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Ella Livingston is a school teacher by day and chocolatier by night.

After surprising Hamilton County Schools students on the last day of the school year, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates shared his thoughts on The Howard School, Chattanooga 2.0 and the direction of education in the state.

As the baby boomer population continues to age and stay in their homes longer and longer, one Chattanooga-area couple plans to be there for the routine home maintenance that can sometimes become a nuisance, or just plain dangerous, for the elderly.

A 10,000-square-foot food hall and music venue, townhomes for millennials and retirees, workforce housing, a canal, brewpub, child care center and more were all unveiled as possibilities in the initial site plan for the former 112-acre Alstom site west of downtown.

Whether you believe the robots are coming or not, the fast-paced growth of technology and its effect on industries in Chattanooga will continue to disrupt the workplace in 2019 and beyond.