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BUSINESS REPORT: Texas – Innovation Moves Front And Center In Austin

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Technology shares the spotlight with music and film at the annual South by Southwest festival in Austin, TX. Technology innovation is happening across the country, but there is no better place to witness the revolution other than Austin, TX, home to a rapidly expanding technology industry. By Jenny Vickers. TEXAS FAST FACTS.

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GM To Open IT Innovation Center In Roswell, GA

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General Motors will hire approximately 1,000 high-tech workers to staff a new Information Technology Innovation Center near Atlanta. The Atlanta Innovation Center, joining earlier announced IT Innovation centers in Austin, Texas, and Warren, MI, will be located in Roswell, a northern suburb of Atlanta. Nathan Deal.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Charnice Williams, Sr. Construction Program Manager at Microsoft?

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We produce computer software like Microsoft Office Suite products, consumer electronics similar to our Xbox platform, personal computers, and consumer services like our cloud services. That also minimizes learning curves for new software and products.

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Business Report: GEICO Expansion Brings 1,000 New Jobs To Katy, TX

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When you create a place that rewards innovation and hard work and frees people to do best in pursuit of their dreams, good things happen. Like many cutting-edge companies, GEICO knows that Texas is a great destination for innovative companies looking to excel.”. WEBSENSE, DROPBOX BRING 615 JOBS TO AUSTIN. Perry said.

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FEATURE STORY: High-Tech Hubs Are Moving To Their Markets

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However, technology companies are realizing that to be truly global, they need to tap innovation at more locations and in new high-growth markets. California-based software development company, Smith Micro Software, has established a significant presence in the Pittsburgh region. In the past decade, nearly $1.8

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GM To Hire 1,000 High Tech Employees In Phoenix Region

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General Motors is hiring 1,000 high-tech employees to staff an Information Technology Innovation Center in this Phoenix suburb, joining Austin, Texas; Roswell, Ga., “Operating four IT Innovation centers geographically dispersed across the U.S. The Innovation Centers support all aspects of GM’s business.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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Austin, TX: On Top, Still Rising. For the past couple of years, Austin, TX and Baton Rouge, LA have been duking it out for the top ranking in our flagship metro Economic Growth Potential category. Austin is now one of the nation’s top emerging high-tech cities, with more than 120,000 people employed by around 4,400 technology firms.

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