I have a friend in town for SXSW promoting on behalf of the City of Atlanta to attract tech workers to move there. Apparently, Atlanta's lack of tech talent was a big part in why they didn't get Amazon HQ2. The reason I bring it up is because the decision obviously hasn't been made public that Atlanta didn't get HQ2 even though it was considered a strong contender, but the City of Atlanta is already working to try to remedy that problem for the city. Atlanta must already know they didn't get it.
It's also cool they came to Austin to get Tech workers to move to Atlanta, which implies Austin has lots of quality tech workers. Though, many people come in for SXSW from other parts of the country and world, so I'm sure that's the biggest reason they are promoting Atlanta here.
"Today is the day! 🎊 We’re taking over #SXSW with the largest presence at the job fair. Come see why companies like @HomeDepot, @ManhAssocNews, and @GeorgiaPower #ChooseATL.
http://www.chooseatl.com/sxsw #AtlantaIsNow – at Lester E. Palmer Events Center" -
https://twitter.com/chooseATL/status/972511364991406082
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