Chattanooga Times/Free Press (Chattanooga, TN) articles from October 2003

Chattanooga Times/Free Press (Chattanooga, TN) archives from October 2003

First Tennessee Bank May Put Name on Chattanooga, Tenn., Stadium Pavilion.
October 15, 2003... Byline: Bob Gary Jr. Oct. 15--The Carter Street Corp. board of directors is set to vote today on naming rights for the pavilion next to Finley Stadium, the board's chairman said Tuesday. Jimmy Hudson said he and Tim Riddle, Carter...

Blue Cross Study Cites Huge Savings if Tennesseans Use Generic Drugs.
October 15, 2003... Byline: Dave Flessner Oct. 15--Consumers could cut the cost of the most expensive name-brand drugs used in Tennessee from 12 to 70 percent by substituting comparable generic drugs, according to a new study by Tennessee's biggest...

Tennessee Chamber Chief Sees Loss of Manufacturing Jobs as 'National Crisis'.
October 15, 2003... Byline: Mike Pare Oct. 15--The number of manufacturing jobs shed across the country the last few years is "pretty much a national crisis," the president of the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry said Tuesday. About 2.7...

U.S. Department of Energy to Upgrade, Expand Oak Ridge, Tenn., Facility.
October 14, 2003... Byline: Dave Flessner Oct. 14--For most of its 60-year history, Oak Ridge, Tenn., was known as "a secret city" where the military developed and built much of its atomic and nuclear arsenal behind guarded fences. But with the end of...

Job Seekers in Chattanooga, Tenn., Attend Event in Search of Employment.
October 14, 2003... Byline: Bob Gary Jr. Oct. 14--Jimmy Kroeger and Xenia Hill probably have little in common, save that they attended Monday's job fair at the Chattanooga Choo-Choo Holiday Inn. Mr. Kroeger, a strapping 18-year-old, came wearing a...

Technology Consultants Expand Chattanooga, Tenn., Accounting Firm's Reach.
October 13, 2003... Byline: Bob Gary Jr. Oct. 13--Bill Karwisch not only makes his living as a computer hacker of sorts, but he does so with the blessings of those whose defenses he tries to breach. "A lot of guys do this for free and run the risk of...

Chattanooga, Tenn., Airport Has Plan to Keep Fliers from Departing Elsewhere.
October 13, 2003... Byline: Mike Pare Oct. 13--Trying to woo the 55 percent of Chattanooga area fliers who drive to other airports to begin travel, Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport officials have drafted a plan seeking lower fares and better service. ...

TVA to Begin Refilling Dry Reservoir Lake after Power Plant Upgrades Completed.
October 13, 2003... Byline: Dave Flessner Oct. 13--One of the biggest lakes in Southeast Tennessee has gone dry. By the end of the week, however, the reservoir should be refilled, whether it rains or not. The Tennessee Valley Authority is...