Chattanooga Chamber Launches StartingBlockChattanooga.com, Entrepreneurial Wayfinding Site Funded By CARES Tuesday, January 12, 2021
The StartingBlockChattanooga.com website connects entrepreneurs and small business owners to local free or low-cost business resources. StartingBlockChattanooga.com offers support for fresh startups to scaling enterprises, connecting founders with resource partners who can support entrepreneurs as they start and grow their business. Entrepreneurs and small business owners, this one is for you, officials said. The Starting Block is a dream come true for our entrepreneurial ecosystem, said Alexis Willis, Small Business and Entrepreneurship director, Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce. New founders on the block are now able to access all available resources in one place, making it easier for entrepreneurs and small business owners to focus on what they do best.
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Former state House speaker will serve until 2024
Beth Harwell The U.S. Senate last week voted 59-25 to confirm former state House Speaker Beth Harwell to the board of the Tennessee Valley Authority. The Republican stepped down from the House in 2018 as she unsuccessfully ran for governor. She held her Nashville seat for three decades. Her term at the TVA runs until May 2024. Retiring U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander said he was “delighted” by the confirmation vote. “Beth is one of our state’s most distinguished citizens,” Alexander said. “Throughout her time in the Tennessee House of Representatives, and as Speaker of the House, Beth has worked with the TVA on several issues. She understands how important it is for TVA to continue to provide cheap, clean, reliable electricity for homes and businesses throughout the seven-state Tennessee Valley region.”
East Ridge High To Get New Future Ready Institute Of Heath Science Wednesday, December 16, 2020 Cempa Community Care has finalized a formal agreement with Hamilton County Schools and the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce to bring a new Future Ready Institute of Health Science to East Ridge High School in the 2021-2022 school year.
The first Future Ready Institutes were announced in 2018 in partnership with Chattanooga 2.0 in an effort to help prepare students for career success in Chattanooga’s fastest-growing economic sectors. For the 2019-2020 school year, students could choose from a list of nearly 30 Institutes housed in 13 high schools.
According to LaDarius Price, community outreach manager at Cempa, the conversations about making Cempa a Future Ready partner began about two years ago when participating in an annual Vision Day event at the Erlanger Institute of Healthcare & Innovation at Howard High School, during which healthcare professionals from around t
Hamilton County Training And Job Placement Program Receives Financial Boost From Regions Foundation Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Pictured, left to right: Molly Blankenship, Chattanooga Chamber; Michael Mathis, Regions Bank; Christy Gillenwater, Chattanooga Chamber; Rebecca Ashford, Chattanooga State The Chattanooga Chamber Foundation and the Regions Foundation, a nonprofit initiative of Regions Bank, today announced ongoing support for a skills and workforce development program that serves job-seekers living in parts of Hamilton County hardest hit by unemployment before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Supported by a donation of $90,000 from the Regions Foundation, the Skill Up initiative provides more than 45 people with six weeks of training in advanced manufacturing, customer service and information technology.