ICYMI: Another Innovation Lab Coming to Midtown

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More companies are taking advantage of Midtown’s burgeoning technology industry and setting up research and innovation laboratories in the area.

According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Southern Co. has announced plans to establish an Energy Innovation Center at Technology Square. Technology Square is replete with tech companies, including those working in Georgia Tech’s Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC). Online transaction giant WorldPay announced last month that it will be establishing its own innovation center inside in the ATDC.

Last week, financial software company Riskalyze announced that it will set up in 6,500 sq. ft. at the Millennium office tower on 10th Street. The 60 new employees at the HQ will handle customer service, product development, and more.

Riskalyze CEO Aaron Klein told the Atlanta Business Chronicle that Atlanta’s key selling points included Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and Midtown’s high number of technically skilled workers. The city’s relative proximity to Riskalyze’s large Florida market also helped push the decision towards Atlanta.

Southern Co. said in a release quoted by the AJC that it is one of the most aggressive utility companies pursuing new research, and plans to reach out to universities across the southeast to form more partnerships.

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