New Deal Reached For COVID-19 Relief Package
“We are going to crush the virus and put money in the pockets of the American people.” – Nancy Pelosi / Chuck Schumer
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Small Business
Lee Announces Bid For City Council Opposing Two Other Candidates
Thomas Lee Has Made The Decision To Run For District 2 Councilman In The Chattanooga City Council But He Faces Some Stiff Competition With Incumbent Jerry Mitchell And Candidate Jenny Hill. In This Article, Find Out What Lee Stands For.
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Chattanooga Entrepreneur Thomas Lee Declares District 2 City Council Candidacy
Local business owner and long-time Chattanooga resident Thomas Lee has formally announced he is running for the District 2 City Council seat in the March 2, 2021 election.
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Another Chattanooga Restaurant Closes, Local Owners Demand Pandemic Relief Grants
The Coronavirus And Related Restrictions Have Taken Their Toll On Local Chattanooga Business With Yet Another Small Business Having To Close Its Doors. Should local officials continue to discourage eating out at restaurants that struggle to enter the take-out/delivery market?
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Small Businesses Say More Federal Aid Needed For Success During COVID
Outlining The Desperate Need For COVID-19 Relief Funds, Half Of Small Business Owners Say Their Operations Will Only Be Able To Continue For A Year Or Less In The Current Economic Climate Before They Have To Close Permanently.
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New Plan Approved To Give City Employees One Time Bonus
The Chattanooga City Council has approved a budget amendment that guarantees all city employees get a one time bonus before Christmas. However, any discussion of relief funding for local small businesses has been pushed to next year.
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Dalton City Council Approves Alcohol Home Deliveries
Chattanooga Neighbor City Is Now Allowing Home Delivery Of Alcohol With The Aim Of Giving Some Dalton City Businesses An Edge During The Pandemic. But, Is Alcohol Delivery Actually Safer Than In-person Sales?
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Beacon Center Calls Out TN Government For Chronic Misuse Of Taxpayer Dollars
The 2020 report outlines solutions to many problems facing our state such as corporate welfare, business tax burdens, rising taxes, the misuse of taxpayer dollars, excessive government growth, and lack of data available to the public regarding government spending.
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East Ridge Trump HQ, Police Department, And Small Businesses Vandalized
A string of businesses and the East Ridge Police Department have been vandalized, some more than once, over the course of October and November.
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Residents Express Concern Over City’s Choices For Continued COVID Funding
Concerns that the new allocations are being given to places that have already received significant support and funding from other relief sources, grants and from donors. While smaller businesses and non-profits are being overlooked.
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