Shimmel is joining the Chamber as director of leadership programs, where he will oversee Leadership Chattanooga, Young Professionals of Chattanooga (YPC) and Protégé. His appointment marks a full-circle moment
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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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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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