For 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 future of how consumers consume energy is changing, sooner rather than later. Rather than taking a “wait-and-see” approach or bringing in outside consultants less familiar […]
Over 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 innovation center. Innovation centers can make a significant impact on business growth when done well. Off-site centers allow for autonomy to build, connections to external […]
The 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 — bicycle rides, bicycle classes and, of course, bicycle parties. Fellow riders can discover, engage with and experience bike rides, bike art, bike films, bike tech, […]
Accenture 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 Georgia Tech campus. With intentions to employ 800 by 2020, Accenture’s Innovation Hub stands to be one of the largest of these centers. So what […]
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 extra SkyMiles, speed through security with CLEAR pre-check, and then plop down in a seat at your departure gate and upgrade to first class with […]