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TVA Puts 10 New Aeroderivative Gas Turbines Into Service

  • 7/9/2025

TVA announced Wednesday that it has added 500 additional megawatts of electricity to the power grid – enough energy to power almost 300,000 homes. With the completion of the 10 new aeroderivative gas turbines at Johnsonville Combustion Turbine Plant, west of Nashville, the Johnsonville site can now provide more than 1,200 megawatts to TVA’s grid, which provides electricity to more than 10 million people across seven states. Justin McBath, TVA senior project manager, noted that the new natural gas turbines are similar to the aerospace engines they evolved from. They are designed to ramp up and down quickly or be turned off when not needed. “They have a fast-start option,” said ... (click for more)

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Attorney J. Andrew Whitten has joined Miller & Martin PLLC as a litigation associate in the law firm's Chattanooga office
Attorney J. Andrew Whitten has joined Miller & Martin PLLC as a litigation associate in the law firm's Chattanooga office

New Goodwill Donation XPress Center To Open In Ooltewah July 17

  • 7/9/2025

Goodwill Industries of the Greater Chattanooga Area will open a new donation center in Ooltewah on Thursday, July 17. Located next to the Sunrise Market Shell gas station at 8113 Ooltewah-Georgetown Road in Ooltewah, the donation center will provide a way for area residents to donate gently used clothing, furniture and household items, ... (click for more)

TDCI’s Securities Division Provides Clarity To Recently Amended Rules For Investment Advisers Relying On De Minimis Exemption

  • 7/10/2025

The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s Securities Division recently amended its current rules to allow certain investment advisers, private fund advisers, and venture capital firms whose only clients are private funds, that meet the new rule’s definition, to be exempt from registration and custody requirements. However, these ... (click for more)

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Miller & Martin Adds Attorney J. Andrew Whitten As Litigation Associate
Miller & Martin Adds Attorney J. Andrew Whitten As Litigation Associate
  • 7/9/2025

Miller & Martin PLLC announced that attorney J. Andrew Whitten has joined the firm as a litigation associate in the law firm's Chattanooga office. Mr. Whitten's litigation ... more

Not So Proficient
  • 7/10/2025

Wow, Justin Robertson is bragging on teachers and says we should celebrate for such a good job by Hamilton County Schools. I looked at the report, four categories with the highest proficiency being at 47.7 percent in Social Studies, while students were least proficient in math at 37.7 percent. What has happened in this country to consider those numbers are acceptable? No wonder people want to send their children to private schools where they can learn. When I was in school 65 was ... more

Isabella Johnson Captures Tennessee Women’s Amateur Title
Isabella Johnson Captures Tennessee Women’s Amateur Title
  • 7/10/2025

The pressure of competing for a state championship can be a daunting undertaking, with the magnitude of the moment triggering off-the-chart levels of stress and angst among ... more

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