Chattanooga: Claude Ramsey's dream comes true at last

KRT) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Jul. 20--There were plenty of congratulations going around at Tuesday's announcement that Volkswagen will build its assembly plant in Chattanooga, but one name in particular was on almost everyone's lips. "No elected leader deserves more credit than Claude Ramsey," said U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp, R-Tenn. Mr. Ramsey, Hamilton County's mayor since 1994 and a former state representative, county commissioner and property assessor, said credit should go to others, such as Trevor Hamilton, vice president of economic development with the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce. Gov. Phil Bredesen said local officials share credit for developing Enterprise South industrial park, where Volkswagen has about 1,300 acres for its plant. "I think Chattanooga, in addition to a can-do attitude, has got to take a lot... [read full story]