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GOVERNOR

NATHAN DEAL

STATE OF

GEORGIA

Georgia is located in the southern corridor of the and global access according to area development moves 20% of the East Coast’s overseas containers.
United States. The terrain is made up of coastal magazine in 2015. It was rated so high due to its su- The Brunswick Port is the busiest Seaport for auto-
beaches, mountains and farmland. Atlanta is the perior land, sea and air transportation that sustains mobile Imports in the sixth largest for automobile
capital city and it is known as the Peach State. Geor- business growth in an increasingly global economy. processing in the world. It handles cargo for 21 do-
gia is one of the nation’s top states for business and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is an mestic and foreign auto manufacturers. It is also the
the governor is Nathan Deal. epicenter for air travel and it’s home to the world’s second largest green facility on the East Coast.
most frequently traveled airport. With access to 80%
Businesses headquartered in Georgia include 17 of the US market within a 2-hour flight and direct Georgia has the most extensive rail system in the
Fortune 500 headquarters and 33 Fortune 1,000 flights to 70 International destinations in 50 countries southeast United States with two Class I railroads.
companies. There is a diversity in business ownership makes this a very busy airport indeed. These railroads are Norfolk Southern and CSX which
with 40% of minority firms. This exceeds the national operate with 4,680 miles of track. It has superior rail
average in Georgia. It ranks number 5 in the US for The Georgia Port Authority (GPA) facilitates global accessibility for intermodal, bulk, automotive and ev-
the number of women-owned firms. The state ranks trade through deep water ports in Savannah and ery type of shipment. There is an extensive interstate
number 10 in growth entrepreneurship according to Brunswick with inlaid operations in the cities of Bain- highway system facilitating the efficient movement of
the Kauffman Foundation in 2015. With an A rating bridge and Columbus. The Port of Savannah is the more than $620 billion of cargo by truck each year.
score for the top 5 small business friendliness ac- most efficient Seaport operation in North America It has six interstates connecting 80% of the US popu-
cording to Thumbtack in 2016. due to its large single-terminal design. It’s the fourth lation within a two-day truck drive.
Georgia is ranked as the #2 state for infrastructure busiest and fastest-growing US container port and it
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