WABE: Elevator company TKE opens towering headquarters in Cobb County
The campus, which includes three buildings in The Battery, includes a 420-foot test elevator, the tallest on the continent.
More importantly from an economic development perspective, TKE says the headquarters brings 900 engineering, IT, administration and training jobs to town. Lavalee says they’re focused on recruiting locally.
“When it came to North America where we were picking, Atlanta wasn’t the cheapest. It wasn’t. But sometimes you get what you pay for,” said Lavalee. “It was the schools. Georgia Tech, University of Georgia, and I’m leaving out some good schools here, but great universities to bring from the STEM side.”
Gov. Brian Kemp, who spoke at a reception Wednesday evening marking the opening of the headquarters, says the state’s workforce continues to be its strength.
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