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Sonji Jacobs, Director
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Reese McCranie, Deputy Director
404-330-6006, office
404-886-2334, cell
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 05/01//12
Media Advisory
Mayor Kasim Reed Welcomes IBM Smarter Cities Team to Atlanta
| WHO: |
Mayor Kasim Reed
Brian McGowan, president and CEO, Invest Atlanta
Tjuan Dogan, Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs Manager – Georgia, IBM
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| WHAT: |
On Wednesday, Mayor Reed and Invest Atlanta officials will welcome a senior team of IBM professionals to Atlanta as they kick off a three week long visit as part of IBM’s Smarter Cities Challenge grant.
The five member team of experts will help support Invest Atlanta as they begin to craft a new economic development strategy for the city with a specific focus on job creation and global competitiveness. Invest Atlanta, the city’s economic development agency, applied on behalf of the City of Atlanta and was awarded the grant in March.
The Smarter Cities Challenge is sponsored by IBM's Corporate Citizenship program and IBM’s International Foundation. To find out more about IBM Smarter Cities Challenge grants, please visit http://smartercitieschallenge.org.
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| WHEN: |
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
4:30 p.m
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| WHERE: |
Invest Atlanta
86 Pryor Street – 3rd floor large conference room
Atlanta, GA 30303
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