The SMILE Fund is an investment account managed by students here on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Over the years, the Fund has grown from 250,000 dollars to three million dollars. Two UTC students now involved in steering the fund are Zane Warren and Justice Cardenas. Last month, they launched a SMILE…
The Exchange: Growth As The Engine That Powers The Economy
Economic growth may seem abstract – but we feel its presence, and its absence, in everyday life. 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…
After a flat year, Chattanooga economist says region could see weak job growth
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…
Dr. Tom Lyons joined Jed & JR Mornings to discuss his new book and future economic development
Dr. Tom Lyons, professor in the Gary W. Rollins College of Business at UTC, joined Jed & JR Mornings to discuss his new book, Rethinking Community Economic Development. Part of the Rethinking Economics series, the book offers a transformative, entrepreneurial approach to community growth—especially timely given current conversations about revitalizing areas like Hixson’s Northgate Mall.…
Howard Wall on the impacts of ending the grocery tax
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. Here he speaks on…