We wanted to cater to the creative class.
A German company that came to Chattanooga to meet the information technology needs of one of the world’s biggest carmakers is expanding to serve the city’s growing start-up scene.
Honigsberg & Duvel Corp., headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany, opened an office in the city five years ago to help with the Volkswagen plant’s IT operations. Now, it has embarked on an initiative to additionally service small and medium firms locally and nationally from the Scenic City.
H&D has shifted into updated office space in downtown’s Innovation District to better serve its potential new client base, said Brandon Miller, its vice president for business development in the city.
“Concentrating businesses is good for us,” he said about the plans for the district. “There will be a lot of clients within walking distance. We’d be crazy not to be here.”