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Chattanooga: RiverCity should not get 700 block site back, replies firm hit in suit

Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009

RiverCity Co. has no right to reclaim property on the 700 block of Market Street in downtown Chattanooga, according to a company that had planned condominiums on the site in answer to a lawsuit.

Chattanooga: Employers weigh appeal in labor case

Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009

The National Labor Relations Board has dismissed a charge related to a contract dispute in which contractors claimed union groups were trying to drive up wages on the Volkswagen project.

Chattanooga: VW shifts initial work to March

Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009

Groundbreaking for Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plant has shifted to March, a couple of months later than the January timeframe the company initially planned.

Chattanooga: Except for Astec, local stocks plunge

Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009

Chattanooga-area floorcovering companies, banks and retail-oriented businesses all felt the pain of the sharpest economic pullback in decades late last year.

Chattanooga: VW’s arrival top business story of year

Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008

Volkswagen’s top official in Chattanooga says that when he came into the city earlier this year to view the potential site for the automaker’s newest assembly plant, it made a big impression.

VW impact likely to be big — over time, some say

Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008

Volkswagen’s impact in the Chattanooga area is expected to be immense, but it won’t occur overnight, some business people say.

Chattanooga: Polish tech company considers city site

Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008

Impact Automotive Technologies, a Polish engineering company specializing in electric vehicle equipment, is looking at setting up an operation in Chattanooga.

Chattanooga: Auto foam maker seeks to impress VW, Santa

Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008

Innovation is a mainstay of business growth, and a Chattanooga company used a novel approach to try to become a Volkswagen supplier that also helped fill children’s Christmas stockings.

Chattanooga: Baggage screening going behind counter at Lovell

Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008

Chattanooga air travelers who check their luggage soon won’t need to worry about other travelers getting too much information about their personal affects when baggage is screened.

Chattanooga: VW factory on course with no changes seen

Friday, Dec. 19, 2008

Volkswagen’s plan for building its $1 billion Chattanooga auto assembly plant remains “on schedule,” an official said Thursday, even as a contractor readies to start construction of the first structure.