--- title: "Chattanooga Business" url: https://www.herechattanooga.com/business-chattanooga-tn/ date: 2026-07-11T17:48:19+00:00 modified: 2026-07-11T18:01:17+00:00 author: "" site: "HERE Chattanooga" attribution: "HERE Chattanooga" --- # Chattanooga Business *Source: [HERE Chattanooga](https://www.herechattanooga.com/business-chattanooga-tn/) — July 11, 2026 by * Latest [Medication Safety and Heat Awareness in Chattanooga This Summer](https://www.herechattanooga.com/2026/07/11/medication-safety-heat-awareness-chattanooga/) ☁ 81°F Clear · Chattanooga CHATTANOOGA, TN · SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE EDITION · SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2026 [BUSINESS DIRECTORY](https://www.herechattanooga.com/business-directory-chattanooga-tn/) | [ADD YOUR BUSINESS](/add-business/) | [NEWSLETTER](/newsletter/) | [SUBMIT A TIP](/submit-a-tip/) [HERE City Network](https://www.herecity.com) [HEREChattanooga Why It Matters. 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Unemployment ran at 3.2% through 2024 annual average, against a state rate of 3.3%. Tennessee is a right-to-work state. ## What anchors the Chattanooga economy - **Erlanger Health System**. - **Hamilton County Schools**. - **Volkswagen Group of America (Chattanooga Operations)**. - **BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee**. ## Beyond the headlines The economy reaches into **Healthcare & Medical Services**, **Insurance & Financial Services**, **Electric Power Generation & Distribution**, and **Food & Beverage Manufacturing**. Chattanooga is corporate home to **BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee (Fortune 500 equivalent; 1 Cameron Hill Circle)**, **Unum Group (Fortune 500; One Fountain Square)**, **McKee Foods Corporation (Little Debbie; Collegedale)**, and **Astec Industries (Nasdaq: ASTE; Chattanooga)**. The single largest taxpayer in the county is **Volkswagen Group of America (Chattanooga Operations) — largest single private industrial taxpayer in Hamilton County**. ## Trade & infrastructure - **Foreign Trade Zone #134 — Chattanooga Regional FTZ** — federal duty-deferral zone for manufacturers and distributors here. - **Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field)**. ## Talent pipeline Workforce flows out of **University of Tennessee at Chattanooga** and **Chattanooga State Community College** — feeding the engineering, healthcare, finance, and skilled-trade jobs that Chattanooga employers fill every year. ## Who moves the room Major institutional power centers shaping local business decisions include **EPB (Electric Power Board)**. 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