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Educators: Bring the Biodiversity of Southern Appalachia to Your School

Decatur and Spring City, TN Selected for Tennessee Downtowns Program

Come For Work, Stay For Nature

$20K awarded for Emma Wheeler Homes Resilience Project

The Coalition of Hip Hideaways Launches to Advance Thoughtful Growth Across the Country

Thrive Announces New Trustees in 2024

TRIP Wins a 2023 Technology Excellence Award!

Thrive's Freight Research Project Aligns with New Cleveland State Logistics Program

Thrive Launches Freight Infrastructure Research Partnership
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Educators: Bring the Biodiversity of Southern Appalachia to Your School
Bring the beauty and wonder of biodiversity to a middle school in your community with a free, environmental science program.
2/27/2025
Natural Treasures

2025 Tri-State Summit
2/13/2025
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Community Prosperity
Natural Treasures
Transportation & Infrastructure

U.S. House Appropriations Committee Members Speak to Freight Mobility Coalition
Congressmen Fleischmann and Womack, both members of the House Appropriations Committee, discussed federal infrastructure priorities and impacts in the greater Chattanooga region.
2/7/2025
Transportation & Infrastructure

In Visit to Chattanooga, Congressmen Talk Rising Energy Demand, Federal Budget Impasse
In a conference room on the McKee Foods campus Monday, mobility-minded people from across the Chattanooga region gathered to hear a pair of congressmen talk about infrastructure.
2/7/2025
Transportation & Infrastructure

Thrive Awarded $2.87 Million ARC ARISE Grant
The new Appalachian Regional Commission ARISE award, funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will expand capacity building programs across Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama.
12/3/2024
General
Community Prosperity
Natural Treasures
Transportation & Infrastructure

Create Your Thriving Garden
Announcing “Thriving Gardens,” new regional plant guide for northeast Alabama, northwest Georgia, and southeast Tennessee.
11/19/2024
Outcomes
Natural Treasures

Thriving Gardens Plant Guide Supports Durable Landscapes
Thriving Gardens, a regional plant guide, supports residents, businesses, and communities in creating durable, beautiful landscapes in northeast Alabama, northwest Georgia, and southeast Tennessee.
11/19/2024
Outcomes
Natural Treasures

Thrive Regional Partnership Hosts 2024 Tri-State Summit
On November 13-14, 2024, Thrive’s flagship conference gathered elected and community leaders in northeast Alabama, northwest Georgia, and southeast Tennessee.
11/18/2024
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