Chattanooga, Tennessee

:This article is about a city in the U.S. State of Tennessee. "Chattanooga" redirects here. For other places and things with "Chattanooga" in their name, see Chattanooga (disambiguation)

Economy

The local economy includes a diversified mix of manufacturing and service industries, four colleges, and several preparatory schools. "Sustainability" is a key concept for Chattanooga's development, especially after the crash of the industrial economy due to overseas labor.

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Chattanooga is the corporate headquarters and home of Olan Mills, Rock Creek Outfitters, Krystal, Chattem, Covenant Transport, U.S. Xpress, Inc (the 4th largest trucking company in the U.S.), UnumProvident, The Chattanooga Bakery (home of the Moon pie), and Miller Industries, the largest tow truck manufacturer in the world. Following the city's industrial decline, many businesses in the banking and insurance industries set up operations in Chattanooga. The city is home to large branch offices of Cigna, Blue Cross, AT&T and UBS. In addition to the above, other major employers are the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), Erlanger and T.C. Thompson's Children's Hospital, and the Hamilton County Board of Education.

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Corporate - Headquarters - Olan Mills - Rock Creek Outfitters - Krystal - Chattem - Covenant Transport - U.S. Xpress, Inc - UnumProvident - The Chattanooga Bakery - Moon pie - Miller Industries - Tow truck - Cigna - Blue Cross - AT&T - UBS

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The city boasts the most productive affordable housing program in the nation. Chattanooga is notable for leveraging development funds through effective public private partnerships, and has significant civic involvement. It was one of the first US cities to effectively use a citizen visioning process to set specific long-range goals to enrich the lives of residents and visitors.

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Utilities

Electric power for most of the city and surrounding area is provided by the city-run Electric Power Board or EPB for short. EPB also provides telephone and high-speed internet service to businesses in the downtown area. The TVA operates the nearby Sequoyah Nuclear Power Plant, Chickamauga Dam and the Raccoon Mountain Pumped Storage Project all of which provide electricity to the greater Chattanooga area.

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Electric - Electric Power Board - Telephone - High-speed internet - TVA - Sequoyah Nuclear Power Plant - Chickamauga Dam - Raccoon Mountain Pumped Storage Project

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Natural gas and water are provided by the Chattanooga Gas Company and Tennessee-American Water Company, respectively. Both the gas and water companies are privately run.

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Natural gas - Water - Chattanooga Gas Company - Tennessee-American Water Company

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Comcast is the cable provider for most areas of the city. The incumbent telephone company is BellSouth, formerly known as South Central Bell. However, competing phone companies, cellular phones and VoIP are beginning to make inroads. A major interstate fiber optics line operated by AT&T traverses the city, making its way from Atlanta to Cincinnati.

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Comcast - Cable - Incumbent telephone company - BellSouth - Competing phone companies - Cellular phone - VoIP - Fiber optics - AT&T - Atlanta - Cincinnati

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