{"392741":{"#nid":"392741","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Southern Company opens hub at Georgia Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESouthern Company announced Wednesday plans to open an innovation center at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Energy Innovation Center \u2013 which will be located in Tech Square \u2013 will look for better, more reliable and more efficient ways to increase value for customers through products and services.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe Energy Innovation Center is a concrete example of Southern Company\u2019s decades-long commitment to harnessing the power of innovation for the benefit of the families our utilities serve,\u201d said Southern Company Chairman, President and CEO Thomas A. Fanning. \u201cWe look forward to collaborating with Georgia Tech and other strategic partners to develop the next generation of energy technologies and customer-focused programs.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe center will become a place where ideas, innovation and investment will intersect to develop a better customer experience.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cSouthern Company and Georgia Tech have collaborated in numerous areas through the years, and now we are delighted to welcome them to Technology Square,\u201d said Georgia Tech President G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAs the most recent addition, Southern Company\u2019s presence in Tech Square will continue the growing momentum of the Southeast\u2019s premier innovation ecosystem,\u201d he said.\u0026nbsp; \u201cWe look forward to increased opportunities to partner as they pursue customer-focused energy innovation.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe company joins a number of corporate giants that have come to Georgia Tech to create innovation and research centers. Others include: AT\u0026amp;T Mobility, Home Depot, Panasonic Automotive Systems Co. and ThyssenKrupp Elevator Americas.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESouthern Company joins a number of companies that have come to Georgia Tech to create innovation and research centers. Others include: AT\u0026amp;T Mobility, Home Depot, Panasonic Automotive Systems Co. and ThyseenKrupp Elevator Americas.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Energy Innovation Center will be a place where ideas, innovation and investment intersect"}],"uid":"27918","created_gmt":"2015-04-01 12:01:56","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:54","author":"Laura Diamond","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-04-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-04-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"367821":{"id":"367821","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech signage","body":null,"created":"1449245827","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:17:07","changed":"1475895105","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:45","alt":"Georgia Tech signage","file":{"fid":"74870","name":"14c1002-p1-006.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/14c1002-p1-006.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/14c1002-p1-006.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":4902919,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/14c1002-p1-006.jpg?itok=e7eMT0dG"}}},"media_ids":["367821"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"131","name":"Economic Development and Policy"}],"keywords":[{"id":"815","name":"economic development"},{"id":"3671","name":"Enterprise Innovation Institute"},{"id":"73351","name":"innovation center"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"106361","name":"Business and Economic Development"},{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELaura Diamond\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["laura.diamond@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}