The story
In 1963, Howard Packett founded Brand Edmonds Packett, which was later changed to The Packett Group. Roger Neathawk, Susan Dubuque, and Chuck Miller founded Market Strategies Inc. in 1984, changing the name to Neathawk Dubuque in 2000. In 2004, the Richmond, VA based Neathawk Dubuque merged with the Roanoke-based Packett Group to form Neathawk Dubuque & Packett. In 2007, Neathawk Dubuque & Packett acquired Chattanooga, Tennessee based ddN. In 2009, ND&P expanded to Tampa, Florida and Durham, North Carolina, boasting more than 50 employees in five states. On February 1, 2010, they acquired new media gurus, 3HD.
From Wikipedia’s article on Neathawk Dubuque & Packett, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4