Hello and welcome to the Chattanooga Chamber's LinkedIn page. We are definitely glad you stopped by to check us out. The hope is to share relative happenings around Chattanooga; from a spectrum of small business development to large economic investments. All with the focus of cheering along the success of the place we all love, CHATTANOOGA! Our mission is to "Champion our member businesses and promote regional economic growth." Now, if you really like to read the nitty gritty details about what the Chamber does for the community, read on: "The Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce is the leading business association and economic development organization for the Chattanooga region. Founded in 1887, the Chattanooga Chamber’s membership consists of 2,250 companies of all sizes which employ more than 79,000 people. The Chamber Foundation is a separate but related entity established in 1969 for the purpose of economic development, which it carries out through a public-private partnership called Chattanooga CAN DO. That effort has played a direct role in supporting the creation of more than 15,000 new jobs since 2002. The Chattanooga Chamber has won many national awards for recruitment, marketing and existing industry support and is accredited by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce with five stars."