Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center

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Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center
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The Hull McKnight building as seen from the Augusta Riverwalk (2024)
Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center
Alternative namesGeorgia Cyber Center
General information
Location100 Grace Hopper Lane
Augusta, Georgia, United States
Coordinates 33°28′47.59″N81°58′12.67″W / 33.4798861°N 81.9701861°W / 33.4798861; -81.9701861
GroundbreakingJanuary 3, 2018
OpenedJuly 10, 2018
Website
https://www.gacybercenter.org/

The Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center (also known as the Georgia Cyber Center, commonly abbreviated as GCC) is a 337,000 square foot office complex comprising two buildings in downtown Augusta, Georgia, as part of the Nathan Deal Campus of Innovation on Augusta University Riverfront Campus. Built on the former Augusta Botanical Gardens site, groundbreaking began in early 2018. [1] [2] The Hull McKnight building first opened on July 10, 2018. [3] The Shaffer MacCartney building opened later on January 10, 2019.

Contents

The complex’s tenants consist of the Augusta University School of Computer and Cyber Sciences, Augusta Technical College Cyber Institute, local school systems, state agencies like the University System of Georgia, the Technical College System of Georgia, the Georgia National Guard, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Cyber Crime Unit, federal agencies like the National Cyber Range, and private corporations such as BAE Systems [4] , Northrop Grumman, Parsons, and Perspecta. [5] [6] [7] The facility also complements the United States Army Cyber Command in nearby Fort Gordon and the Savannah River National Laboratory in Aiken, South Carolina. [8]

A third, 250,000 square foot, 10-floor building has been planned to provide more research capacity with Augusta University as the anchor tenant. However, no construction timeline has been set. [9] [5] [7]

History

On January 12, 2017, Georgia governor Nathan Deal announced $50 million, later increased to $60 million, in funding to establish the Georgia Cyber Center to promote cybersecurity research and collaboration among academic institutions, private industries, and governments. [1] [10] [11] The Hull McKnight building, named after local businessmen James M. Hull and William D. McKnight, is a 167,000 square foot facility intended for academic spaces. [3]

On November 27, 2017, Governor Deal announced an additional $35 million in funding to build a second, 165,000 square foot facility, the Shaffer MacCartney building. Groundbreaking took place on January 3, 2018. [12] The building is named in recognition of Michael Shaffer, who served as Augusta University’s Executive Vice President for Strategic Partnerships and Economic Development, and Teresa MacCartney, who held the position of Chief Financial Officer and Director of the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget for the State of Georgia, for their roles in establishing the center. [13]

References

  1. 1 2 Miller, Mike (January 11, 2017). "State to build cyber-security facility on Augusta riverfront". WJBF . Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  2. ↑ Fernandez, Lia (November 16, 2017). "UPDATE | Building two of cyber center to break ground in January". WRDW . Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  3. 1 2 "The Georgia Cyber Center's Hull McKnight Building Opens its Doors on July 10, 2018". PR Newswire . July 9, 2018. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  4. ↑ "BAE Systems Holds Ribbon Cutting for New Innovation Hub at the Georgia Cyber Center". BAE Systems. August 21, 2019. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  5. 1 2 Hotchkiss, Joe (August 21, 2021). "Georgia Cyber Center could add third building as jobs, companies seeing Augusta as destination". The Augusta Chronicle . Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  6. ↑ Cline, Damon (October 6, 2020). "Gov. Brian Kemp welcomes newest Georgia Cyber Center tenant". The Augusta Chronicle . Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  7. 1 2 Edge, Joe (January 22, 2021). "Timeline for Building 3 at Georgia Cyber Center Uncertain". The Augusta Press. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  8. ↑ Demarest, Colin (September 16, 2021). "Savannah River National Lab opens cyber research center in downtown Augusta". Aiken Standard . Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  9. ↑ Calkins, Mary (February 3, 2021). "Georgia Cyber Center planning for third campus building". WJBF . Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  10. ↑ Trubey, Scott (June 19, 2017). "New Augusta center to be new training ground for cyber warfare" . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . ISSN   1539-7459 . Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  11. ↑ "$50M Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center coming to Augusta University Riverfront Campus". Georgia's Technology Connection. January 12, 2017. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  12. ↑ Douglas, Theo (November 28, 2017). "With $35M More, Georgia Will Double Size of Its Cybersecurity and Innovation Lab". Government Technology . Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  13. ↑ Corwin, Tom (January 10, 2019). "Deal dedicates second phase for Georgia Cyber Center". The Augusta Chronicle . Retrieved 2025-10-07.
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