Alderman Enterprises, a Chattanooga-based evergreen investment firm, announces the acquisition of its fifth portfolio company, Micro Metals, Inc. Located in Jamestown, Tn., Micro Metals is a manufacturer of powder metal parts serving the automotive and general manufacturing industries. Founded in 1976, Micro Metals has grown to nearly 100 employees and has built a reputation ... (click for more)

Steven Moore will be taking over as the incoming Chapter Chair for SCORE Chattanooga as of Oct. 18. Mr. Moore joined SCORE as a volunteer mentor in April 2021. He is a retired public-school administrator, having worked as an executive director of finance and administration, assistant superintendent, and superintendent at a number of public schools in Massachusetts. Mr. Moore ... (click for more)

Steam Logistics officials announced that the company will expand its existing operations in downtown Chattanooga, creating more than 400 new jobs. Founded in 2012, the Chattanooga-based logistics business will invest $6.8 million to expand its operations into the historic John Ross building, which will adjoin Steam Logistics’ existing offices at the corner of Broad and Fourth ... (click for more)

A 58-year old woman was shot late Monday afternoon on Emma Kate Drive. At approximately 5:36 p.m., Chattanooga Police responded to the 2000 block of Emma Kate Drive on a report of a person shot. Upon arrival, officers located a woman suffering from gunshot wounds and secured the scene. The victim was transported to a local hospital by Hamilton County EMS with non-life threatening ... (click for more)

Tennessee Vols fans hit a new low at the end of the UTK vs Ole Miss last evening. Maybe Lane Kiffin did us wrong when he left Knoxville for his dream team back in 2009, however, the crass and repulsive behavior of a large number of Tennessee fans didn’t reflect on Kiffin, it reflected on the great state of Tennessee. Has society really reduced itself to believing that reducing ... (click for more)

Over the weekend my “Morning Readings” included a lesson that economists teach called the Cobra Effect. Jon Miltimore is the Managing Editor of the Foundation for Economic Education in Atlanta and his ‘FEE.org’ is a highly respected conservative libertarian economic think tank. In his story you are about to read, he claims economists around the world speak often on The Cobra Effect. ... (click for more)