David Floyd
Business Reporter at Chattanooga Times Free Press
Reporter covering Chattanooga and Hamilton County governments for the @TimesFreePress. Probably needs a nap.
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3 days ago |
timesfreepress.com | David Floyd
Urban Story Ventures buys Hixson shopping center 4 minutes ago by David Floyd Staff photo by Abby White / Urban Story Ventures purchased the Northgate Crossing Shopping Center in Hixson, seen May 9, 2025. A commercial real estate agency behind major projects in the Chattanooga area has purchased a shopping center in Hixson as its leaders remain bullish about the future of retail.
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4 days ago |
timesfreepress.com | David Floyd
About 30 minutes into his first day of high school typing class, Jim Bailey's teacher looked at him and said, "Young man, you really don't want to be here, do you?""Get your stuff and come with me," she said. Bailey thought she was taking him to see the principal. Instead, she introduced him to the school's vocational coordinator, and that's how Bailey ended up taking drafting classes for four years — a decision that had long-term ramifications for his professional endeavors.
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6 days ago |
timesfreepress.com | David Floyd
Families will soon be able to watch flights take off at the Chattanooga Airport from an aviation-themed play area funded by the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Foundation. "Ultimately, it's going to be a space that feels like an aviation park but that is for the uses of community, connection and gathering," Keith King, the manager of the BlueCross Healthy Places program, said in a phone call.
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6 days ago |
timesfreepress.com | David Floyd
The owner of a Massage Envy franchise at Hamilton Place is seeking to remove herself from a lawsuit that aims to hold her and her business liable after a now-fired employee allegedly filmed female clients undressing. Brooke Goodyear immediately fired the employee, Kenneth Spears, after learning Sept. 23 that he had allegedly taken video of a client, according to a statement Thursday from the business. Goodyear confronted Spears, and he admitted to creating the video, the statement said.
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1 week ago |
timesfreepress.com | David Floyd
Mohawk Industries to address tariff costs with price hikes 2 minutes ago by David Floyd Staff photo / Mohawk Industries is pictured in 2019 in Calhoun, Ga. The company's CEO said in an earnings call that Mohawk would deal with the impact of tariffs by raising prices.
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