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• Chattanooga's International Business Expected to Boom over Decade
  (Times Free Press, March 12, 2012)
• Departure of Food Lions Creates Anxiety, Opportunity
  (Times Free Press, Feb. 29, 2012)
• Wacker Makes Job Offers to 82
  (Times Free Press, Feb. 16, 2012)
  
• HomeServe Creating 100 Call Center Jobs in Chattanooga
  (Times Free Press, Feb. 15, 2012)
• Chattanooga among Best Real Estate Places
  (Times Free Press, Feb. 9, 2012)
  
• Amazon Hints at Second Chattanooga Facility
  (Nooga.com, Feb. 3, 2012)
  
• Stepping Up Passat Output, Volkswagen Hiring 200 More
  (Times Free Press, Feb. 1, 2012)
• Lifetouch Closes Olan Mills Photography Facilities, 383 Jobs Cut
  (Times Free Press, Jan. 31, 2012)
• Dalton Development Has Space for 13 Businesses Including Kohl's and Petco
  (Times Free Press, Jan. 29, 2012)
• Chattanooga Ranks No. 3 in Apartment Cost Growth
  (Times Free Press, Jan. 19, 2012)
• State Cash Pumps New Life into Regional Startups
  (Times Free Press, Jan. 12, 2012)
• Amazon Already Expanding Its Chattanooga Facility
  (Memphis Business Journal, Jan. 10, 2012)
  
• Chattanooga MSA Added to Improving Housing Markets List
  (Times News, Jan. 10, 2012)
  
• Major Retailers to Shut Down Chattanooga Area Storefronts
  (Times Free Press, Jan. 6, 2012)
  
• Five Biggest Building Projects in Chattanooga in 2011
  (Times Free Press, Jan. 10, 2012)
• Chattanooga Area Businesses Grow and Change Hands in 2011
  (Times Free Press, Jan. 1, 2012)
  
• 2011 Business Additions Create or Keep More Than 800 Jobs
  (Times Free Press, Dec. 24, 2011)
  
• Trucking Firm Access America Expands Downtown
  (Times Free Press, Dec. 24, 2011)
• Biggest Building Project Permits in Chattanooga
  (Times Free Press, Dec. 20, 2011)
• Despite Slowdown, Some Outfits Prosper
  (Times Free Press, Dec. 18, 2011)
• Wacker Up to 200 Workers
  (Times Free Press, Dec. 15, 2011)
• Kubota Adds Georgia Factory
  (Times Free Press, Dec. 9, 2011)
• VW Is Working on New 7-Seat SUV for the U.S.
  (In Auto News, Nov. 28, 2011)
  
• Gig City "an Inspiration" for Regional Towns
  (Sydney Morning Herald, Nov. 27, 2011)
  
• Volkswagen Has More Than 2,500 Chattanooga Employees
  (Times Free Press, Nov. 19, 2011)
• Akzo Nobel Plans $6.7 Million Expansion
  (Times Free Press, Nov. 16, 2011)
• Beaulieu of America Closes 3rd Plant, Will Lay Off 190
  (Times Free Press, Nov. 15, 2011)
• Steel Firm Cuts Staff, Keeps Site
  (Times Free Press, Nov. 5, 2011)
  
• Beaulieu to Close Second Dalton Plant
  (Times Free Press, Nov. 4, 2011)
• Auto Supplier Mann+Hummel USA Creating 150 Jobs in Dunlap, Tenn.
  (Times Free Press, Nov. 3, 2011)
• LJT in $2 Million Expansion
  (Times Free Press, Oct. 22, 2011)
• New Plant Awaits Loan from Crossville
  (Times Free Press, Oct. 20, 2011)
  
• 3,000 Temps among 4,500 Amazon is Hiring
  (Times Free Press, Oct. 19, 2011)
• Dalton, GA, Shaw Industries Plant Closes with Loss of 270 Jobs
  (Chattanoogan, Oct. 10, 2011)
• Executives Say $200 Million Facility Would Need 1,000 Staff
  (Times Free Press, Sept. 30)
  
• Kohl's Opening Two Area Stores
  (Times Free Press, Sept. 28, 2011)
• Chattanooga Tourism Strong Despite Economic Recession
  (Times Free Press, Sept. 21, 2011)
• Alstom Set to Produce New Natural Gas Turbine in Chattanooga
  (Times Free Press, Sept. 16, 2011)
• Kohl's Poised to Become One of Region's Biggest Retailers
  (Times Free Press, Sept. 13, 2011)
  
• Obama Hails Georgia Jobs-Help System
  (Times Free Press, Sept. 10, 2011)
  
• Taxpayer-Subsidized Startup Hatchery Hails Revamped Facility
  (Times Free Press, Sept. 8, 2011)
  
• Lowe's Breaks Ground in Northwest Georgia
  (Times Free Press, Sept. 8, 2011)
  
• TVA Role Ranked In Development
  (Times Free Press, Sept. 3, 2011)
  
• Spring City Textiler's Sales Ablaze
  (Times Free Press, Aug. 27, 2011)
  
• 180 Locals Lose Jobs as Shaw Cuts 270 People
  (Times Free Press, Aug. 24, 2011)
  
• Chattanooga Income Gains Double U.S. Average
  (Times Free Press, Aug. 23, 2011)
  
• Weaker Dollar, Sluggish Demand Spur Chattanooga's Exports
  (Times Free Press, Aug. 21, 2011)
  
• Center Trains Underemployed People in 'Green Jobs'
  (Times Free Press, Aug. 20, 2011)
• Young Group Bankrolling Area Startups
  (Times Free Press, Aug. 7, 2011)
  
• Metro Chattanooga Adds 3,600 Jobs
  (Times Free Press, Aug. 4, 2011)
• Wacker's Presence May Expand; Thousands Apply for Jobs
  (News Sentinel, July 25, 2011)
  
• Gestamp Growing with Volkswagen
  (Times Free Press, July 16, 2011)
• Archer Daniels Midland Breaks Ground at Industrial Park
  (Times Free Press, July 14, 2011)
  
• Prison Will Add Jobs in Sequatchie Valley
  (Times Free Press, July 9, 2011)
• Green Shift in City Cited
  (Times Free Press, June 19, 2011)
  
• Huge Site Eyes Floyd County
  (Times Free Press, June 18, 2011)
• Riverbend Is $3.5 Million Business
  (Times Free Press, June 12, 2011)
• Developing 'Chattanoogaland'
  (Times Free Press, June 12, 2011)
  
• 5 Fastest Growing Southeast Areas for Construction Jobs
  (Times Free Press, June 7, 2011)
  
• City Seeks Label as World's 'Smartest'
  (Times Free Press, June 3, 2011)
• NRC Training Facility to Grow in Chattanooga
  (Times Free Press, June 2, 2011)
  
• VW Tiguan Assembly May Move Here
  (Times Free Press, June 1, 2011)
  
• Alexander Urges Funding for Chickamauga Lock
  (Times Free Press, May 31, 2011)
• Volkswagen Plant Up and Running, Making Fuel-Efficient Passat
  (News Sentinel, May 24, 2011)
• VW Transforms Site [360-degree plant photo]
  (Times Free Press, May 25, 2011)
• Chattanooga to Celebrate 25 Years: Positioning for Future
  (Times Free Press, May 22, 2011)
  
• 2011 Manufacturing Summit in Dalton
  (Times Free Press, May 20, 2011)
• 4,300 Seek Amazon Jobs
  (Times Free Press, May 19, 2011)
• The Messy Truth behind Amazon's Tennessee Tax Tradeoff
  (Nashville Scene, May 19, 2011 )
• Dalton Flooring Factory IVC Opens
  (Times Free Press, May 17, 2011)
• Wacker Asks Self: Is Capacity Enough?
  (Times Free Press, May 17, 2011)
• Salaries at the Top
  (Times Free Press, May 15, 2011)
• CarMax Resumes $15 Million Development in Brainerd
  (Times Free Press, May 14, 2011)
• Chattanooga Positioning Plant for Future VW Work
  (Times Free Press, May 13, 2011)
• New Tenants Breathe Life into Dalton Mall
  (Times Free Press, May 12, 2011)
• Sky Angel, Faith-Based Broadcaster, Moves to Collegedale
  (Times Free Press, May 12, 2011)
• Gestamp Wins $31,000 Job-Training Grant
  (Times Free Press, May 11, 2011)
• Workers Train Outside U.S.
  (Times Free Press, May 8, 2011)
  
• Group Touts City's Wireless Network
  (Times Free Press, May 7, 2011)
• Steel Warehouse's Expansion in Chattanooga Will Add Jobs
  (Times Free Press, May 7, 2011)
  
• Staffing Firm to Hire 300 for Volkswagen
  (Times Free Press, May 3, 2011)
  
• Top 5 Business Expansions of 2010 in North America
  (Times Free Press, May 3, 2011)
  
• Growth in Chattanooga Hotel Industry
  (Times Free Press, May 1, 2011)
  
• Amazon Ramps Up Hiring
  (Times Free Press, April 29, 2011)
• Chattanooga Airport Boardings Up 6% in Quarter
  (Times Free Press, April 19, 2011)
• Shaw Shutting Plant in Murray
  (Times Free Press, April 13, 2011)
  
• Building Spree: 4 New Area Hotels
  (Times Free Press, April 12, 2011)
  
• Chattanooga Falls in Small-Business Vitality
  (Nashville Business Journal, April 11, 2011)
  
• Corporate Certification Program for Students Seen Benefiting Area
  (Times Free Press, April 2, 2011)
  
• Just Busted Tears into Southern Cities
  (Times Free Press, March 31, 2011)
• Hamilton in Top 10 Large U.S. Counties: Employment Increase Sept. 2009-10
  (BLS Report, March 29, 2011)
  
• Incubator Eyes Outlying Areas
  (Times Free Press, March 29, 2011)
  
• Soddy-Daisy Lands Steel Fabricator Kalenborn
  (Times Free Press, March 29, 2011)
• Grant to Fund Training of New North Georgia Workers
  (Times Free Press, March 24, 2011)
  
• Company Closing Harriman Plant
  (Times Free Press, March 24, 2011)
• Japan Quake Could Shake Nuclear Plans Key to Region
  (Times Free Press, March 20, 2011)
• Convention Center's Impact Rises $4 Million
  (Times Free Press, March 17, 2011)
• Tsunami May Slow Production at Chattanooga Komatsu Plant
  (Times Free Press, March 15, 2011)
  
• 1,500 Join VW Payroll
  (Times Free Press, March 10, 2011)
• TVA Sees Years-Long Jobs Recovery
  (Times Free Press, March 8, 2011)
• Amazon, Lacking "Nexus," Won't Tax
  (Times Free Press, March 3, 2011)
• Talking Turkey, City Eyes Growth
  (Times Free Press, March 2, 2011)
• Nissan Bets Recovery
  (Times Free Press, March 2, 2011)
• Carpet Industry Predicts Recovery
  (Times Free Press, March 1, 2011)
• VW CEO Pushing to Add Another Model
  (Times Free Press, Feb. 25, 2011)
• Prices, Sales Fall in Local Housing in January
  (Times Free Press, Feb. 24, 2011)
• City Touts 'Smart City' Tag
  (Times Free Press, Feb. 24, 2011)
• VW to Expand Plant, Site Says
  (Times Free Press, Feb. 23, 2011)
• New Porsche, Audi, Volkswagen Crossovers Could be Built in U.S.
  (Automobile, Feb. 22, 2011)
• Wacker Work, Hiring on Fast Track
  (Times Free Press, Feb. 20, 2011)
• City, German Businesses Look Beyond First $2 Billion in Investments
  (Times Free Press, Feb. 19, 2011)
• Chattanooga Convention Center Asks for Bigger Subsidy
  (Times Free Press, Feb. 17, 2011)
• VW Bridge Span 'Symbolic' for Chattanooga Work Force
  (Times Free Press, Feb. 16, 2011)
• City to Tap Gulf Coast Tourism Market
  (Times Free Press, Feb. 15, 2011)
• Downtown Work Not Done, River City Chief Says
  (Times Free Press, Feb. 10, 2011
• Incentium Announces It Has Ended Business Operations
  (Times Free Press, Feb. 10, 2011)
  
• Chattanooga Institute Seeks to be Hub for Biomedical Research
  (Times Free Press, Feb. 8, 2011)
• Obama Praises Whirlpool in Bradley County
  (Times Free Press, Feb. 7, 2011)
• Entrepreneurship Intensifies in City over Decade
  (Times Free Press, Feb. 6, 2011)
• Home Builders See Rebound after Five-Year Housing Slump
• (Times Free Press, Feb. 5, 2011)
• MFG Adds 20 Jobs at Dalton Plant
  (Times Free Press, Feb. 5, 2011)
  
• Entrepreneurs Pour into Chattanooga Area
  (Nashville Business Journal, Feb. 4, 2011)
• Chattanooga Officials Develop Economic Growth Plan
  (Times Free Press, Feb. 3, 2011)
• Big 5: Largest Construction Projects during 2010
  (Times Free Press, Feb. 1, 2011)
• First Passats to Roll Off Line in March
  (Times Free Press, Feb. 1, 2011)
• Chattanooga Area Amazon Sites Fit Bigger Plan
  (Times Free Press, Jan. 30, 2011)
• Chattanooga's Hamilton Place Mall Getting Facelift
  (Times Free Press, Jan. 26, 2011)
• CBL Plans Mall Investment
  (Times Free Press, Jan. 25, 2011)
• Companies Cope without Memphis Flights
  (Times Free Press, Jan. 25, 2011)
• Airport Study: Study Predicts Loss from Rival Fixed-Base Operator
  (Times Free Press, Jan. 22, 2011)
• U.S. Xpress to Grow Chattanooga Work Force by 30 Percent
  (Times Free Press, Jan. 22, 2011)
• Chattanooga, the New Home of Porsche?
  (Times Free Press, Jan. 21, 2011)
• Chattanooga and VW Have a Lot Riding on Passat
  (Times Free Press, Jan. 16, 2011)
• Chattanooga Tourism Officials Share Outlook for 2011
  (Times Free Press, Jan. 16, 2011)
• Detroit Recovers as South Surges
  (Times Free Press, Jan. 12, 2011)
• Chattanooga Businesses Looking to Harness Solar Energy
  (Times Free Press, Jan. 9, 2011)