tech alpharetta

Avalon, and the Northwinds area located at Haynes Bridge Road and S.R. 400. Alpharetta has acres devoted to walking trails, playgrounds, baseball, soccer and football fields, and even a dog park. There are community gardens, arboretums and swimming pools as well. One of the most popular outdoor choices in Alpharetta is the Big Creek Greenway, which spans about eight miles through beautiful scenery and connects to a mountain biking trail. Whether you are a current resident, a visitor or simply looking to relocate to Alpharetta, you need not look any further. Alpharetta is the perfect place to shop, dine, stay, play, live and work! Our neighborhoods and activity centers are no less diverse; from traditional suburban subdivisions to our vibrant Downtown District to Avalon, which defined a new type of mixed-use development that is sweeping the nation. In Downtown Alpharetta, you will find an eclectic mix of locally owned shops and restaurants that are just minutes away from the 12,000+ seat AmerisBank Amphitheater that draws performances from chart topping musicians. Avalon’s luxury brands, high-end boutiques and chef-driven restaurants are a short drive from hiking trails of the North Georgia Mountains and kayaking or fishing along the Chattahoochee River. Whether your lifestyle is a quiet cul-de-sac or a condo in the middle of the action, the great outdoors or a fine wine and pampering at the spa, you will find it in Alpharetta.

Contributing Author: City of Alpharetta

Growing the Tech Ecosystem in Alpharetta

Tech Alpharetta is an independent, 501c (6) nonprofit organization whose mission is to help grow technology and innovation in Alpharetta. There are nearly 700 tech companies located in the city of Alpharetta today, and Tech Alpharetta, which significantly contributes to Alpharetta’s continued growth and recognition as a thriving tech hub, is the organization that supports and connects this vast tech community. Tech Alpharetta helps to: recruit and retain tech companies, grow new tech startups and innovation, create jobs, and grow the next generation of skilled tech workforce for the many employers in the Alpharetta and north metro region. Tech Alpharetta also focuses heavily on giving back to the community through its Women’s Forum, which supports area women in STEAM-related careers and provides STEAM mentoring to underserved high school and college girls. Tech Alpharetta is also partnered with the new Innovation Academy Fulton County public STEM high school in Alpharetta. Through its Board companies and Women’s Forum, Tech Alpharetta will assist with mentoring, speaking, classroom challenges, and internship opportunities for the school’s students. Tech Alpharetta connects the tech community and effectuates its strategy through its board of directors, by operating a thriving startup incubator and its Women’s Forum, and by hosting year-round, locally based, educational, and tech thought leadership events for technology executives. Tech Alpharetta’s board, which includes thirty c-levels and senior executives from area technology companies, helps to guide the organization’s growth and mission and provides tech infrastructure recommendations to the city of Alpharetta. Felipe Smolka, EVP of LeasePlan, USA, is Chairman of the Board, Paul Nagrowski, CFO, Siemens Financial Services & CFO, SFS Project & Structured Debt -Americas, is Vice Chairman, Karen Cashion is CEO, and Jade Rodgers is Deputy Director of Operations, Innovation Center. Tech Alpharetta’s incubator, the Innovation Center, has graduated 17 tech startups since first opening in 2015. It has created nearly 600 new jobs for the city of Alpharetta and nearly 1000 for the state of Georgia. Daniel Lubosco, VP of Operations for Tech Alpharetta’s 17th graduate company, Veryable, notes “The connections, support, and resources that we’ve received as members of Tech Alpharetta’s startup incubator have been tremendous, and it was the perfect place for us to grow. We look forward to continuing to scale up in our new office space in the city of Alpharetta.” If you’re looking to get connected to the local tech community, Tech Alpharetta offers plenty of opportunities. For more information, visit us at www.techalpharetta.com.