![]() “We are not commercial real estate agents here,” Donahue said, sitting behind a desk at River City’s downtown location in Miller Plaza. The River City Company is a nonprofit dedicated to developing downtown in partnership with private and public stakeholders, but White, the organization’s president and CEO, describes their main role as “filling in the gaps.”Īmy Donahue, the nonprofit’s director of marketing and communication, likes to refer to River City employees as “matchmakers.” Kim White believes it takes a blend of both to make downtown Chattanooga viable in the long run. ![]() The local businesses offer something unique for visitors but sometimes lack the money or following to go up against the bigger guys. The national chains are bigger, have more resources and power behind their punch. ![]() It’s a classic comparison to David versus Goliath. Standing along the riverfront in downtown Chattanooga, a visitor to the city is within eyeshot of the local restaurants and shops that make up the North Shore district across the river.įacing south though, that same visitor could choose among offerings that look familiar to what they could find back home - a Buffalo Wild Wings down the street from a Chili’s and just a few blocks away is the smell of pizza wafting from Mellow Mushroom. co-founder and CEO Tim Piersant holds a bottle of Chattanooga Whiskey outside the company’s Tennessee Stillhouse on Market Street. Local restaurants give unique character to downtownĬhattanooga Whiskey Co.
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