David Cook

Chattanooga

Columnist at Chattanooga Times Free Press

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Articles

Know Your Burger

2 months ago | oxfordamerican.org | David Cook

A version of this story originally appeared in Food as a Verb, an independent media company based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, co-founded by author David Cook and photographer Sarah Unger. Food as a Verb is devoted to spotlighting the people and places within the South’s food landscapes. To eat in modern America is to participate in not-knowing.
Oxford American | A Local Loaf

Feb 17, 2025 | oxfordamerican.org | David Cook

Photo by Food as a Verb, Sarah Unger A few years ago, Erik and Lauren Zilen began counting hands. The husband-and-wife owners of Niedlov’s Bakery and Café in Chattanooga, Tennessee, were trying to put a number on everyone involved in making one loaf of Niedlov’s bread. “How many sets of hands did it take?” Erik wondered. In 2016, Erik and Lauren bought Niedlov’s.
The Chattanooga Future Fund makes historic investment in the workforce

Feb 3, 2025 | timesfreepress.com | David Cook

Beginning this year, every kindergartner and middle school child in Hamilton County will receive a historic, groundbreaking investment. Just how big? Big enough to shape generations. Welcome to The Chattanooga Future Fund, a new pilot initiative that deposits $100 into a new savings account for Hamilton County School students to use for future college or career training.
Chattanooga Chamber outlines 2025 public policy agenda

Dec 31, 2024 | timesfreepress.com | David Cook

Just before Thanksgiving, the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce approved its 2025 public policy agenda. The timing is perfect. A new legislative season will soon begin in Nashville and the Chamber's newly adopted agenda will guide a significant part of our work in the coming months.
Chattanooga Chamber’s 2024 gift guide keeps it local

Nov 30, 2024 | timesfreepress.com | David Cook

With the holidays just around the corner, it's becoming the most wonderful time of the year. Thankfully, it's possible to make this season even more wonderful. When we shop from locally owned, small businesses, we give two gifts rolled into one:A gift to our loved ones. And a gift to our local economy. The Chattanooga Chamber proudly offers gift ideas from four Chattanooga-owned small businesses and start-ups.
Chattanooga Chamber names Berger its Ambassador of the Year

Oct 31, 2024 | timesfreepress.com | David Cook

Each year, the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce relies on a valuable group of volunteers who devote hours, time and energy to bridging the gap between business and community. We call them Ambassadors. For over 30 years, our Ambassadors have played vital roles as the Chamber's welcoming arm: building close relationships, applauding at ribbon cuttings, shaking hands with community members.
Opinion: What happened to my country?

Oct 29, 2024 | yahoo.com | David Cook

In June 2013, my wife and I accepted an assignment from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to preside over a mission in South America. We left for a country and a world we knew little about. We came to love the people, and particularly, the more than 500 young men and women to whom we became surrogate parents. Our experience changed our lives forever. We had little time to stay connected to news from the United States. We occasionally caught highlights.
‘A consistent voice for business’: Jay Dale discusses future goals for the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors

Jun 30, 2024 | timesfreepress.com | David Cook

When Jay Dale, Chattanooga Market President of First Horizon Bank, assumes leadership over the Chattanooga Chamber board of directors this summer, he'll do so with a very clear understanding of the past, present and future. Looking behind him, he sees giants of the Chamber and business world. "I'm very honored and humbled. I think about the history of great business leaders and equally great leadership that has served the Chamber board," he says.
Chattanooga Chamber explores Komatsu’s generational impact on Chattanooga

May 31, 2024 | timesfreepress.com | David Cook

As he graduated college, Gerald Street remembers the advice his father gave him:"Find a good company and stay there," he says. So, when the Rogersville native entered the workforce in the late 1980s, he took a job at a newly opened heavy equipment factory on the just-expanded Signal Mountain Road. Very quickly, Street realized: this is a good company. "The Japanese care for their employees," Street says. And he's been there ever since.
Shaw Industries’ Fleurette Fitch honored at Washington DC gala for her outstanding manufacturing career

Apr 30, 2024 | timesfreepress.com | David Cook

On April 18, Fleurette Fitch -- a 21-year employee of Shaw Industries -- was honored at a Washington DC gala for her outstanding manufacturing career. That evening, the Manufacturing Institute recognized Fitch as a Women MAKE Award honoree for her outstanding contributions within manufacturing. Fitch is the Senior Quality Director of Soft Services at Shaw Industries in Dalton, Georgia. In her career, she's worked in nearly every aspect of Shaw manufacturing, from the factory floor to plant manager.