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Information and Communication

Technology

Thriving Industries in Metro Atlanta

Community and Economic Development

Why Atlanta is a Top ICT Market:

Strong population growth ? 86,000 annual net migration, 2.1% annual growth compared to 0.9% nationally

Abundant millennial talent ? which represents 33% of the area's population, median age of 36.2 compared to 38.3 nationally

Diverse ? three metro Atlanta cities (John's Creek, Sandy Springs and Roswell) among the nation's most diverse

World-class universities ? supplying tech-savvy workers, 300,000 college students in metro Atlanta and one of the highest after-graduation retention rates in the nation (73%)

HOPE scholarship ? awarding $10 billion to educate 1.8 million students at Georgia colleges and universities

Low cost of doing business ? below the national average

Thriving business environment ? home to 16 FORTUNE 500 companies

Stellar transportation infrastructure ? connecting Atlanta to the world ? Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International, the world's most traveled airport, serves 163 daily domestic non-stop markets

Business-friendly environment ? number one state for doing business six-years running, low corporate income tax rates

Information and Communication Technology

Why Atlanta for ICT?

With its growing tech talent pipeline fueled by strong in-migration and world-class universities, Atlanta is the ideal home for Information and Communication Technology businesses. Diverse industries attract workers from varying backgrounds and provide exceptional employment opportunities in everything from finance and software to logistics. Forrester Research recently identified Atlanta as one of the five markets for elite technical talent.

Atlanta's Competitive Position as a Top Technology Center

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Size of bubbles represent the number of workers In 2018, Forrester Research identified Atlanta, New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington D.C. as the nation's "Elite Tech Talent Hotspots."

Top Technology MSAs

Sorted by Cost of Doing Business

MSA Atlanta Dallas Chicago Seattle Boston Los Angeles Washington D.C. New York San Francisco San Jose

2018 jobs 127,536 152,747 157,493 151,469 148,108 194,861 250,730 332,092 162,180 157,140

Median hourly earnings $42.01 $43.48 $41.56 $54.20 $47.07 $43.79 $51.93 $48.63 $56.18 $59.89

Cost of doing business

index 96.6 99.2 106.6 116.4 117.2 121.5 123.8 126.5 130.5 130.5

Cost of living index 96.1

99.1 103.1 119.9 134.6 160 118.2 138.4 164.2 143.6

Median number of days to fill tech jobs (1/18 ? 1/19) 32 days

31 days

33 days

43 days

35 days

31 days

38 days

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Sources: EMSI 2019, IHS Cost of Doing Business Index 2018, C2ER Cost of Living Index Tech workers include Computer and Math Occupations, Computer and Information Systems Managers and Computer Hardware Engineers

Georgia Power Community & Economic Development ? Your Partner In Business ? Georgia Power, June 2019

Salesforce Announces Salesforce Tower Atlanta, Commits to Adding 600 New Jobs "Atlanta is a fantastic market for world-class talent and we're thrilled to grow our presence in the region. Many of our top customers call the city home and we're excited to support these trailblazers in connecting with their customers in whole new ways."

Warren Wick, EVP, Commercial Sales, Salesforce Atlanta ranks among the top U.S. cities poised to become tomorrow's tech meccas. Source: Forbes, March 2017

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Instacart to Redefine Customer Experience in Atlanta "We are excited to launch our world class CEC here in Atlanta, as the new office will be a key asset in our mission to redefine the customer experience and develop support services for new Instacart products."

Nick Friedrich, Customer Operations, Instacart Source: Governor's Office Press Release, "Instacart to Create more than 400 Jobs in Atlanta Area," May 2018 Martin & Associates Inc.

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Atlanta's Growing ICT Companies

Information and Communication Technology businesses and companies with significant technology functions continue to locate and expand in Georgia. Over the last six years, these companies have created more than 25,000 new jobs in Georgia.

Major Technology Company Announcements 2013 - 2019

Company Anthem of Blue Cross Blue Shield NCR Corporation

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BlackRock General Motors Kaiser Permanente Honeywell AirWatch by VMWare SalesForce The Home Depot athenahealth athenahealth Fiserv Inc. OneTrust Samsara Starbucks Verizon Instacart Deloitte Consulting iLab EY IBM - The Weather Company

Networx Systems

Sage North America Hexaware Technologies Intermedix (now Juvare) PagerDuty GE Digital Pandora

Dematic

Convoy Flexport Infosys Technologies Keysight Technologies Marketo

Product or Service

IT Center

Headquarters U.S. Headquarters, Information Technology, Engineering and other Shared Services Functions Technology Center Technology Center Healthcare IT Center Software Center, Division Headquarters Headquarters Technology Center IT Innovation Center Software Development Software Development Expansion of Regional Headquarters Financial Technology Software Internet-Connected Sensor Systems Innovation Center, Regional Office IT, Contact Center & Support Customer Contact Center Technology Development Center Global IT Center Weather-Related Software Software Development and Headquarters Software Development HQ Software Development Center Software for Emergency Response Cloud Computing Company North American IT Headquarters Video and Audio Streaming Services Supply Chain Automation Headquarters Logistics Technology Transportation and Logistics Software Office Expansion Software Development Sales & Customer Support

Announced Employees Location

1,800 Atlanta

1,800 Atlanta

Year 2016 2016

1,100 Atlanta

2018

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900 830 800 600 525 500 500 500 500 500 500 430 425 400 400 400

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400 300 300 300 250 250

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200 200 200 200 200

Atlanta

2018

Roswell

2013

Atlanta

2015

Atlanta

2016

Sandy Springs 2013

Atlanta

2018

Marietta

2015

Atlanta

2017

Atlanta

2013

Alpharetta 2014

Atlanta

2017

Atlanta

2019

Atlanta

2018

Alpharetta 2014

Atlanta

2018

Atlanta

2014

Alpharetta 2013

Brookhaven 2016

Atlanta

2018

Atlanta Alpharetta Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta

2015 2015 2018 2019 2016 2018

Atlanta

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Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta

2019 2017 2013 2016 2014

Source: Georgia Power Community & Economic Development ICT Database, 2019

Georgia Power Community & Economic Development ? Your Partner In Business ? Georgia Power, June 2019

Georgia Power Community & Economic Development ? Your Partner In Business ? Georgia Power, June 2019

Atlanta's Strengths

Within the state's technologyhungry industries, there are several thriving niche segments that distinguish Georgia as a high-tech leader:

IoT Mobility Atlanta is ranked as the #3 city for making the most of emerging smart city and IoT technologies.

Fintech Atlanta is the nation's preeminent financial transaction center with companies in the region processing more than 70 percent of all U.S. card-based transactions.

Healthcare IT With more than 200 healthcare IT companies, Atlanta is recognized as a leader in this specialized industry.

Logistics As technology transforms traditional logistics into a high-tech industry, Atlanta is second only to New York City in digital supply chain management.

Cybersecurity Georgia is home to more than 250 cybersecurity companies. The U.S. Army's Cyber Security Command Headquarters is located at Fort Gordon in Augusta. In 2017, FORTUNE Magazine named Atlanta as one of the seven cities that could become the world's cybersecurity capital.

Digital Media and Entertainment Georgia was recently named the #2 feature film location in the world, behind the country of Canada. The economic impact of film in Georgia reached $9.5 billion and 90,000 jobs in 2017.

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