About us

The I85|US80 Cyber Corridor is an initiative launched to help create and sustain the systems, services, infrastructure and relationships necessary for a robust Art-Creative/Tech Startup Community throughout Central Alabama. The primary geographical target includes
Montgomery, Autauga, Elmore, Macon, Lowndes, Dallas, Perry and Lee counties & cities of
- Montgomery, Prattville, Wetumpka, Millbrook, Pike Road (River Region)
- Tuskegee
- Shorter
- Tallassee
- Hayneville
- Selma
- Uniontown
- Auburn/Opelika
As a means of providing the necessary resources to empower the regional populace, within each of these locations the I85|US80 Cyber Corridor Initiative will seek out and collaborate with all available and potential talent. A core mandate of this initiative’s efforts is
For The Talent/Entrepreneurs, By The Talent/Entrepreneurs On Behalf Of All
The I85|US80 Cyber Corridor’s primary tenets borrow from of those included in Boulder Colorado’s Boulder Thesis. Our primary tenets
- Community must be EXTREMELY INCLUSIVE of EVERYONE
- Community must have continual activities that engages the entire STEAM/Entrepreneurial
stacks - Attributing proper credit to those who actually do the work is the CURRENCY of the community
- BAD ACTORS must be held accountable by the community
- Leaders must have a long term commitment (20+ years)
- Art-Creative/Tech/Entrepreneurial talent must serve as leaders