South Fulton Today

Cisco plans to invest up to $41 million in a new Talent and Collaboration Center in the CODA building in Midtown Atlanta, according to an Oct. 13 release from Gov. Brian P. Kemp's office.

The release said the center will generate up to 700 jobs in the metropolitan area.

The governor touted Cisco, an American multinational technology conglomerate and Fortune 100 company, as a top member of the Georgia business community.

“It is a pleasure to see them significantly expand their presence in Georgia,” Kemp said in the release. “Cisco’s reinvestment in the Peach State is a testament to the strong pipeline of talent our colleges and universities produce here. For the last two years, our capital city has ranked as the No. 1 Tech Hub by Business Facilities, and we continue to outpace the national average in both attracting and educating tech talent. I look forward to seeing the hundreds of opportunities this Talent and Collaboration Center expansion project creates for hardworking Georgians.”

Cisco employs more than 1,000 Georgians across the Peach State, and upon the expansion’s completion, the workforce will increase to 1,700.

“Fulton County is thrilled to have a brand-name company like Cisco make such a large new investment in our community,” Robb Pitts, chairman of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners, said in the release.