Atlanta has a large effect on the state of Georgia, the Southeastern United States, and beyond. Atlanta has been the site of growth in finance, insurance, technology, manufacturing, real estate, service, logistics, transportation, film, communications, convention and trade show businesses and industries, while tourism is important to the economy.
For the past six years, Georgia has been ranked the Number ONE in the nation to do business, and has been recognized as Number ONE for cooperative and responsive state government in the nation, Number ONE (tie) in favorable general regulatory environment in the nation, Number ONE in leading workforce development programs and as having a "Best in Class" state economic development agency.
Georgia - Transportation Hub in the Southeastern United States
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world's busiest airport as measured by both passenger traffic and aircraft traffic, is located in Georgia. Also, the Port of Savannah is the fourth largest seaport and fastest-growing container seaport in North America, importing and exporting a total of 2.3 million TEUs per year.
Georgia - Gateway to the World
In order to attract foreign enterprises to invest and expand business in Georgia, the state government provides a number of tax and investment incentives, such as consulting services for companies and providing “Quick Start” talent training programs.
Georgia - Hollywood of the South
Georgia is one of the world’s leading film and television production centers with a world-class shooting base. In recent years, popular movies were filmed in Atlanta, such as "Guardians of the Galaxy 2", "Captain America: Civil War", "Spider-Man: Homecoming", "Black Panther", "Avengers: Infinity War" and "Avengers: Endgame"..
Georgia - The Next Silicon Valley
Georgia is the home of numerous American top institutions such as the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University. Graduates from these universities ensure the growth of Georgia's talent output and high-tech labor resources. Georgia is also a biopharmaceutical and technology center, with the country's top medical institutions such as Emory University Hospital, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and biotech companies such as Vero Biotech. Quoted from Forbes, Atlanta is one of the five core technology cities of the future.