Economy
Chattanooga, America's Next High-Tech Hub?
Tennessee was once the worst state in the country for new business creation. How one Southern city is trying to change that.
This article is part of a weeklong America 360 series on Chattanooga.
The mayor of Chattanooga wants his city to become the technology hub of the Southeast—even if that's not the image most Americans would assign to this mid-sized city along the Tennessee River. But surprisingly, Chattanooga boasts some of the fastest Internet speeds in the country. Volkswagen and Amazon opened plants or warehouses here in the past three years, and several small, quirky companies such as Pure Sodaworks, Variable, and Supply Hog have sprung to life, all started by locals.