Hypepotamus: What AIRBNB’s Atlanta Office Means for the Local Startup Scene

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After a year of searching for the perfect home in Atlanta, Airbnb is officially putting down roots on the Westside.

The tech giant announced it will move its Tech Hub into Encore, a Georgia Tech-affiliated office inside the live-work-play space The Interlock. It will initially take up 5,000 of the 50,000 square foot space, with plans to expand in the future.

Nia Brown, Airbnb’s Southeast Public Policy Manager, told Hypepotamus that the “biggest gift of the space is its proximity to GA Tech, its students, and talent pool.”

Read the full article at Hypepotamus.

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