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Here are the fastest growing businesses in Chattanooga

Buildings inside a proposed Business Improvement District are seen on Tuesday, April 16, 2019, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The proposed district would encompass downtown Chattanooga from the Riverfront to 11th Street and from U.S. Highway 27 to different areas bordered by Cherry Street, Lindsay Street and Georgia Avenue.
Buildings inside a proposed Business Improvement District are seen on Tuesday, April 16, 2019, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The proposed district would encompass downtown Chattanooga from the Riverfront to 11th Street and from U.S. Highway 27 to different areas bordered by Cherry Street, Lindsay Street and Georgia Avenue.

By Staff Report 2 min read

Among the 13 fastest growing businesses in Chattanooga on this year’s Inc. 5000 list, eight are in the logistics industry.

“The roster of fast-growing logistics firms in Chattanooga are another proof point that the city is at the center of supply chain and equally, is important in the broad evolution of the industry,” said Santosh Sanker, a partner in the Chattanooga venture firm Dynamo which has invested and aided in the creation of several logistics firm.

“Our strategic location underpinned by the strategic convergence of “roads, river, rail,” the region’s incumbent and technology-driven institutions, and venture capital presence help support such entrepreneurial endeavors and business growth in our community.”

The fastest growing local companies and their relative rank on the Inc. 5000 list for 2019 are:

209 – EnergyEarth advertising and marketing firm with 42 employees started in 2011, $22.3 million in revenue and 3-year growth of 1,953%