Google expands footprint in Atlanta as competition for tech workers grows in the state
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.”
Matthew Pritchard with Google noted the company’s investment in a program that offers free Google Career Certificates to technical college students in Georgia.
“And we want to provide these students with the skills they need to be able to succeed in areas such as digital marketing, data analytics and IT support,” said Pritchard.
Pritchard also announced Google would be contributing $1 million to the National Urban League to support workforce training for underrepresented communities.
Google is also providing technology for the new Beltline marketplace, which was unveiled this month.
In addition to its new office on West Peachtree Street, Google will maintain its original Midtown location a few blocks away and its data center in Douglas County.
Six floors of Google’s new office are complete, with even more space currently under construction.
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