Peachtree Corners Looks To Expand Technology Park

PEACHTREE CORNERS, GA — Since its inception in the 1970s, Technology Park Atlanta has been attracting technology-based businesses to its campus in Peachtree Corners.

Now, the city is looking to enhance and expand the park, turning it into a true innovation hub.

Peachtree Corners is developing a master plan for the 500-acre park. City officials say the plan will incorporate research institutions, entrepreneurial training and professional networking, as well as increasing walkability, public spaces and mixed-use areas in and around the park.

"Innovation is not accomplished in isolation but through collaboration and cooperation," said
Wayne Hodges, Vice President Emeritus at Georgia Tech and a consultant for the city. "The completion of the master plan will provide a road map for creating a true innovation hub that will make Peachtree Corners an economic development model for others to emulate."

The city has awarded a contract to MXD Development Strategists to develop strategies for identifying and planning for innovation amenities, rebranding and promoting the area as an innovation hub.

"Keeping our city vibrant and attractive is an economic strategy that will pay off for Peachtree Corners’ residents and the business community by stimulating economic development and increasing property values," said Diana Wheeler, the city’s community development director.

The city’s multi-use trail system, which is part of the plan for the innovation hub, is already in the development stages.

And Prototype Prime, the city's recently opened startup incubator, is also part of the vision for the city.

The office park, envisioned by Peachtree Corners founder Paul Duke, continues to draw top engineers and innovators from around the country.

Duke’s plan was to attract engineering firms to Georgia to keep Georgia Tech engineers in the state who were leaving after graduation because there were few engineering jobs in Georgia.

GE, Scientific Atlanta and Hayes Microcomputer Products are some of the companies that have already called the office park home.