It's hard to name just one reason why Georgia is the best location for your new or expanding operations. We're international, growing, accessible, educated, skilled and connected-in every sense of the word. And to top it off, we have a nice, warm climate, with coastal living, mountain homes, and much, much more.
To understand just what the state has to offer, take a look at these little known facts about Georgia:
Growth
- It's the 4th fastest-growing state in the nation.
- Metro Atlanta is the fastest growing city in the nation.
- Atlanta leads the United States in attracting college graduates, ahead of Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco and Dallas.
- Hartsfield-Jackson Airport is the world's busiest passenger airport with more than 2,000 daily flights.
- 80% of U.S. population is accessible by 2 hours flight.
- 82% of the U.S. industrial market and 79% of the largest consumer markets can be reached in 2 or less truck delivery days.
- Georgia has nationally acclaimed, state-of-the-art deepwater ports in Savannah and Brunswick,
- 5,000 miles of main and branch-line track, and
- 20,000 miles of interstate, federal and state highways.
- Georgia's university system is the nation's 4th largest.
- The state nationally recognized Quick Start program has provided customized training for 390,000 workers.
- U.S. Census Bureau ranks Atlanta 2nd for the percentage of its population with a college degree
- Atlanta is a transmission hub for the country's two largest fiber optic trunk routes.
- Georgia is the national leader in the deployment of ISDN technology, with more than 1,850 points of presence statewide.
- The state has more than 500,000 miles of cable buried beneath its highways.
