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Tennessee: At 50, food supplier sees industry changes
Since Tennessee Hotel Supply was launched in 1958, the food service distributor has undergone multiple transformations to keep up with the changing times and trends in the food delivery business.
October 11, 2008
Chattanooga: Hot dog vendors fill area niche
During Susan Paden’s childhood in Cleveland, Ohio, there was nothing more American than a hot dog.
October 11, 2008
Chattanooga: Immune in crisis: Collection agency plans major expansion
As an economic crisis sweeps across the nation, some industries appear invulnerable.
October 10, 2008
Chattanooga: Panel says crisis eclipses others
There is plenty of blame and responsibility for the current trouble in the nation’s economy to go around, but recent actions put in place by the federal government to fix it eventually will work, though the country may experience a deep recession in the process, according to a panel of local financial industry experts.
October 10, 2008
Chattanooga: Retailers force smile as decorations go up
Retail experts are expecting slower than normal holiday sales, even as some stores are ramping up for Christmas sales in early October with seasonal items.
October 10, 2008
Chattanooga: Cell tower company alters Southside plans
A company planning to put a 180-foot wireless phone tower in Chattanooga’s Southside has withdrawn its request.
October 9, 2008
Chattanooga: Arcade Marketing cutting 150 jobs
Arcade Marketing plans to close part of its Chattanooga operations and cut about 150 jobs, an official said today.
October 9, 2008
Chattanooga: $3 gas projected for area
Once the Chattanooga area’s fuel supply situation stabilizes, gasoline prices should drop to around $3 a gallon, industry officials said.
October 9, 2008
Chattanooga: Big River hits 15 Early arrival at Riverfront finds success
>Big River Grille & Brewing Works has been a downtown Chattanooga fixture since 1993, one of the earliest restaurants to invest in the city’s riverfront entertainment area that was just starting to become a reality 15 years ago.
October 9, 2008
Chattanooga: VW managers laud plant site, to check work today
The top two Volkswagen officials overseeing the automaker’s planned $1 billion plant in Chattanooga on Tuesday lauded the site the company is counting on to turbocharge its American presence.
October 8, 2008
Chattanooga: VW beats Toyota’s value in gyration
Volkswagen AG, Europe’s largest automaker, on Tuesday briefly passed Toyota as the world’s biggest car maker by market value.
October 8, 2008
Publix in Hixson intensifies competition for consumer dollars
A new $10 million Publix Super Market becomes the latest grocery store to land in the Hixson market, and the result of increased competition could be seen in the wallets of area consumers, industry experts said.

October 8, 2008
Chattanooga: Regular returns to local pumps
Regular unleaded has returned to the pumps, and fuel industry experts said premium and mid-grade fuels will follow soon.
October 8, 2008
Tennessee: Digital TV switch could have hiccups
Some rural television watchers could be left with static-filled screens after broadcasters switch to the digital format in February, a federal communications official acknowledged Tuesday.
October 8, 2008
Chattanooga: Slowdown in residential sales felt on city’s Southside
Like other areas of the economy these days, the housing market in Chattanooga’s Southside has lagged for the past year, according to some real estate agents who work in the area.
October 7, 2008

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Designing homes outside the box: LEED certification means Madison Street houses meet high environmental standards
Three houses under construction on Madison Street will feature the LEED for Homes certification, meaning they will conserve energy and water and will cut construction waste. Two of the homes are for sale. Three additional homes will feature the EarthCraft House certification.

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Real Estate Roundup
Lou Brown of Street Smart Systems will address the Southeast Tennessee Real Estate Investors Association on Oct. 20.

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Consumer Watch: Gift cards may hide secret bite
Q: I received a gift card for my birthday last year, but when I went to buy a shirt a couple of weeks ago, the store told me the card was expired. Do I have any recourse since I never used any of the credit? — Ricky Resentful

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