Atlanta is sometimes referred to as the Silicon Valley of the South. The city has major tech companies, start-ups and universities.
One problem? Not enough workers. Rodney Sampson is chairman of Opportunity Hub and a partner at Tech Square Labs in Midtown Atlanta.
“The computing job shortage will be a million-plus by 2020,” Sampson said. “And so are those going to be Americans in those jobs? Who’s going to be in those jobs?”
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