Orchard Knob’s new website connects residents with hyperlocal information and assistance
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For more than 30 years, Denita Strickland has lived and worked in Orchard Knob. This week, the small business owner and passionate community advocate was one of several neighborhood residents […]
The Enterprise Center awarded $1.9M in state grants to expand digital skills training across Southeast Tennessee
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Nearly $2 million in funding will benefit residents across the greater Chattanooga region through a grant awarded to The Enterprise Center for its Tech Goes Home program to …
Chattanooga Entrepreneur Week brings together business owners and support
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Entrepreneur Week has descended upon Chattanooga. Through Friday, May 3, dozens of organizations will host talks and meetups at Finley Stadium, the convention center and elsewhere, for anyone (at any […]
5 recommendations for cultivating neighborhood connectivity: Lessons learned through the Orchard Knob Connected Communities Project
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In 2019, a group of stakeholders joined forces in Orchard Knob to address housing, health, and neighborhood connectivity. In 2024, The Orchard Knob Collaborative is celebrating the launch of its […]
A lifetime of learning: Reflections with retiring TEC CEO Deb Socia
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Throughout my career, I have had the opportunity to help communities create solutions to expand access to resources and education. I have had the good fortune to do work that […]
TEC CEO announces retirement, board begins search process
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Deb Socia, President & CEO of The Enterprise Center, has announced that she plans to retire later this year. The nonprofit’s board of directors has begun the search process for […]
Chattanoogans take the stage at NDIA Net Inclusion ’24
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This week’s Net Inclusion 2024 conference will welcome more than 1,200 digital equity academics, advocates, practitioners and policy makers to Philadelphia — including nearly a dozen Chattanooga-area representatives, speaking from […]
Chattanooga and Hamilton County named a 2023 ‘Visionary Trailblazer’ for Digital Inclusion
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Region meets all seven criteria to earn award alongside 22 other U.S. municipalities Chattanooga and Hamilton County earned the 2023 Visionary Digital Inclusion Trailblazer Award from the National Digital Inclusion […]
Tech Goes Home partnership works to reduce recidivism rates
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At the end of last month, all 12 participants from the most recent Tech Goes Home class in partnership with The BRAVE Effect graduated with a laptop, a certificate, and […]
Tech Goes Home receives $20,000 Truist Foundation grant to benefit aspiring Chattanooga entrepreneurs
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When Brandon Parrott texted a photo of his tomato basil soup to his mother, he had no idea it would lead to a business venture. Now, as a part of […]