Eric Brown, left, and Taylor Jones are the co-founders of Whiteboard. They show off the digital design development firm’s new office space on the second floor of the 701 Building on Cherry Street.A couple of high-tech companies with roots in Chattanooga have shifted into edgy, newly renovated office space in downtown’s Innovation District.
OpenTable and Whiteboard have moved their offices to the refurbished 701 Building at Cherry and Seventh streets as officials for both companies aim to further grow their businesses in the Scenic City.
“We want to make this a technology hub in Chattanooga,” said Joseph Mandel, work experience manager for OpenTable, which handles more than 15 million diners per month via online bookings.
Locally based Fidelity Trust Co. bought the three-story building that formerly served as the Krystal Co. headquarters and held the fast-food company’s first restaurant 84 years ago.
Fidelity has plowed about $2.7 million into the revamp while saving red brick walls, concrete floors, wall-to-wall picture windows, and the limestone exterior which form the building’s structural foundation.