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About Atlanta

Atlanta Gateway LogoAtlanta is an outstanding place to live and work. As the commercial and civic center of the Southeast, Atlanta is the ninth largest metropolitan area in the United States and is home to the world’s busiest airport; Hartsfield-Jackson International.

Atlanta is a regional, national, and international metropolis for business and industry, science and technology, as well as arts and culture.

Recent accolades received: Ranked 1st by prominent site selection consultants among “America’s 50 “hottest cities” in the January 2004 edition of Expansion Management magazine. Ranked 1st by the editors of Inc. magazine in its “Top 25 Cities for Doing Business in America”, March 2004. Ranked 2nd by site selection consultants in Plants, Sites & Parks listing of “Top Metros”, March 2004. Ranked 1st by Black Enterprise magazine as "Top Cities for Black Americans", June, 2004.