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14 2 demand for healthcare, education, business and professional services, digital services, and home services. Georgia's large, well-established, cluster of fintech companies have fared well. Transactions processing, data processing, cybersecurity, and development of software and mobile apps will continue to support economic growth. The industry received a boost from the Covid crisis because contagion fears pushed people to adopt new mobile technologies, including mobile banking and touchless payment systems, and now most customers have converted completely. One of the main reasons why fintech companies locate here is the deep pools of experienced workers who have the specialized talents needed, and Georgia's postsecondary education system is focused on the production of new talent necessary to maintain that attraction. We expect Georgia's cybersecurity industry to grow because the digital transformation of many industries increases the risks of cyber-attacks. According to Business Facilities magazine, Georgia's cybersecurity industry—located primarily in Atlanta and Augusta— ranks ninth nationally. Talent is the key to Atlanta's success whereas the presence of the U.S. Army Cyber Command at Fort Eisenhower and Georgia Cyber Center are the foundations of Augusta's cybersecurity economy. Healthcare IT and telemedicine will create thousands of high-paying jobs in Georgia over the next decade. The Covid crisis accelerated the adoption of telemedicine by traditional healthcare providers, which got large segments of the population accustomed to the online delivery of healthcare, and now many patients will stay with it. The rapid rollout of telemedicine by many traditional healthcare providers made the ambulatory healthcare industry more resilient than either hospitals or nursing and residential care facilities. Due to the essential need for healthcare and favorable demographic trends, the prospects for providers of ambulatory health care are particularly good. In 2024, we expect providers of nursing and residential care to benefit from an upturn in business that will lead to higher employment. The recovery will not be too vigorous, however, because family members will continue to provide more in-home care to aged and ill relatives than prior to the pandemic. On a more optimistic note, the recent runup in home prices gives homeowners who want to move into nursing and residential care facilities the means to do so. In short, Georgia's aging population will demand more healthcare services, which broadens the industry's economic recovery to include lagging subsectors – nursing facilities, residential care facilities, and hospitals. Large numbers of baby boomers are reaching the age where the incidence of heart attacks, strokes, cancer, and other care- intensive problems begin to rise rapidly. The number of people with multiple chronic health conditions that require ongoing healthcare continues to grow regardless of the vicissitudes of the business cycle or healthcare policy. Of course, there's intractable disagreement about who will pay the bills, which is a headwind for the healthcare industry's growth. The buildout of headquarters projects is an important force powering Georgia's current and future economic growth. Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and Georgia's ideal geographic location makes Georgia a good hub from which to serve operations in the