A story on Newschannel9 in Chattanooga on the recent strike authorization vote by VW workers quoted CRER director and chief economist Howard Wall. “Strikes are never, never good for the local economy, especially a very large employer like that. If it lasts any length of time, you really will start noticing it, because it’s won’t…
10/29/25: What’s Going There? Two Large Subdivisions in Hixson, East Brainerd
The Chattanooga Times Free Press tracks new building projects and has an interactive map showing where they are. A new article includes commentary from CRER director and chief economist Howard Wall about his recent white paper on housing affordability: “People are still moving in,” Wall said by phone. “Not as rapidly as before, because that…
10/28/25: UTC Report: Home Prices Still Rising in Chattanooga, but Faster Income Growth is Helping
Newschannel9 in Chattanooga reported on the latest white paper from the Center for Regional Economics on trends in housing affordability. The research was done by CRER director and chief economist Howard Wall, who was interviewed for the story. “House prices rose about the same or the median house price, then the affordability problem, at least…
10/23/25: After a Flat Year, Chattanooga Economist Says Region Could See Weak Job Growth
The Chattanooga Times Free Press covered the 2025 CRER Forecast Breakfast held on October 22: Howard Wall, the director of the Center for Regional Economic Research, told local officials he expects an average growth of 3,000 jobs by the end of 2025. Next year, however, he foresees a decent level of growth at 6,500 jobs. Wall…
10/23/25: The 2nd Longest Government Shutdown Continues to Impact More in Tennessee Valley
CRER director and chief economist Howard Wall was interviewed for a story on Local3News about the continuing Federal government shutdown: “You hear about and you talk to people who run nonprofits that provide meals or rent assistance, things like that. And once like, the chain of payment from the federal government through nonprofits to families…