Chattanooga Venture was a nonprofit organization dedicated to the revitalization of Chattanooga, Tennessee, formally beginning in 1984. It created Vision 2000, a project organized to gather input on revitalization of Chattanooga from the public. This process allowed the people of Chattanooga to communicate their hopes for change in the city directly to the organization. Throughout its existence, Chattanooga Venture promoted the construction of the Tennessee Aquarium, restoration of the Walnut Street Bridge, and creation of the Tennessee Riverpark.

Mcclane, Joan Garrett, and Joy Lukachick Smith. The Lost Way. Chattanooga, Tennessee: Chattanooga Times Free Press, 2017. https://projects.timesfreepress.com/2017/08/thelostway/The_Lost_Way_ebook.pdf.

Rogero, Madeline A., “A Proposal to Foster Civic Leadership and Participation in Knoxville.” Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 1987. https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/3702.

Rick Montague served as the executive director and president of the Lyndhurst Foundation. He helped create the Chattanooga Venture organization, becoming the Chairman Elect of the organization in 1988.

Mcclane, Joan Garrett, and Joy Lukachick Smith. The Lost Way. Chattanooga, Tennessee: Chattanooga Times Free Press, 2017. https://projects.timesfreepress.com/2017/08/thelostway/The_Lost_Way_ebook.pdf.

Sowal Staff. “Rick Montague Tells The Chattanooga Story at Seaside Institute Oct 16.” SoWal, October 8, 2015. https://sowal.com/story/rick-montague-tells-the-chattanooga-story-at-seaside-institute-oct-16.

Wilson, John. “Montagues Led In Chattanooga Banking, Industry; Fine Homes Were Knocked Down On Cameron Hill.” Chattanoogan.com, October 3, 2017. https://www.chattanoogan.com/2017/10/3/353686/Montagues-Led-In-Chattanooga-Banking.aspx.