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Mercedes-Benz North America has signed a lease on a space that will become its new research and development center in West Midtown, making good on a commitment to bringing a new tech hub as part of an ongoing consolidation into metro Atlanta.
The German automaker moved from its U.S. headquarters from New Jersey to Sandy Springs in 2018.
The success of the move prompted an announcement in May that the company would relocate another 500 employees here, mainly corporate and finance roles from Michigan, to create a base for the entire North American region.
