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Chattanooga: Stowe closes textile plant; 350 here lose jobs

Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009

R.L Stowe Mills announced Monday the yarn mill will shut down and put about 550 people out of work, including 350 in the Chattanooga area, officials at the company said Monday

R.L. Stowe's closing will lead to about 350 being laid off in Chattanooga

Monday, Jan. 5, 2009

R.L. Stowe Mills will close its doors after almost 108 years in the sales yarn business, company officials announced today.

Chattanooga: Signal builds wind farms EMJ unit helps U.S. toward energy independence

Friday, Jan. 2, 2009

Wind power could provide 20 percent of the United States’ electricity by 2030, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Energy, and a Chattanooga-based company is working to make that happen.

Hamilton County center of region’s growth

Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008

Hamilton County accounted for more than 80 percent of job growth in a six-county region in Southeast Tennessee and North Georgia, according to a report released Tuesday by the Ochs Center for Metropolitan Studies.

Chattanooga hosts majority of region's job growth

Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008

The Chattanooga regional area is fairing better economically than many other regions in the United States, according to a report released today by the Ochs Center for Metropolitan Studies.

Chattanooga: What exactly constitutes an American car?

Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008

Consumers typically view General Motors, Ford and Chrysler as the “Made in America” brands of automobiles, but that isn’t always the case.

Tennessee: State career center busier than normal

Friday, Dec. 26, 2008

December typically is a slow month for officials at the Tennessee Career Center, but there is nothing typical about this month or this job market.

Chattanooga: Prepaid utilities gain

Local firm UtiliSol turning on lights in Guyana

Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008

A Chattanooga company is pushing an energy innovation in underdeveloped countries, including in South America, Central America and the Caribbean.

Chattanooga: Local car dealers feel sense of relief

Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008

The federal government’s decision to bail out the U.S. auto industry should bolster consumer confidence and help Chattanooga area dealerships mired in stagnant sales, dealers said.

Chattanooga: Golden Knights prefer no-practice jump

Friday, Dec. 19, 2008

Low cloud cover Thursday night squashed a practice parachute jump into Finley Stadium for the Golden Knights.