Sixty-four jobs, $3.1 million in local sales impact, and a major factor in the decision to locate new businesses here. These are just a few of the highlights from the Camp Jordan Economic Impact Analysis done for the City of East Ridge by Dr. William Legg, a University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Economics Professor. The […]
Zoning Appeals Board Approves BP Variance
The East Ridge Board of Zoning Appeals met Tuesday evening and granted a variance allowing Bass Pro Shops to put up a sign along Interstate 75. Officials said a variance was needed because the proposed sign for the giant outdoor retailer is much larger than the current ordinance allows. The Bass Pro sign is 500 […]
Superior Creek Lodge Sold
Superior Creek Lodge, the extended stay motel on North Mack Smith Road, has been sold. According to one of the owners of the five-acre property, the sale to the new owners, JDH Developers Inc. was finalized on Friday. The selling price was not disclosed. “After nine years of being a business owner in East Ridge, […]
UPDATED: Authorities Conduct Alcohol Compliance Checks
UPDATE: The two businesses that failed the alcohol compliance checks were Party Mart, 6006 Ringgold Road and Amigo Mexican Restaurant, 3805 Ringgold Rd. Chief J.R. Reed said he wanted to speak with members of the ER Beer Board concerning the checks before releasing the names of the businesses. Authorities said the businesses have a Jan. […]
Developers Brief IDB on Exit 1 Project
Representatives from Wolftever Development, the group building Jordan Crossing which includes the Bass Pro Shops, briefed the city’s Industrial Development Board on progress being made on the $75 million retail project at Exit 1, Tuesday night during the board’s monthly meeting. John Healy, a principal in the development group, said the construction on the 80,000 […]
Shopping Small is Very Big
I was reminded the other day that today, Saturday, Nov. 28, is Small Business Saturday. I’m told it originated in 2010 to encourage people to support small, local businesses. I don’t do a lot of shopping. Black Friday! Forget it. I’m not getting out there and fighting the traffic, standing in line in some major retailer […]
Council Passes Moratorium on Billboards
The East Ridge City Council met in a special “called” meeting Monday morning to discuss/take action on the city’s sign ordinance. The final outcome in the more than two-hour meeting, was Vice Mayor Marc Gravitt making a motion to place a moratorium on “billboards” within the city. After much fine-tuning on the official motion, the […]
Teriyaki of Japan Opening Sunday
One of East Ridge’s favorite restaurants will once again be serving hungry customers, as Teriyaki of Japan opens its doors Sunday, Nov. 1, in its new location. The oriental restaurant was forced to move from its former location on Ringgold Road to make room for the new Walmart. The new location is at 3992 Ringgold […]
Walmart Opening ‘Amazing’
A host of local dignitaries, the East Ridge High School football team and cheerleaders, the school’s JROTC Color Guard and even Louie the Lookout helped usher in a new era in the city as Walmart Neighborhood Market celebrated its Grand Opening, Wednesday morning. The 40,000 square foot store on Ringgold Road will benefit the citizens […]
Bass Pro Walls Going Up at Exit 1
After months of expectation, the walls of the Bass Pro Shops are going up at Exit 1. Ethan Wood, a principal with Wolftever Development, the development firm working on Bass Pro and the adjacent Jordan Crossing, said Wednesday that concrete walls were poured on site two weeks ago and set in place with cranes earlier […]
Second Chance Opens in ER
The Second Chance Thrift Store opened this week in the Osborne Shopping Center on Ringgold Road. This is not just any thrift store, as 100 percent of the proceeds generated from sales goes to the Humane Educational Society. “It was my husband Bob’s idea,” said Debra Citrullo, who manages the store along with her husband, […]
Walmart Neighborhood Grocery Stocking Shelves
People have been working feverishly at the new Walmart Neighborhood Grocery to get ready for the October 28 Grand Opening of East Ridge’s newest grocery store. “We are on our eighth truck of freight and we started last Monday,” said William Venable the store’s manager. “We had an empty building and this team has come […]
City Boards Meet
The East Ridge Beer Board and the East Ridge Planning Commission met Monday afternoon at City Hall. The Planning Commission, with only three members present, approved a request from a group of home builders to rezone a tract of land adjacent from McBrien Road from Residential Townhouse (RT1) to Residential with Zero Lot line (RZ1). […]
Beer Board Welcomes Food City
The East Ridge Beer Board met Monday afternoon at City Hall, granting a permit for beer sales to the new Food City stores in the city. The permit was in effect a transfer from the Bi-Lo organization to Food City, which has acquired 29 Bi-Lo stores in the area, including both stores in East Ridge. […]
Walmart Hiring Up to 95 for Neighborhood Market
WHAT: Walmart will hire up to 95 associates to work at the new Walmart Neighborhood Market slated to open this fall in East Ridge. A temporary hiring center has opened inside the Fort Oglethorpe Walmart Supercenter located at 3040 Battlefield Parkway. Applications will be accepted Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. […]
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