Alpharetta Technology Commission Gets New Name

ALPHARETTA, GA -- The Alpharetta Technology Commission (ATC), a nonprofit organization helping the city lead in innovation, cutting edge infrastructure, national branding and the growth of its technology ecosystem, has rolled out a new name. Tech Alpharetta, along with its corresponding visual identity, was debuted last week by Alpharetta Mayor David Belle Isle at the group’s Annual Technology Dinner.

The commission was established as a strategic advisory board of local tech leaders in 2012 on Mayor Belle Isle's vision to make Alpharetta the “Technology City of the South.” Three years later, the organization opened its Innovation Center, specifically developed to create a unique and supportive space for tech entrepreneurs, world-class businesses, startups, and venture capitalists to meet, network and innovate.

Today, Alpharetta has realized its aim of becoming a leader of technology in the state – housing more than 600 technology companies and supporting seven-times more technology jobs than the national average (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app).

“While we originated as a strategic board, we have since evolved to become much more,” says Karen Cashion, CEO of Tech Alpharetta. “For some time now, we have supported the entire Alpharetta technology ecosystem — from startups to enterprise-level companies; and our new name wholly represents who we are and what we do today.”

The name Tech Alpharetta broadly encompasses the group’s key functions as:

• Purveyors of strategic economic development advice to the city;
• Incubators of tech startups through its Innovation Center; and
• Builders of the tech community through locally-based tech networking and enrichment events.

“Alpharetta is the Technology City of the South, and for over 5 years the ATC, now Tech Alpharetta, has been the holder of that flame,” said Belle Isle. “Tech Alpharetta now will continue to bridge our vision and reality. We will continue to enable Alpharetta to accomplish goals beyond our authority and resources.”

Like Alpharetta-Milton Patch on Facebook!

New branded exterior signage is being installed at the Tech Alpharetta Innovation Center. For more information about Tech Alpharetta, its mission, or availability and amenities at the Tech Alpharetta Innovation Center, visit www.techalpharetta.com.

Image via Tech Alpharetta