In this corner of the Southeast - where Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama meet - you’ll find Thrive Regional Partnership.
The nonprofit aims to cultivate what it calls “responsible and inspired growth” across 16 counties in the Greater Chattanooga region - in sectors from infrastructure, freight mobility and broadband to natural treasures, arts and culture.
Wednesday and Thursday, Thrive hosts its Tri-State Summit - presented by TVA - for leaders across industries, state lines and county lines at the Colonnade in Ringgold.
Bridgett Massengill is Thrive’s president and CEO.
![Gayle Manchin, Federal Co-Chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission - one of the keynote speakers at this year’s Thrive Tri-State Summit.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ec08a98/2147483647/strip/true/crop/500x600+0+0/resize/880x1056!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F87%2Fd0%2F0c0cd75b458892f6a7cbb0edba01%2Fgayle-manchin.jpg)
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![Dar Williams, singer-songwriter and urban planning expert - one of the keynote speakers at this year’s Thrive Tri-State Summit.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cba4519/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1144x1133+0+0/resize/880x872!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5d%2Fbf%2F8e13d4c14af0b201719367a774c4%2Fdar-williams.jpg)
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