Chattanooga Presentation

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CHATTANOOGA CAN DO

The Choo Choo

Were you expecting someone else?

You want a city that gets things done.Chattanooga transformed itself from this…

You want a city that gets things done. …to this.

You want a city that gets things done.And from this…

You want a city that gets things done. …to this.

You want tomorrow’s engineering today.Chattanooga’s National SimCenter for Computational Engineering is America’s foremost computer simulated engineering research facility. The SimCenter is one of only a handful programs offering Masters and PhDs in this rarified skill.

SimCenter research ranges from aerodynamics to electromagnetics.

You want tomorrow’s engineering today.Chattanooga’s National SimCenter for Computational Engineering is America’s foremost computer simulated engineering research facility. The SimCenter is one of only a handful programs offering Masters and PhDs in this rarified skill.

SimCenter research ranges from aerodynamics to electromagnetics.

I LOVE world-class engineering.

You want lasting value.• Right-to-work • Low business costs • Manufacturing-oriented workforce & engineers

You want a pipeline of new talent.More than 40 universities within 200 km (125 miles) of Chattanooga graduate 4,500 new engineers and thousands of graduates every year.

You want a pipeline of new talent.More than 40 universities within 200 km (125 miles) of Chattanooga graduate 4,500 new engineers and thousands of graduates every year.

I‘m feeling smarter already

You want energy R&D.Oak Ridge National Lab, the largest Department of Energy research facility in theEastern U.S. is only 100 miles from Chattanooga.

You want it fast.Chattanooga has America’s fastest internet with up to 1 gig speeds available to all 170,000 homes and businesses in a 600 square mile area.

(Nation’s most advanced smart grid coming soon)

You want it fast.Chattanooga has America’s fastest internet with up to 1 gig speeds available to all 170,000 homes and businesses in a 600 square mile area.

(Nation’s most advanced smart grid coming soon)

That‘s means you can work from home without missing a beat.

You want to give employees a raise without increasing payroll.• No state income tax • Median 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home is $122,600 • Cost of living 91% of national average

You want great public schools.• Chattanooga: Two of nation’s best magnet schools (Normal Park Elementary and Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts).• Two “National Career Academy of the Year” schools (East Ridge Construction Academy and Red Bank Medical Academy).• Four of the state’s top 25 schools.

You want international preparation for your students.The International

Baccalaureate curriculum is available in two of Chattanooga’s public schools including a high school diploma program.

You want international preparation for your students.The International

Baccalaureate curriculum is available in two of Chattanooga’s public schools including a high school diploma program.

Act local but think global. That‘s what I say.

You want your children to go to great colleges.• Chattanooga: 80% graduation rate, 73% college-going rate (national average 69%)• Graduates are attending Harvard, Stanford, University of Chicago, Sewanee, George Washington, Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt, Emory, and more.

You want outdoor days and city nights.Downtown Chattanooga is within minutes of hiking, kayaking, rock climbing, and more.

You want outdoor days and city nights.Downtown Chattanooga is within minutes of hiking, kayaking, rock climbing, and more. Kayaking or a

concert?

I choose both.

You want to make othercompanies green with envy.Chattanooga has been modeling best practices for clean air controls and environmental stewardship for 40 years.

You want to make othercompanies green with envy.Chattanooga has been modeling best practices for clean air controls and environmental stewardship for 40 years.

Chattanooga was green before green was cool.

You want a talent magnet.“Chattanooga is a Top-10 Dream Town to Live Big, Play Hard, and Work (if you must)” – Outside magazine

You want a community that doesn’t mind making a public display

when it comes to art.

You want to be in the top spot.“Chattanooga is really the undiscovered gem of Tennessee.” The New York Times

Welcome toChattanooga! All aboard!