JTEC Founder Dr. Lonnie Johnson was profiled by Michael Alba for Engineering.com. The 5 Traits of a Great Engineer “We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard…” – President John F. Kennedy, September 12, 1962 Twelve-year-old Lonnie […]
Atlanta Magazine announced their list of Atlanta’s 500 Most Powerful People for 2024. It named JTEC Founder Dr. Lonnie Johnson as a Legend. Read the full article here. Lonnie G. Johnson Johnson earned his master’s degree in nuclear engineering from Tuskegee University and went on to work for the U.S. Air Force and the NASA […]
From an article by Josh Green for Urbanize Atlanta West End warehouse district revival lands ‘iconic’ motorcycle HQ, more BeltLine-adjacent Lee + White is “gaining attention from both global and local users,” owners report Following a year that saw its Great Lawn debut and stalls in a 19-vendor food hall finally start opening, the Lee + White […]
The Atlanta Business League featured our founder, Lonnie Johnson, in its Lessons From Leaders Series.
JTEC founder Dr. Lonnie Johnson featured in this week’s profile for “Faces of Change” by Pattrn. Transcript provided by TheGrio. Many know Lonnie Johnson for his invention of the high-performance water gun toy known as the Super Soaker. But, not many know him for his contribution to the Galileo spacecraft as a jet propulsion designer. […]
JTEC founder Dr. Lonnie Johnson was the commencement speaker for the 2023 graduating class of the University of South Alabama. Watch his speech here:
Article by Madeleine Key for Forbes A curiosity of the innovation ecosystem is that while inventors are celebrated for their uniquely important contributions, they’re also underrepresented. Inventors are rarely speakers at conferences about intellectual property and technology. They do not hold leadership positions at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. A lone inventor sits on […]
Lee + White Project Wins CoStar’s Atlanta Redevelopment of Year Award by Tony Wilbert for CoStar News A former warehouse row that already had been remade into a food-and-entertainment hub in Atlanta’s hip West End neighborhood has been expanded to include new uses that made it an even more popular place to hang out. When […]
Opportunity Hub is joining forces with Greater New Orleans, Inc., The Biden-Harris Administration’s Economic Development Administration and Louisiana Economic Development as a part of the “H2 the Future Build Back Better Hydrogen Energy Innovation Initiative” to launch a New Energy Technology Incubator, prioritizing racial equity in innovation, entrepreneurship and investment. OHUB will host a monthly […]
A Q1 2023 report by Cushman & Wakefield details our upcoming move to the Atlanta BeltLine. Download the full report here. WESTSIDE TRAIL The Westside Trail continues to see extensive growth and connects some of Atlanta’s oldest and most historic neighborhoods. Consisting of multiple segments, the Westside Trail will run 5.5 miles from Huff Road […]