Atanta: Where Business is BIG!

Atlanta: Where Business is Big
12 Fortune 500 Companies Call Atlanta Home

What’s so great about Atlanta? Well, in addition to our excellent moderate year round climate, Atlanta is truly a business friendly city and is home to 12 Fortune 500 Companies.

Atlanta’s reputation as one of the nation’s most business-friendly cities keeps the metro area on the short list for start-ups and Fortune 500 companies. From it’s early beginnings as a railroad terminus in 1837, Atlanta quickly expanded. Just two decades later it became the hub of four railroads as well as a major manufacturing center.

Today, the state’s capital city is home to 12 Fortune 500 and 15 Fortune 1,000 companies. Topping the list of Atlanta’s homegrown Fortune 500 firms are The Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement specialty store and UPS, a global company and a world leader in specialized transportation logistics and package delivery. The Coca-Cola Company, the world’s best known soft drink company, is also listed among the nation’s top 25 Fortune 500 companies.

Atlanta continues to draw such top business names as Genuine Parts, NCR, ING Americas, Holiday Inn and Porsche Cars North America, all of which have established headquarters in the metro Atlanta area.

Through various incentives, including the state’s low corporate tax structure, favorable employment climate and right-to-work status, the metro area is an enticing destination for businesses looking to expand or relocate.

ATLANTA FORTNE 500 COMPANIES
1. The Home Depot Rank 29
2. UPS Rank 43
3. The Coca Cola Company Rank 72
4. Delta Airlines Rank 84
5. Coca Cola Enterprises Rank 113
6. Southern Companies Rank 145
7. SunTrust Banks Rank 224
8. Genuine Parts Rank 236
9. First Data Rank 250
10. AGCO Rank 337
11. Newell Rubbermaid Rank 373
12. NCR Rank 451

GEORGIA FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES
1. AFLAC Rank 152
2. Mohawk Industries Rank 392

Sara Hibbard is a licensed Realtor in the state of Georgia and concentrates much of her time in the north Atlanta metro area including Cherokee, Cobb and North Fulton counties. Please feel free to contact Sara Hibbard with any questions or concerns you may have regarding the Atlanta metro real estate market in general or specifics regarding the relocation / buying / selling process. Sara is easily reached at 770-399-8108 or e-mail Sara at sara.hibbard@metrobrokers.com or sara@sarahibbard.com. Sara Hibbard is Glad Georgia Real Estate Is On Your Mind!