David Flessner

Nearly half of Chattanoogans think Hamilton County is growing too fast, up from survey 2 years ago. timesfreepress.com/news/2024/dec/… timesfreepress.com/news/2022/dec/…

Obamacare rates decline by major insurers in Tennessee next year as decade-old health insurance marketplace matures and grows. Enrollment in Tennessee has triped since ObamaCare began. timesfreepress.com/news/2024/dec/…

Learning on the job: Chattanooga emerges as a leading apprenticeship hub timesfreepress.com/news/2024/nov/…

Blue Moose Burgers & WIngs sports bar expands to Chattanooga with a new location opening next month in a former Texas Roadhouse site in Chattanooga. timesfreepress.com/news/2024/oct/…

Brothers Bagel opens in Hixson to big crowds over the weekend. Owners hope to eventually have multiple locations around Chattanooga timesfreepress.com/news/2024/oct/…

IS TRUMP PROTECTIONIST OR FREE TRADER? Former Reagan and Trump economic advisor says Donald Trump told him he is a supporter of free trade despite campaign talk about tariffs. timesfreepress.com/news/2024/oct/…

Women outpace men in college but still lag in leading businesses in Chattanooga timesfreepress.com/news/2024/oct/…

TVA meets new summertime peak Thursday without either Sequoyah reactor producing power. Hot weather and rate hike will raise power bills this fall, but TVA also boosts energy efficiency rebates. timesfreepress.com/news/2024/aug/…

POWERFUL CUTS - TVA prepares to trim operating costs by $950 million over the next three years in the biggest corporate streamlining by the utility in a decade. TVA eyes using technology and realignment to trim fuel and labor expenses. timesfreepress.com/news/2024/aug/…

A half century after launching America's biggest nuclear power construction program but later scrapping most of tnose reactors, TVA is now moving to build smaller modular reactors and will file a license applicaito next year. Will it work? timesfreepress.com/news/2024/aug/…

TVA to raise rates in October by the biggest amount in 16 years after raising its electricity prices 4.5% a year ago. But TVA says it expects stable rates for several years after this fall's increase. timesfreepress.com/news/2024/aug/…

Chattanooga home prices and starts both rise despite the doubling of mortgage rates since the pandemic. Economist and Chamber leader predict at Home Show more growth in 2025 as local economy grows and remote workers and retirees relocate to the Scenic City timesfreepress.com/news/2024/aug/…

Extreme weather pushes power demand to record highs this year, but TVA meets power peaks and will invest $15 billion over the next 3 years to expand capacity timesfreepress.com/news/2024/jul/…

Utiltiies in the Southeast plan to double solar power genration by 2027. What are the leading utltiies for using the sun to generate power. timesfreepress.com/news/2024/jul/…

Sales tax-free weekend for school supplies brings shoppers from other states to Chattanooga as retailers expect one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year timesfreepress.com/news/2024/jul/…

When are the best times to travel to avoid holiday traffic rush this weekend? AAA projects record number of travelers timesfreepress.com/news/2024/jul/…

Rally racing returns to the Cherokee National Forest Saturday as test of whether a World Championship Rally could return to America by 2026 and bring millions of dollars to Polk County timesfreepress.com/news/2024/jun/…

Cooley's Fine Clothing, one of Tennessee's oldest family owned businesses, is closing after 88 years and selling off remaining merchandise, fixture. timesfreepress.com/news/2024/jun/…

Unemployment in Chattanooga falls to an all-time low in April, but Maytag announces layoffs this week in Cleveland. timesfreepress.com/news/2024/may/…

Record number of Americans will hit the road this Memorial Day weekend with gas prices down in Chattanooga and U.S. economy still growing. timesfreepress.com/news/2024/may/…