Why Atlanta

Atlanta offers the right combination of benefits for all sorts and sizes of business. Rankings include:

• Least expensive Major City in which to do business in the U.S. (KPMG, 2006)
• #2 U.S. city for low HQ costs (The Boyd Company, 2007)
• Most Business-Friendly city of North American Cities of the Future (fDi Magazine, 2008)
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Atlanta’s world-class infrastructure—airports, sea ports, highways & railways—is a major reason that companies choose to locate here.

• Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport offers more destinations and serves more passengers than any other airport in the world
• Atlanta offers access to three major interstates connecting all regions of the U.S. (Southeast, Northeast, Midwest, West)
• Atlanta is the “Rail Heart of the South” with two major railroad lines linking you to the rest of the U.S.
• Atlanta is directly connected via rail lines with the Port of Savannah, the 4th largest container port in the U.S.

Atlanta has become the hot new destination for the talent that your company needs. Atlanta ranks as the fastest growing Major City in the U.S. for young professionals aged 25-34. These young professionals are called the “Young & Restless.” One draw for this group: Atlanta is home to 40 world-class universities and research institutions.

Location is everything, and Atlanta’s location offers your business unmatched direct access to over 170 U.S. cities and 80 destinations around the world for your customers and your operations. Atlanta is home to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, from where over 80% of the U.S. consumer market is accessible via a 2-hour flight from Atlanta.

In addition, your products can reach those same consumers via a 2-day journey by truck. Air, rail and highway makes Atlanta among the top three distribution centers in the eastern U.S.

In addition to its business-friendly environment, Atlanta offers many activities to enrich your personal life:

• public parks with lots of green space and trees
• jogging trails and sports facilities
• world-class museums, theatres and cultural venues
• internationally-renowned restaurants and shopping