TECHNOLOGY
With $113 billion in economic impact from the industry and 16,250 technology companies employing 200,000 high-tech professionals, Georgia is one of the fastest growing states in America for technology. And it’s easy to see why.
Georgia is the fifth largest IT employment cluster in the nation. (www.georgia.org)
Companies enjoy connectivity through 500,000 trunk lines, with the country’s two largest fiber optic trunk routes interesting in the Innovation Crescent.
More than 2,200 information technology bachelor’s degrees are granted annually. (www.georgia.org)
WHERE WE LEAD
STARTUP ECOSYSTEM
According to the Technology Association of Georgia’s, 2015 State of the Industry Report, communications services, financial technology, health IT, information security, interactive marketing, logistics technology, mission critical—data centers and smart energy are the most robust technology sectors in Georgia and the Innovation Crescent.
The Innovation Crescent is a hotbed for startups, with resources such as Atlanta Tech Village, the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) and Opportunity Hub (OHUB) as just a few organizations providing support and space for entrepreneurs to expand and grow their businesses. Click Here for more information on the Innovation Crescent’s startup ecosystem.
Top Life Science Employers in the Innovation Crescent
| Emory University and Emory Healthcare | 29,937 |
| WellStar Health System | 13,500 |
| Northside Hospital | 9,016 |
| Piedmont Healthcare | 8,707 |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 8,539 |
| Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta | 7,452 |
| Grady Health System | 5,450 |
| McKesson Corp. | 3,289 |
| DeKalb Medical | 2,866 |
| Tanner Health System | 2,525 |
| Baxalta | 1,500 |
| Alcon Laboratories | 1,330 |
| Quest Diagnostics | 1,099 |
Life Science, Health IT Companies with Major Prescence in the Innovation Crescent
| Alcon Laboratories |
| Allscripts |
| American Cancer Society (headquarters) |
| Arthritis Foundation (headquarters) |
| Baxalta |
| CardioMEMS (headquarters) |
| Cryolife (headquarters) |
| EndoChoice (headquarters) |
| Ethicon |
| Halyard Health (formerly Kimberly-Clark Healthcare) (headquarters) |
| Immucor (headquarters) |
| McKesson Technology Solutions (headquarters) |
| Boehringer Ingelheim |
| Philips Healthcare |
| Quintiles Laboratories |
| UCB |
“We have a great ecosystem fueled by great research universities, incubators, ATDC and the Atlanta Tech Village. It’s a thriving new technology community and an exciting place to invest your money.”
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Top Technology Employers in the Innovation Crescent
Ranked by number of full-time employees, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle 2016.
| Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. | 5,200 |
| McKesson Corp. | 3,456 |
| General Electric Co. | 2,400 |
| Accenture Plc. | 2,147 |
| Equifax (headquarters) | 2,000 |
| Fiserv | 1,937 |
| LexisNexis Risk Solutions (headquarters) | 1,410 |
| Macy’s Systems and Technology | 1,396 |
| VMware Airwatch (Airwatch headquarters) | 1,248 |
| Manhattan Associates Inc. (headquarters) | 1,219 |
