Police Blotter: Man Reporting To Probation Is 3 Sheets To The Wind; Pair Uses Citigo For Garbage Dump Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Police were called to TN Probation and Parole due to a possible intoxicated person who was reporting for their monthly meeting. A man showed up smelling like an intoxicant. The officer evaluated the man and determined he wasn t a danger to himself or others and he was released after his meeting. He is currently homeless and he said he stays in a tent near the Chattanooga Convention Center.
A woman on Grayshore Lane said she had purchased a red 2009 Nissan Altima late last year. She said she had a bill of sale and a Georgia title for the vehicle. She said that when she attempted to register the vehicle, in her name in Tennessee, she was told that the title was too worn out. She told police she has been attempting to call the man who sold her the car but he has stopped returning her calls and has blocked her. The title that she had in he
Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union Invites Small Businesses To Win $21K in ’21 Monday, May 3, 2021
Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union is celebrating National Small Business Week by opening the Fourth Annual Idea Leap Grant where small businesses can vie to win $21K in ’21.
Businesses in TVFCU’s 13-county service area that have been in operation for at least one year and have fewer than 20 employees are eligible to apply for their chance at winning one of five grants valued at $21,000, $15,000, $10,000, $7,000 and $5,000. Full rules and the application are available at tvfcu.com/IdeaLeapGrant.
“The grant is an extension of our Idea Leap Loan Initiative that was created specifically for small businesses in 2016 and is our way of re-investing those loan proceeds back into the community,” said Tommy Nix, vice president of business and commercial services at TVFCU. “Through the Idea Leap Initiative, we have funded more than $3.8 million in loans to emer
Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union
When a credit union in Tennessee decided to build a new branch, it chose to incorporate the latest technology in the construction process.
Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union (TVFCU) recently unveiled the building s façade, which was created by Branch Technology, maker of 3D printed building materials. Branch Technology s founders got their start at an incubator for entrepreneurs in Tennessee, and one of the credit union officials had visited the company on a tour of the incubator and decided to try the material.
“Several years ago, I had the opportunity to visit Branch Technology when they were located in the INCubator at the Hamilton County Business Development Center,” says Todd Fortner, president and CEO at TVFCU. “I was amazed at what could be made on a large scale with 3D printing. I immediately began to think about how we could incorporate this new technology into a future project.”