Metro Atlanta is getting a little crowded, but in a good way. Lately, the area has steadily attracted a series of regional headquarters and IT centers. The latest, Honeywell International.
According to a report in this week’s Atlanta Business Chronicle, the multinational conglomerate has put Atlanta at the core of its transition from a hardware to a software business with its decision to pick the city for its first North American software development center.
Morris Plains, N.J.-based Honeywell announced Sept. 12 it will invest $20 million in the first-of-its-kind software development center and relocate the headquarters of its nearly $10 billion home and building technologies division from suburban Minneapolis. The expansion will create more than 800 jobs.
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