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Walk of Honor w/Leslie Jordan

Helen Hunt Movie Filmed in Chattanooga

 Virtual Tour of Chattanooga

Chattanooga Passats Roll Out

 Expansion of Lovell Field

Price Check- $250,000

Wacker Institute

Kohl's Biggest in Region

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DON'T MISS EVENTS

City Share: Creative Placemaking 

City Share is a speaker-based series focused on finding creative solutions to community issues. Carol will discuss creative placemaking as a strategy for shaping the future of our community. Carol Coletta specializes in developing cities and creative communities. She is a passionate advocate for cities, and she has devoted her life to answering the question: What makes cities succeed? City Share is free and open to the public. Lunch will be provided by On the List Catering. If you plan to attend, please RSVP. For more on Carol Coletta and this event, please visit our site.

Benwood Foundation presents Lecture Series

September 20, 2011 · Tivoli Theater

Featuring Education Advocate, Michelle Rhee

Rhee's lecture is entitled: Putting Students First in Education Reform. Rhee has a bachelor's degree in government from Cornell University and a master's in public policy from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. Rhee believes that, even in the toughest of circumstances, all teachers are called to turn the incredible potential that fills their classrooms daily into the achievements worthy of our children and country. Click HERE  for complete information. 

"Will To Succeed," a motion picture reportedly starring Oscar winner Helen Hunt, will begin filming in Chattanooga in the next few weeks, city officials say. "This is huge," said Missy Crutchfield, city administrator of the Department of Education, Art and Culture. "It will have a bigger impact on the city than 'Water for Elephants' did because it is the first feature film to be shot entirely, or almost entirely, here." Crutchfield said "Will to Succeed" is set in the 1970s and is centered on a high school. She could not release locations for the filming, she said, but said the Chattanooga Film Commission's Facebook page had clues. The page features pictures and maps of Baylor School. The film "is set at a prep school," Crutchfield acknowledged. Baylor officials, however, did confirm that the school had been contacted about the film!

Chattanooga-made Passats Roll Out!  

There has been a series of exciting moments locally since the initial announcement that Chattanooga was chosen as the site for a billion-dollar Volkswagen manufacturing plant. The latest good news is that VW has begun shipping out about 350 sparkling new automobiles from Chattanooga every day! While consumers far and wide will enjoy their new cars, of even greater interest here is the fact that thousands of local people are engaged in good jobs building the Passats, boosting our economy for many years to come. It's great to see the Volkswagen dream become a highly productive and beneficial reality.

*Originally reported by Mike Pare of the Times Free Press- Chattanooga, TN 

Expansion of Lovell Field Brings Opportunity

FedEx is expanding at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport by flying larger aircraft and leasing hangar space for the first time. "It will double the capacity we have for freight in and out of  Chattanooga," FedEx spokeswoman Sally Davenport said. Starting Oct. 3, Memphis-based FedEx Corp. will fly a Boeing 727 into Chattanooga every day, replacing two smaller aircraft, she said. The freight giant is leasing 12,000 square feet of hangar space at Lovell Field, officials said. "Certainly as the market grows, there will be [hiring] down the road," the company spokeswoman said. Mike Landguth, the airport's president, said the FedEx expansion is an example of the city's economic growth, making Lovell Field an attractive option. "We will continue to focus on the three major areas of aviation -commercial, corporate and general aviation and cargo - to ensure that we are positioned to capitalize on every opportunity for growth," he said.

*Originally reported by Mike Pare of the Times Free Press- Chattanooga, TN

What kind of house will a quarter of a million dollars buy in (Chattanooga) Hamilton County? As it turns out, quite a lot. And almost certainly more than it would have in the pre-Great Recession years. At $250,000, roughly double the median price of all houses sold in the Chattanooga area last month, eight houses in Hamilton County are available. Earlier this week, a Times Free Press reporter, accompanied by Realtor Steven Sharpe of Keller Williams Realty, visited four of those houses. Two list for exactly $250,000, one is a dollar less at $249,999 and one is $100 less at $249,900. All four have four bedrooms (or space that could be a fourth bedroom) and at least two-and-a-half baths, and the four range in size from 2,169 to 4,528 square feet. They also range in age: The oldest was built in 1913, the newest in 2011. Three are in Chattanooga, and one is in an unincorporated part of Hamilton County. Descriptions of each house are based on the tour and comparisons available from Multiple Listing Service information. Click HERE to see the MLS page for this property.  

*Originally reported by Cline Cooper on the Times Free Press- Chattanooga, TN

The Wacker Institute at Chattanooga State is an academic unit within the Engineering Technology Division which will provide students with knowledge and hands-on education and training in process technology, process controls, plant operations, electronics & instrumentation, integrated industrial technology, and automation systems. The Wacker Institute is a unique collaboration between Chattanooga State Community College and Wacker Polysilicon North America (WPNA).Construction recently began, so work crews are still in the early stages of preparing the building for classes. Builders must complete a chemical lab facility, a resource library, computer lab and classrooms. The Wacker Institute is slated for completion January 2012. Wacker Chemical has agreed to contribute $3 million to the cost of the training center. The Wacker Institute will feature a 17,242-square-foot facility and will support an occupancy of 165 in two labs, two chemical safety labs, a computer lab, a library and restrooms.

*Originally reported by Ellis Smith on the Times Free Press- Chattanooga, TN

Kohl's Poised to Become Region's Biggest Retailer

Slated to open its third and fourth stores in the Chattanooga area later this month, Kohl's is poised to become one of the region's biggest retailers. When new Hixson and Dalton, Ga., sites are added to existing locations in Chattanooga and Cleveland, Tenn., the Wisconsin retailer's presence in the area will rival other department store chains such as Sears and J.C. Penney Co. Kohl's will employ more than 500 workers when the new stores are fully staffed. In addition to the two new stores, Kohl's is wrapping up an extensive remodeling of its store on Gunbarrel Road. "The history of the company is that they've always reinvented or reinvested to make it bigger and stronger," said Stephen Epperson, assistant manager of the Chattanooga store. Kohl's calls itself a family-focused, value-oriented specialty department store focusing on moderately priced clothing, shoes and home products.

*Originally reported by Mike Pare on the Times Free Press- Chattanooga, TN