On Wednesday, Nov. 19 from 3:30-4:30 p.m., the Teknovation.biz-hosted panel “Startup Jumpstart | UTC Entrepreneur Panel” takes place at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the MAPP Building (or via Zoom). Students, faculty & alumni hear from Tennessee founders and support-partners—including LaunchTN, Tennessee Small Business Development Centers, and local startup leaders—who share how to turn…
The Exchange: Economics And The Thanksgiving Story
In the Thanksgiving story, there’s an economics lesson just outside of the frame. Here on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Dr. Claudia Kramer is the Scott L. Probasco Distinguished Chair of Free Enterprise at the Gary W. Rollins College of Business. She writes a monthly column for Business Trend, from the Chattanooga…
Trump slashes tariffs on grocery staples like coffee & beef, Tennessee Valley families cut back
Howard Wall is the director and chief economist of the Center for Regional Economic Research and a professor of practice in the Department of Finance and Economics in the Gary W. Rollins College of Business. He frequently gives his insight on various topics of note in local, regional and national media. In this Local 3…
What’s going there? Two large subdivisions in Hixson, East Brainerd
Howard Wall is the director and chief economist of the Center for Regional Economic Research and a professor of practice in the Department of Finance and Economics in the Gary W. Rollins College of Business. He frequently gives his insight on various topics of note in local, regional and national media. In this Times Free…
UTC report: Home prices still rising in Chattanooga, but faster income growth is helping
The recent study by the Center for Regional Economic Research (CRER) at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga shows median list home prices in the Chattanooga metro jumped about 39 % between 2019 and 2025. Meanwhile, real median household income rose 13.5 % from 2019 to 2024—well above the 3.9 % national rate. Despite this income…