New businesses are growing at Eastgate Town Center on Brainerd Road in Chattanooga.
Marie White, left, and Isaac Harris wash windows Wednesday at the Eastgate Town Center.Jeffrey Holst was looking for more space for his growing freight company when he learned about what was available at Eastgate Town Center.
The manager for Let’s Go Express, an agent of Chattanooga trucking giant U.S. Xpress, said Eastgate fit the bill for space and location so he plans to shift 18 workers into the former shopping mall in January with hopes of doubling the number in a year or so.
“We’re currently operating inside one of U.S. Xpress’ terminals,” he said. “We’ve outgrown it.”
Let’s Go Express is among the new and existing tenants at Eastgate that will soon add more than 100 jobs in Chattanooga.
Paul Mallchok, Eastgate’s general manager, said the center is about 75 percent leased as he continues to try to fill up the huge, multi-use site.