Information technology companies in Georgia are better equipped for high performance and rapid growth. Georgia’s well-trained workforce and broadband infrastructure ensure superior staffing and reliable communications for businesses in IT-related fields—specifically health IT, financial services technology, digital media, software development and telecommunications.
Financial incentives for high-tech businesses help entrepreneurs with groundbreaking ideas get started. And access to qualified personnel and a robust, fiber-optic network allows both new and established companies to meet the market’s demands for expansion.
INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHTS
Information technology in Georgia is booming:
- Home to more than 14,300 technology companies
- 8th-largest IT employment cluster in the nation
- Employs nearly 200,000 technology workers
- More than 2,200 IT bachelor’s degrees granted annually
- $113.1 billion economic impact on the state
- 5th in the nation for internet, software publishers and telecom services
- Four of the top 20 Financial Technology companies are located in Georgia
- Nine of the top 100 Health IT companies are headquartered in Georgia and generate nearly $4 billion
- Top 10 IT market and the second fastest industry growth rate in the country
BENEFITS
Technology companies in Georgia can rely on:
- A ready workforce, which includes hundreds of graduates from nationally ranked technology programs at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgia State University
- Connectivity through 500,000 fiber optic lines, including the intersection of the country’s two largest fiber-optic trunk routes
- Design and commercialization of new products and technologies, in partnership with researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, the University of Georgia and other institutions
- A wide range of targeted incentive programs aimed specifically at technology companies
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LEADERS IN GEORGIA
Georgia’s diverse and skilled workforce, low cost of doing business and high-speed connectivity have enabled some of the best-known technology companies in the world to expand.
Georgia's Recent Announcements
AirWatch, General Motors and Panasonic Automotive
Georgia's Top Digital Media Employers
CNN, Turner Broadcasting System, AT&T Mobility, Headline News, The Weather Channel, Cox Enterprises, Cisco Systems
Georgia's Top Financial Services Technology Employers
NCR, First Data, TSYS, Equifax
Georgia's Top Health IT Employers
McKesson Technology Solutions, MedAssets Inc., HealthPort Technologies LLC, Greenway Medical Technologies, Navicure