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CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — In August, congress passed the CHIPS Act, putting fifty billion dollars toward the domestic production of micro-conductors.

Micro-conductors are fundamental to nearly all modern technology, and the Act gave the US a major economic stake in their production.

Now, one of the bill’s key proponents, US Representative Ro Khanna, is in Chattanooga, learning from Mayor Tim Kelly about the role the city is playing in combining economic growth with environmental responsibility.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Aug. 24, 2022)—Continuing the focus on delivering the world’s fastest internet speeds that led Chattanooga’s municipal utility to launch America’s first comprehensively available Gig-speed internet service (2010) and the first 10-Gig internet service (2015), EPB has launched the nation’s first community-wide 25 gigabits per second (25,000 Mbps) internet service to be available to all residential and commercial customers over a 100% fiber optic network with symmetrical upload and download speeds.

Chattanooga was awarded a $4.57 million federal grant Wednesday for an integrated, smart transportation management system for electric vehicles so drivers can find charging stations.

Mina Sartipi — director of the Center for Urban Informatics and Progress, one of the city's partners in the project — said she was excited to learn about the grant, especially since matching funds from municipal and industry partners bring the total investment to $9.2 million.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter and iFixit officials announced today the company will establish its East Coast hub for distribution and innovation in Chattanooga, Tennessee. 

iFixit will invest $24.2 million and create 201 new jobs in Hamilton County over the next five years.