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$375M Coda Will Transform Tech Square and Midtown Atlanta

Atlanta's technology community unveiled a massive project this week in the groundbreaking ceremony of the $375 million Coda at Tech Square. The building, a 770,000 square-foot behemoth of next-level architecture, will bring with it 2,200 new jobs from the many companies who desire easy

Honeywell Earmarks Millions for Hundreds of Tech Jobs in Atlanta

Honeywell Earmarks Millions for Hundreds of Tech Jobs in Atlanta

Honeywell has earmarked $19 million for two floors' worth of investment at a new Midtown address, a move that will bring nearly 800 new jobs to Atlanta high-tech workers. The decision to base, not only a software center, but also the new global headquarters for its Home and

PowWow's Purchase of StarMobile to Create Powerful Combo

PowWow's Purchase of StarMobile to Create Powerful Combo

When StarMobile CEO Todd Fryburger spoke to Hypepotamus in February, he said that 2016 would be a "transformative" year for his startup, a maker of software that allows companies to build customized mobile versions of their desktop work apps. Exactly how transformative became clear Thursday when PowWow Mobile,

How Midtown Alliance Helps 1.2 Square Miles Be a Tech Business Beacon

How Midtown Alliance Helps 1.2 Square Miles Be a Tech Business Beacon

Yesterday, the American Planning Association named Midtown Atlanta as one of only five neighborhoods nationally to receive the honor of 2016's list of Great Places in America. This announcement would be enough to make Midtown Alliance President/CEO Kevin Green's month. Yet, less than a month

Chamber Chief David Hartnett on Atlanta’s Economic Engine

Chamber Chief David Hartnett on Atlanta’s Economic Engine

David Hartnett, the new chief economic development officer for the Metro Atlanta Chamber, has lived in Atlanta since 1995. But he's also been a resident of another realm that lies within the city limits: Startup World. "My primary career has been built around medical devices," Hartnett

GreenSky Flies High with $50 Million in Funding

GreenSky Flies High with $50 Million in Funding

It is the latest evidence of financial technology's impact on traditional banking - not to mention new validation for the impressive Atlanta cluster of fintech startups. That's two ways to view the recent news that GreenSky, a local provider of a loan-enabling technology platform for banks

Early Start in Coding Revved Andrew Ryan to MIT & MemberSuite

Early Start in Coding Revved Andrew Ryan to MIT & MemberSuite

When Andrew Ryan's father brought an Atari computer to their New York City home one day in the mid-1980s, he had hoped that it would spark an interest in technology in all three of his children. Only six-and-a-half year old Ryan, however, took that

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