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Home to successful business

Downtown Atlanta is the undisputed center of influence, policy and governance. No other real estate marketplace in the Southeast has such a concentration of business, professional, educational and government leaders.

Downtown is home to the city and the state’s capitol offices. It is also the location of the largest concentration of federal offices outside of Washington, D.C.

"Top Cities with the Most Fortune 500 Headquarters"
  1. New York
  2. Houston
  3. ATLANTA
  4. Chicago
  5. San Francisco

Source: Fortune Magazine, 2006

Downtown is also home to several of the world’s top corporations. Almost half of the dozen Fortune 500 firms headquartered in Atlanta – Georgia Pacific, Coca- Cola, Southern Company, Sun Trust and Cox Communications – are either headquartered or have a major office presence in Downtown.

A Safe Address

Downtown has almost ˝ of all daily City population and now represents only 6% of the City’s total crime, a drop of 3% since last reporting period. Furthermore, crime represents only 24% of Zone Five’s total crime and Zone Five includes Downtown, Midtown, a portion of SW Atlanta and Fourth Ward. Click here for more information.

International Trade and Investment Activity

Downtown Atlanta is the world trade center of the Southeast. Georgia’s thriving international trade activity is often initiated, deals are sealed, in the many trade-related businesses, foreign-owned banks and international agencies centered here.

Most of the consulate and foreign trade offices in Georgia and the Southeast are Downtown. Trade resources are within walking distance, including the International Department of the Metro Atlanta Chamber, the trade divisions for Georgia, the U.S. Export Assistance Center and the World Trade Center Atlanta. Hundreds of domestic and international markets can be reached with a nonstop flight from Hartsfield, only a 15-minute ride away.

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