Tech giant Google continues to expand its physical presence in Georgia.
The company showed off its new Midtown offices Wednesday and touted efforts to grow the state’s tech workforce.
Google first established a presence in Atlanta in 2001. In recent years, the number of its employees in Georgia has grown to more than a thousand.
“We’re seeing literally every major technology company in the world has a footprint in, or will soon have that, in Atlanta,” said Gov. Brian Kemp after touring the facility. “And certainly we’re thankful that Google helped lead the way over 20 years ago.”
Kemp says the state must “continue to support workforce development at all levels,” in order to maintain an ample tech workforce, even as more companies move to Georgia.
“It’s one of the biggest challenges, but it’s also one of the biggest opportunities,” said Kemp. “We’re having that challenge because we’ve got a great business environment and everyone wants to come here.”
