Broadband startup picks Charlotte’s South End for HQ

Charlotte — Brightspeed, a broadband and telecommunications service provider, is establishing its headquarters in Charlotte, while also prepping for a multistate expansion.

The company will lease more than 27,000 square feet in Vantage South End’s east tower, which is expected to be completed in May. Vantage South End is a 635,000-square-foot development by The Spectrum Cos. with two, 11-story towers. The west tower delivered in 2021, houses LendingTree Inc., Grant Thornton and GCG Wealth Management, among others.

Brightspeed plans to move into its office in the fourth quarter. It did not provide an investment cost for the upfit.

Brightspeed, which launched in late 2021, expects bring 100 to 150 jobs here, primarily in professional services and corporate roles, said Chris Creager, chief administration officer at Brightspeed. The office will operate on a hybrid model. It will house the legal, marketing, finance and human resources divisions.

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