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Google Fiber Is Bringing STEM Tools — and New Opportunity — To 10 Rec Centers Across Atlanta

Every day, tech is loudly hailed as an equalizer — sometimes, the equalizer. But while there may be shimmering, field-leveling opportunity out there, it tends to be scarcest in places where accessibility to technology is limited. Every weekday afternoon in South Atlanta, dozens of elementary school students catch glimpses of such

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Not Just A Game: Pharaoh's Conclave Teaches STEAM Through eSports

To some, eSports might seem like a euphemism employed to mask the guilty-but-enjoyable vice known by most as, simply, video games. To Jakita and Erich Thomas, the founders of Atlanta-based Pharaoh’s Conclave (PCX), eSports is the industry to watch in the coming years, with annual revenue on pace to

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Mark Hubbard Launches New Funding Initiative To Ignite Atlanta Startups

As the leader of IgniteHQ, an entrepreneurial hub and co-working space in Marietta that launched this year, Mark Hubbard wants to make sure the entrepreneurs in his incubator get their pitches heard and capital raised. But the route he’s taking to that end isn’t the most traditional. Hubbard

Curate IgniteHQ

Mark Hubbard Launches New Funding Initiative To Ignite Atlanta Startups

As the leader of IgniteHQ, an entrepreneurial hub and co-working space in Marietta that launched this year, Mark Hubbard wants to make sure the entrepreneurs in his incubator get their pitches heard and capital raised. But the route he’s taking to that end isn’t the most traditional. Hubbard

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How Nicole Jones Went From Marketing At Delta To Leading Its Innovation Team

Nicole Jones knows marketing. She started her career with Delta in its marketing department after spending time at Turner Broadcasting organization. But her work at The Hangar — Delta’s global innovation center at Tech Square — is not mere marketing. She is tasked with keeping one of the largest airlines in

Nicole Jones

How Nicole Jones Went From Marketing At Delta To Leading Its Innovation Team

Nicole Jones knows marketing. She started her career with Delta in its marketing department after spending time at Turner Broadcasting organization. But her work at The Hangar — Delta’s global innovation center at Tech Square — is not mere marketing. She is tasked with keeping one of the largest airlines in

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Will the Growing Number Of Corporate Innovation Centers Affect Atlanta's Startup Landscape?

If you’re flying with Delta out of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport this summer, the beginning of your trip could look something like this: hail a Lyft to the airport to accrue extra SkyMiles, speed through security with CLEAR pre-check, and then plop down in a seat at your departure gate