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Bob Corker to Deliver Keynote Address at 2025 Tri-State Summit
Thrive is Shaping Greater Chattanooga's Future
Chattanooga is at a Crossroad
The Water Before Us
Thrive Hosts Annual State of Freight Forum, Highlighting Innovative Infrastructure Solutions
2025 Tri-State Summit Theme: Yes, And
Cleveland State Logistics Students are Thriving
Chattanooga Residents Talk Proposed Interstate Widening
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Virtual Lunch & Learn: Resilient Communities
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Explore Meigs County!
From peaceful wildlife sanctuaries and sites of profound historical significance, Meigs County, Tennessee is a place that stirs the soul. Read this guide to learn everything you need to know about visiting “the Shoreline County!”
3/18/2021
Community Prosperity
Explore Charming Historic Dunlap, Tennessee and Sequatchie County
Located just 45 minutes northwest of Chattanooga, Sequatchie County, and Dunlap, Tennessee is full of history, charm, and outdoor activities. This recently designed map of Dunlap, Tennessee has us planning our next day trip!
3/12/2021
Community Prosperity
Congratulations, Rhett! Rising Star Feature
Rhett Bentley, Thrive’s Communications Director, Featured by EDGE Magazine as a Rising Star.
3/1/2021
Community Prosperity
Transportation & Infrastructure
Natural Treasures
$5.25 Million Fund Launched for Land Conservation & Climate Change in the Region
To accelerate land conservation along the Appalachian Mountains to counter climate change and its impacts, the Open Space Institute (OSI) announced the launch of its $18 million Appalachian Landscapes Protection Fund (ALPF), which will focus, in part, on protecting key sections of Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia.
2/8/2021
Programs
Natural Treasures
USDA Invests Nearly $17 Million in Broadband in Rural TN
In the tri-state region, Volunteer Energy Cooperative will use a $3.7 million ReConnect grant to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network to connect 2,687 people, 79 farms and nine businesses to high-speed broadband internet in Meigs County, Tennessee.
10/9/2020
Networks
Transportation & Infrastructure
Thrive Partners With Vanderbilt In DHS Port Resiliency Study
Thrive has joined Vanderbilt’s VECTOR research team to conduct a case study along the Tennessee River to support development of a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Port Resilience Guide.
10/9/2020
Networks
Transportation & Infrastructure
East Ridge Joins Thriving Communities Placemaking Program
The city of East Ridge on the Tennessee/Georgia state line, has joined 15 other communities across the tri-state region in the Thriving Communities creative placemaking network.
9/10/2020
Programs
Community Prosperity
Celebrating Women's Suffrage Through Art & History
Sam Welty, an artist from Norfolk, Virginia, painted a mural that celebrates the women's suffrage movement in downtown Athens, Tennessee.
8/25/2020
Community Prosperity
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