Canadian social media management platform Hootsuite is moving into Midtown Atlanta’s Tech Square. Opening the office in Atlanta is key for the company looking to hire tech talent and scale…
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Outgoing Georgia Tech President Bud Peterson Reflects On Innovation, Cooperation, and Waffle House As An Economic Growth Engine
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinWhen G.P. “Bud” Peterson was appointed President of Georgia Tech in 2009, the campus and surrounding neighborhood looked quite different than its 2019 iteration. Many of the skyline-defining buildings —…
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First Look: Accenture’s Futuristic, Atlanta-Centric Innovation Hub Opens
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinIn a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday morning, government officials and business leaders from around the state of Georgia marked the opening of global consultancy firm Accenture’s Atlanta innovation hub. The…
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Innovation Impact: How Southern Company Turned An Employee Idea Challenge Into An Innovation Center
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinFor Southern Company, innovation wasn’t a choice — the umbrella company of more than a dozen electric and natural gas utilities and energy businesses, the energy giant realized that the…
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Hacking the Enterprise: Here’s Why Corporations Open (Useful) Innovation Centers
by Carie Davisby Carie DavisOver 25 global corporations including Coca-Cola, thyssenkrupp, Home Depot and Stanley Black & Decker tap into Atlanta’s dynamic concentration of startups, talent and entrepreneurial initiatives by standing up an off-site…
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Atlanta Cycling Festival Kicks Off the City’s First Women In Tech Bike Ride
by Angela Kingby Angela KingThe largest bicycle festival in the region invites you to its inaugural Women Who Tech Ride The Atlanta Cycling Festival (ACF) is a week long festival all around bicycling —…
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Accenture Will Employ 800 In Its New Tech Square Innovation Hub. Here’s What They’ll Actually Do
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinAccenture has become the latest company — joining almost 20 others — to announce the opening of an innovation center in Midtown Atlanta’s Tech Square, on the fringes of the…
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If you’re flying with Delta out of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport this summer, the beginning of your trip could look something like this: hail a Lyft to the airport to accrue…