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
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• 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