About The Innovation District

Where Chattanooga’s entrepreneurs, academics, and creatives collide. 

Events Calendar

Discover activities and events in the area.

Resiliency Checklist

Everything you need to prepare your organization for a crisis.

Small Business Supports

Helping small business owners across the region.

The Edney Innovation Center

The front door to the Innovation District of Chattanooga.

Tech Goes Home

Expanding access to technology and teaching digital literacy.

Digital Access Committee

Bringing together partners to close the digital divide, together.

HCS EdConnect

Home internet at no cost to thousands of families.

Connected Communities: Orchard Knob

The OKC leverages the collective support of partner organizations to tackle the whole picture of health and wellness in the historically underserved neighborhood.

Chattamatters

Answering the most basic and most complex questions about life in Chattanooga

EMPACT Program

Preparing residents for the jobs of tomorrow, and today. 

Chattanooga Smart Communities Collaborative

Working together to identify our region’s challenges and create solutions.

Environmental Sensors

Collecting and analyzing air quality data from across our region with US Ignite.

Education (4K Microscope & Lola)

High-tech tools in Hamilton County’s classrooms.

Community Connectivity

Expanding access to the internet in homes and neighborhoods.

The Enterprise Center Remembers Joe Ferguson, First Leader of the Organization

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The Enterprise Center team was saddened to learn of the passing of Joe Ferguson, the founding president of The Enterprise Center. 

Named by then-City Mayor Bob Corker in 2003, Joe’s time here, like so much of his career, was marked by projects with the potential to transform Chattanooga for future generations — including leading federally-supported planning grants around high-speed rail, as well as a local delegation to explore Maglev train technology in Shanghai. 

Joe’s lasting legacy is epitomized both in his leadership on the EPB Board of Directors, during the pioneering launch of the Gig, as well as in his colleagues’ day-to-day memories of a kind, collaborative and supportive teammate. 

Joe was a visionary business and civic leader, and, while The Enterprise Center’s mission has evolved over the last 20 years, his faithful dedication to our community will continue to shape and inspire our work.

Read more at the Times Free Press.