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| Alvin Peabody, business writer for The Times, writes LLTA article |
Monday, September 23, 2002
Wanted: More technology companies for Hall
By Alvin Peabody
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The benefits are enormous:
An area more attractive to industry and information technology-based businesses. A competitive edge to customers by enabling enterprise capabilities across a wider area. And the use of modern telecommunications and information technology to extend the reach and effectiveness among area educational institutions.
For the past four years, Hall County business leaders have worked to find the best approach to promote and expand technological activity and attract other major telecommunications, biotech and hardware and software manufacturers.
The process appears to have reached a sense of urgency.
The Lake Lanier Technology Alliance was formed several months ago through the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce's technology committee to help identify opportunities of advancement in education, infrastructure and marketing.
Thursday, nearly 50 people, including network administrators and software programmers, gathered at the Flowery Branch Depot to discuss ways to help this segment of the local economy grow.
They also heard from Harris Johnson, information technology outreach manager at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.
Johnson outlined some of its benefits, including those above.
However, he noted a key ingredient if Hall is to succeed in its high-tech efforts: Ensure that everyone, from manufacturers and school boards to government and technical experts, are on the same page.
'Avoid a fractured approach by bringing together all the stakeholders to share a common goal,' Johnson said.
Hall business leaders know what's at stake. The benefits are enormous.
Alvin Peabody is the business writer for The Times. His column appears Sunday. He can be contacted at (770) 532-1234, Ext. 251, or apeabody@gainesvilletimes.com
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