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What's Driving Atlanta's Growing Robotics Scene?

What's Driving Atlanta's Growing Robotics Scene?

Yes, Pittsburgh calls itself the ‘robotics capital of the world’. And places like Silicon Valley and Boston are known for churning out automation-related startups. But could Atlanta soon be known as a hub for robotics innovation? Ward Broom, ATDC’s Automation and Robotics Catalyst, told Hypepotamus that Atlanta and

Hootsuite's Expansion Into Atlanta Is A Homecoming Of Sorts For Company's CEO

Hootsuite's Expansion Into Atlanta Is A Homecoming Of Sorts For Company's CEO

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 in the US. But CEO Tom Keiser has even stronger connections to the city. “Growing up in the southeast

Bud Peterson

Outgoing Georgia Tech President Bud Peterson Reflects On Innovation, Cooperation, and Waffle House As An Economic Growth Engine

When 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 — NCR, Coda, and countless apartments and condos — were not even conceived. Frankly, Midtown Atlanta was simply not the walkable,

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First Look: Accenture's Futuristic, Atlanta-Centric Innovation Hub Opens

In 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 hub takes up an entire floor of the Centergy building in Midtown Atlanta's Tech Square,

Southern Company Innovation Center

Innovation Impact: How Southern Company Turned An Employee Idea Challenge Into An Innovation Center

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

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Hacking the Enterprise: Here's Why Corporations Open (Useful) Innovation Centers

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-

Atlanta Cycling Festival Kicks Off the City's First Women In Tech Bike Ride

Atlanta Cycling Festival Kicks Off the City's First Women In Tech Bike Ride

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,