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#1 in business
Georgia is not only home to the world's most traveled airport, Site Selection Magazine named us the best state to do business for the seventh year in a row.
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Lowest cost of living
Of the ten largest U.S. metro areas, no city is more affordable for residents to live and play.
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A talented and educated workforce
Of residents 25 and older, 47% have earned a bachelor's degree or higher.
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Lowest cost of business
Of the ten largest U.S. metro areas, no city is more affordable for doing business than Atlanta.
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Third most Fortune Global 500 Headquarters
As an international hub, Atlanta is home to some of the largest and most successful businesses in the world.
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#1 in business
Georgia is not only home to the world's most traveled airport, Site Selection Magazine named us the best state to do business for the seventh year in a row.
Learn MoreLowest cost of living
Of the ten largest U.S. metro areas, no city is more affordable for residents to live and play.
Learn MoreA talented and educated workforce
Of residents 25 and older, 47% have earned a bachelor's degree or higher.
Learn MoreInvest Atlanta in action.
2020 Annual Report
Read about our work and the many people our programs have helped in our 2020 Annual Report.
Invest Atlanta Projects Map
See Invest Atlanta's impact through our interative projects map.
Economic Mobility for All Atlantans
Invest Atlanta created the city's first economic development plan to help secure long-term economic prosperity and competitiveness by first addressing equity.
4,741 City of Atlanta Jobs Created or Retained in 2020
“We would probably not be in Atlanta if it were not for Invest Atlanta.”
$755.5 Million Capital Investment Generated in 2020
2,026 Affordable Housing Units Created in 2020
We don’t just support Atlanta, we support you.
We offer more than your typical economic development agency and extend our focus beyond business support and site selection.
From buying a home to growing your business, Invest Atlanta can help you every step of the way.
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms
Invest Atlanta Board Chair
The latest around town.
News
04/13/2021
Atlanta to spend $1.6 million for surveillance cameras to combat crime spike
The city is spending nearly $1.6 million to add police cameras in downtown and surrounding Atlanta neighborhoods as it grapples with rising crime.
The Atlanta Police Foundation will use the funding to install 140 surveillance cameras and license plate readers along major corridors such as Metropolitan Parkway beginning next month. The effort is part of its Operation Shield program.
03/18/2021
Atlanta Hawks To Present Women's Entrepreneurship Initiative $100K From Sales Of Historic MLK Jersey
ATLANTA – The Atlanta Hawks have announced that proceeds from the sales of the 2020-21 MLK Nike City Edition Jersey will benefit the Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative, the City of Atlanta’s business incubator for early-stage, women-owned businesses.
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$10.2 million project to restore home of SCLC, MLK’s office
The Prince Hall Masonic Lodge on Auburn Avenue, built in 1940 and the first home to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the first Black-owned radio station, is set to be renovated with parts of it being used for the National Park Service King Memorial Site.
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