georgia’s business advantage

GEORGIA’S GEORGIA’S BUSINESS ADVANTAGEBUSINESS ADVANTAGE

GLOBAL ACCESSGLOBAL ACCESS: : STRATEGIC LOCATION IN A GROWING REGIONSTRATEGIC LOCATION IN A GROWING REGION

Georgia– 8th largest state in the U.S.,

population 10 million– Population grew by 17%,

or 1.4 million people

Atlanta – 9th largest metro in the U.S.,

population 5.5 million

Southeast Region– GDP grew by over $1 trillion – Population grew by almost

9 million

WHY GEORGIAWHY GEORGIA: : A ROBUST ENVIRONMENT FOR BUSINESSA ROBUST ENVIRONMENT FOR BUSINESS

► Georgia’s Key Business Assets:

► Access to Global Markets

► First Class Workforce

► Pro-Business Environment

► International Business Connections

► Excellent Quality of Life

► These assets set us apart from the competition!

PRO-BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTPRO-BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT: : NATIONAL RECOGNITION NATIONAL RECOGNITION

► #1 Business Climate (Site Selection, 2013)

► #1 in Workforce (CNBC, 2013)

► #2 for Doing Business (Area Development, 2013)

► #2 in Infrastructure and Global Access (Area Development, 2013)

► #2 in Entrepreneurial Growth over Past Decade (Kauffman Foundation, 2012)

► #2 in Entrepreneurial Activity Among Top 15 U.S. Metro Areas – Atlanta Metro

(Kauffman Foundation, 2012)

► #3 Most Fortune 500 Company Headquarters of All Cities in the U.S. – Atlanta

(Fortune, 2013)

► #3 in Labor Climate (Area Development, 2013)

GEORGIA: AHEAD IN BUSINESSGEORGIA: AHEAD IN BUSINESS

Atlanta has the 3rd most Fortune 500 company headquarters of all cities in the United States

PRO-BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTPRO-BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTHEADQUARTERS TO GLOBAL COMPANIESHEADQUARTERS TO GLOBAL COMPANIES

PRO-BUSINESS CLIMATE PRO-BUSINESS CLIMATE COST OF BUSINESS INDEXCOST OF BUSINESS INDEX

Source: Moody’s U.S. Cost of Doing Business, October 2013 Edition

► The Global Commerce division assists businesses by coordinating:

► Site Location Services

► Market Research

► Business Incentives

► Employee Training

► Innovation and R&D Services

► Export Assistance

► International Office Assistance

GDECDGDECD: : GLOBAL COMMERCE DIVISIONGLOBAL COMMERCE DIVISION

GLOBAL COMMERCEGLOBAL COMMERCE:: INTERNATIONAL OFFICESINTERNATIONAL OFFICES

11 International Offices11 International Offices

► Over 3,000 internationally-owned business operations

► 210 UK companies

► 69 consulates, trade offices and honorary consulates

► 42 bi-national chambers of commerce

► 74 countries represented

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONNECTIONSINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONNECTIONS

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONNECTIONSINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONNECTIONS: : INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES IN GEORGIAINTERNATIONAL COMPANIES IN GEORGIA

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONNECTIONSINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONNECTIONS: : 210 UK COMPANIES IN GEORGIA210 UK COMPANIES IN GEORGIA

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONNECTIONSINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONNECTIONS: : INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT IN GEORGIAINTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT IN GEORGIA

Leading Investor Nations by Number of

Facilities

Leading Investor Nations by Number of

Jobs

Leading Investor Nations by $ Value

Investment

Germany Japan Japan

Japan Germany Germany

United Kingdom United Kingdom Korea

France Canada Canada

Canada Netherlands France

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONNECTIONSINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONNECTIONSTOP TRADING PARTNERS FOR GEORGIA IN 2013TOP TRADING PARTNERS FOR GEORGIA IN 2013

Leading Export Markets

Leading Importer Nations

Canada* China

China Germany

Mexico South Korea

United Kingdom* Mexico

Japan* Japan

Singapore Canada

Brazil United Kingdom

Germany* India

Korean Republic France

United Arab Emirates

Italy*Also leading investor nations in Georgia

GLOBAL ACCESSGLOBAL ACCESS: : TOP GEORGIA EXPORTS IN 2013 - TOP GEORGIA EXPORTS IN 2013 - £21.95 BILLION21.95 BILLION

GLOBAL ACCESSGLOBAL ACCESS: : TOP GEORGIA IMPORTS IN 2013TOP GEORGIA IMPORTS IN 2013

£43.8 Billion (USD $75 Billion)

GLOBAL ACCESSGLOBAL ACCESS: : TOP GEORGIA IMPORTS FROM UNITED KINGDOM IN 2013TOP GEORGIA IMPORTS FROM UNITED KINGDOM IN 2013

£1.1 billion (USD $1.89 billion)

Economic & Industry Diversity

PRO-BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTPRO-BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT: : AVIATION/AEROSPACE COMPANIES IN GEORGIAAVIATION/AEROSPACE COMPANIES IN GEORGIA

AUTOMOTIVE ASSEMBLY PLANTS:AUTOMOTIVE ASSEMBLY PLANTS:GEORGIA IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ALLGEORGIA IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ALL

STRATEGIC FOCUSSTRATEGIC FOCUS::LIFE SCIENCELIFE SCIENCE

► Headquarters for national non-profits/government agencies dedicated to disease research and public health► American Red Cross

► American Red Cross Biomedical Services

► American Cancer Society

► Arthritis Foundation

► Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

► Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention, employs more than 7,000 scientists

► The Carter Center

► Largest employers include Baxter Life Sciences, McKesson, Eclipsys, Med Assets

LIFE SCIENCE ECOSYSTEMLIFE SCIENCE ECOSYSTEM:: COMPANIES BY SECTORCOMPANIES BY SECTOR

TRENDS IN THE BIOSCIENCE SECTOR:TRENDS IN THE BIOSCIENCE SECTOR: RECENT LOCATIONS TO GEORGIARECENT LOCATIONS TO GEORGIA

Company Jobs Georgia Location

Product

1,800 Covington Plasma-based therapies

150 Atlanta Health IT document management

120 Atlanta Gamma ray surgical devices

110 Atlanta Proton therapy/cancer treatment

65 Alpharetta Medical device HQ, assembly & distribution

GEORGIA: GATEWAY TO THE WORLDGEORGIA: GATEWAY TO THE WORLD

► Atlanta: #1 busiest passenger airport in the world

► Savannah: 4th largest and fastest growing U.S. container port

► Most extensive rail system and largest intermodal hub in the Southeast

► Top-ranked interstate highway system

Serves more than 250,000 passengers daily, or 94 million annually

HARTSFIELD-JACKSON ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTHARTSFIELD-JACKSON ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

GLOBAL ACCESSGLOBAL ACCESS: : AIR TRANSIT TIMES AIR TRANSIT TIMES

80% of U.S. market within a 2-hour flight of Atlanta

GLOBAL ACCESSGLOBAL ACCESS::SEA PORTSSEA PORTS

► Two deep-water ports:► Savannah► Brunswick

► Port of Savannah is the 4th Largest Container Port in the U.S.

► Fastest Growing Port on the East Coast

► Served by over 100 steamships lines

GLOBAL ACCESSGLOBAL ACCESS: : RAIL TRANSIT TIMESRAIL TRANSIT TIMES

GLOBAL ACCESSGLOBAL ACCESS: : TRUCK TRANSIT TIMESTRUCK TRANSIT TIMES

By truck, Georgia-based companies are two days or less from 80% of U.S. markets

STRATEGIC FOCUSSTRATEGIC FOCUS::GEORGIA CENTERS OF INNOVATIONGEORGIA CENTERS OF INNOVATION

Fueling Industry Competitiveness

Resource:•Access to R&D and technology leaders•Analysis of data and innovative trends•Cross-sector connections and collaboration•Collective industry voice

Result:

Increased opportunities for industry growth and success

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