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Innovation, economy will grow with greater ‘Eds and Meds’ collaboration

By Guest Columnist SAM WILLIAMS, Georgia State University professor of practice and former Metro Atlanta Chamber president

Metropolitan Atlanta’s universities and hospitals (“Eds and Meds”), with more than 340,000 jobs, make a larger contribution to the metro area economy than its Fortune 500 headquarters. These anchor institutions are rooted in place, not likely to relocate and relatively immune to economic swings, and help establish the economy and culture of the city.

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The Future of Work, Technology and Education

By Phil Ventimiglia, Chief Innovation Officer of Georgia State University and Tiffany Green-Abdullah, Assistant Director of Learning Community Development at the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning The world is changing at an unprecedented rate. Computers are being integrated into devices ranging from stoplights to smart speakers. Sensors collect immense amounts of data providing insights into everything […]

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Building the case for general operating support in nonprofit grants

By Lita Pardi, director, resource deployment, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta For more than 30 years, the Community Foundation has worked to strengthen the region’s nonprofits by providing a variety of resources to support effective operations and high-performing programs. To that end, the Foundation is a strong believer in general operating support grants. Operating grants […]

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San Diego has an hour-glass economy of well-paid and low-paid jobs with little in the middle

SAN DIEGO, CA – On the second day of the metro Atlanta LINK trip to this southern California city, Georgia leaders discovered differences and similarities between the two regions.

In San Diego, one out of every four jobs is related to the military, generating an economic impact of $50 billion a year and employing up to 140,000 people in the south California region.

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NCR Collaborates with Metro Atlanta Chamber in IoT and Innovation & Entrepreneurship

NCR Corporation, a global leader in omni-channel solutions and headquartered in Atlanta, announced this month two additions to the Metro Atlanta Chamber’s IoT Council and Innovation & Entrepreneurship Advisory Board – two entities that will work to position Atlanta as a top-tier global competitor while attracting new companies and talent to the region. NCR’s Executive […]

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Atlanta a global hub for technology innovation

By Larry Williams Vice President, Technology Industry Development, Metro Atlanta Chamber A recently released report on the state of Georgia’s technology industry has aimed a spotlight on some of the most exciting and encouraging news for the future of the economy, not just in Georgia and Atlanta, but in the United States and even globally. […]

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