Atlanta's Tech Expansion Continues

In the past 5 years, the Southeast has seen exponential growth in billion-dollar business, and Atlanta is undeniably leading the region as a rising tech hub. Despite the recent surge in tech growth, Atlanta’s development goes back years. 

Back in 1996, when the Olympics found its way to Atlanta, the city was just making its name known as a potential contender for one of next up-and-coming start-up hubs in the U.S. With the eyes of the world on Atlanta and the dot-com boom in full swing, the city began to see a great success in a range of tech fields. Despite a few years of failures and setbacks, 2006 marked a turning point and the city regained its footing with the launch of billion-dollar companies like MailChimp.

This influx of entrepreneurial success and tech-growth combined with the city’s diversity and innovative ecosystem has set the stage for what we are currently seeing today. A host of tech giants including Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Apple, AirBnB, Amazon and more have recognized Atlanta’s potential and have made long-term commitments investing in-and-around the area. 

Google has already confirmed its commitment to occupy 19 stories of office space at 1105 West Peachtree as part of the company’s $7 billion expansion. Alongside Google, Microsoft has secured office space at Atlantic Yards as the first step in expanding into Atlanta with the intent for the city to eventually serve as one of its largest hubs. 

This wave of development further cements Atlanta as the new East Coast hub for technology and brings with it a plethora of new opportunities for the city and its residents. These new opportunities range from thousands of openings for new jobs to the reinvestment of capital back into the city, furthering economic development and long-term growth. 

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