Tennessee Veterans Business Association (TVBA) Chattanooga

11/08/2012

Thanks to all that have liked the Chattanooga chapter of the TVBA. Please remember Sunday is Veterans Day. Take time to thank the 1% that defend our freedom.

09/29/2012

Less than 1% of Americans serve in the military at any given time, yet more than 1/3 of the homeless are veterans. As Americans we should be compelled to affect change on these statistics.

12/14/2011

http://www.dnj.com/article/20111209/NEWS01/111209008/Job-Fair-set-Dec-15-National-Guard-members

Maj. Gen. Max Haston, Tennessees Adjutant General, has announced a Middle Tennessee Job Fair to be held in Smyrna Thursday, Dec. 15, for National Guard members, Reservists, spouses, and all veterans.

12/07/2011

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/dec/07/tn-program-aims-boost-exports/?partner=newsletter_newsletter/business

State officials will launch an initiative today designed to bolster Tennessee exports and offer modest financial help to small companies that want to sell products overseas, perhaps for the first time.

12/07/2011

http://www.theleafchronicle.com/article/20111206/COLUMNISTS109/112060363

The Christmas season is in full swing and that can mean only one thing Operation Santa Claus. Once again, several local organizations and businesses will be joining together in an effort to provide a merry Christmas to veterans.

12/07/2011

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/new-online-tools-for-veteran-job-seekers-2011-12-07

12/07/2011

http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/blog/fedbiz_daily/2011/12/california-association-sues-va-for.html

In the latest turn of the screw in an ongoing battle between the Department of Veterans...

12/07/2011

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57338351/pearl-harbor-attacks-remembered-70-years-later/

Japan's bombing of U.S. naval base, which brought America into World War II, marked across country

12/02/2011

Jonathan Williams, Chairman of TVBA, in today's Knox Sentinel:
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/dec/01/knox-chamber-recognized-nationally-as-veteran/

Knox Chamber recognized nationally as veteran friendly

12/01/2011

http://www.npr.org/2011/12/01/142948908/recent-veterans-find-higher-jobless-rates-on-return

The unemployment rate for vets who served since September 2001 is higher than the overall U.S. rate. Though veteran unemployment was the subject of a recently passed bill, one veterans advocate says he worries that as Americans grow weary of hearing about war, Congress will also stop paying attentio...

12/01/2011

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20111127/NEWS01/311270051/Coming-Home-Tough-job-market-in-store-for-veterans

Last of Three Parts: Middle Tenn. employers and workforce experts say new federal tax breaks intended to entice companies to hire veterans may amount to no more than half a loaf when it comes to helping a wave of soldiers exiting the military find civilian jobs.

11/30/2011

One of our own in the news! http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/11/prweb8996876.htm

U.S. Department of Energy contractors Dade Moeller and EnergX announce their new partnership, aimed at meeting the demand for high-quality industrial hygiene and occupational safety training across the country. The collaboration promotes seven courses offered at shared facilities in Oak Ridge, TN; G...