Pointe Commercial Real Estate announces Kendall Martin has joined the Pointe Property Group Team. She will serve as Pointe’s real estate, marketing and transaction specialist and will be responsible for coordinating and managing real estate and marketing projects on the industrial, office and retail properties. Ms. Martin brings 10 years of commercial real estate experience to ... (click for more)

Movement Mortgage, LLC announced that Christina Lane and her team had their biggest year of production in the mortgage business. The Movement office, at 1830 Washington Street in Chattanooga, is led by Barbara Courtney. Movement Mortgage has been recognized as the fastest-growing private mortgage bank in the U.S., powered by its innovative process and culture. Movement ... (click for more)

Amtrak officials are interested in new train service between Atlanta and Nashville with a stop in several cities including Chattanooga. Rep. Dan Howell was part of a state Transportation Committee hearing on the topic this week. He said, " The hearing on Tuesday was a follow up to meetings in early December with Amtrak officials, TDOT Commissioner Bright and members of his ... (click for more)

The shooting of a 30-year-old woman in the 800 block of Arlington Avenue on Thursday afternoon has been posted in a Twitter video. The video is titled "This girl just got shot in my hood on Live." The woman wound up lying on her back on a sidewalk. Her condition was not immediately known. She was alert at the scene. At approximately 5:44 p.m., Chattanooga Police responded ... (click for more)

County Mayor Coppinger, I hope you will sign the bill allowing Bridge refugees to settle in Chattanooga. Although not personally involved with the Bridge resettlement program, I do know a family of refugees that arrived here within the past year through this program. The father works at a poultry processing plant and is the sole supporter of his family. Contrary to what some ... (click for more)

More times than not, I stand solidly against laws, rules, or, in particular, any human beings who discriminate against others. Yet in a bill just proposed in the Tennessee State Legislature, I am very much in favor of an anti-transgender bill. I feel the legislation – which is very regrettable although necessary -- will move very fast towards Governor Bill Lee’s desk and just as ... (click for more)