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Mercedes, Siemens and Cox Turn Wastewater Into a Strategic Asset With Atlanta Startup 4Earth

Atlanta-based 4Earth is deploying AI-powered, modular water reuse systems inside factories and data centers—helping major manufacturers cut costs, meet sustainability mandates, and recover millions of gallons of water onsite.

Dutch Firm Acquired by Atlanta Airport Services Company

Dutch Firm Acquired by Atlanta Airport Services Company

The deal is far from the first connecting Atlanta’s unrivaled aviation landscape with the Netherlands.

The Office of Corporate Engagement: Industry’s Gateway to Georgia Tech (From Tech Square ATL)

The Office of Corporate Engagement: Industry’s Gateway to Georgia Tech (From Tech Square ATL)

Georgia Tech’s corporate partnerships span a range of industries, including technology, aerospace, manufacturing, and retail. Major corporations, including Home Depot, Boeing, Cisco, Hyundai, Amazon, and Fiserv, have engaged with Georgia Tech through research, workforce development, and innovative i

Engage's Next Chapter

Engage's Next Chapter

Atlanta has served as fertile ground for both enterprise teams and early-stage founders over the years. From Downtown to Midtown to Sandy Springs, Metro Atlanta’s business districts are filled with both Fortune 500 headquarters and startup offices poised for growth. But how do startups and large corporations actually meet

Here's How Cox Enterprises Plans On Deploying A New $300 Million Startup Venture Fund

Here's How Cox Enterprises Plans On Deploying A New $300 Million Startup Venture Fund

Cox Enterprises is no stranger to the Atlanta startup scene. The broadband, automotive services, and media giant powers two of Atlanta’s Techstars programs, is a corporate sponsor of Engage, was part of launching Endeavor Atlanta, put $150 million into the fast-growing cleantech startup Nexus Circular earlier this year, and

Behind Engage's "Solution Market" For Corporate Innovation & Atlanta's Startup Ecosystem

Behind Engage's "Solution Market" For Corporate Innovation & Atlanta's Startup Ecosystem

“It felt like starting a startup,” said Blake Patton on Tuesday night when he was asked to reflect back on the start of Engage, a corporate venture platform housed at Tech Square Ventures. Patton, alongside Georgia Tech’s President Emeritus Dr. Bud Peterson and Invesco President and CEO Marty Flanagan,

What Does Corporate Innovation Mean In Our Post-Pandemic World?

What Does Corporate Innovation Mean In Our Post-Pandemic World?

A walk around Inspire Brands’ Innovation Hub in Sandy Springs is a uniquely tasty experience. The center opened in 2021 as a way to test out new technologies that could ultimately end up at various franchise locations across the country. Some of those technologies you’ll be able to experience