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11/11/2021
Norfolk Southern Corp. yesterday formally opened its new headquarters in Midtown Atlanta.
Guests who attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony included Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and civic and business leaders from across the city, NS officials said in a press release.
The 750,000-square-foot building sits on a 3.4-acre campus in Tech Square. For NS, sustainability and employee health and wellness were front and center in designing the new facility.
The new headquarters was built to meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) version 4 specifications and aims to be one of the first LEED Gold-certified office buildings in Georgia, NS official said.
Partners integral to the construction and design of the new headquarters include Cousins Properties, HITT Contracting, HKS Inc., HOK, Holder Construction, JLL and Pickard Chilton.
When Norfolk & Western merged with Southern Railway in 1982 to form Norfolk Southern, the headquarters was located in Norfolk, Virginia, while the company’s operations and technology leadership was located in Atlanta.
"Norfolk Southern’s presence will help accelerate the [Atlanta's] competitive advantage in technology," said NS Chairman, President and CEO James Squires. "Today our data scientists, engineers, and IT professionals are using artificial intelligence, machine vision, and advanced analytics to make the railroad industry safer, and improve service for our customers."