Welcome to Atlanta - home of the world’s busiest airport and the third largest concentration of Fortune 500 companies in the nation. Our research universities are on the cutting edge, our quality of life is second to none, our cost of doing business is the lowest in the country, and we’re leading the nation in attracting the talented college grads companies want to hire. Combine that with the fact that Atlanta is ranked by national magazines as the best place to live, work and play, and the benefits of living and doing business in metro Atlanta - the business capital of the Southeast - are clear.
Atlanta is often considered a poster child for cities worldwide experiencing urban sprawl, economic development, and growth. Between 2000 and 2006, the Atlanta metropolitan area grew 20.5%, the highest percentage amongst the top-ten metro areas. The metro area has also had the most single-family housing starts for 13 consecutive years.
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Moderate temperatures and beautiful landscape makes Atlanta a beautiful place to live in. The neighborhoods retain a small community feel with the activities of a metropolis. Atlanta has been systematically divided and subdivided into a composite network of districts and neighborhoods. And despite the pressure of time, urban renewal and shifting demographics, most of the neighborhoods have still managed to maintain their charm.
Atlanta's neighborhoods have great historic importance, here you'll find a historical African-American population and Jewish communities, and most neighborhoods have civic associations that work for the welfare of the local community.
The neighborhoods include: Adamsville, Adams Park, Adair Park, Ansley Park, Atlantic Station, Bankhead, Ben Hill, Berkeley Park, Brookhaven, Brookwood Hills, Buckhead, Cabbagetown, Candler Park, Capitol View, Capitol View Manor, Cascade Heights, Castleberry Hill, Center Hill, Downtown, Centennial Hill, Fairlie-Poplar, Five Points, Druid Hills, East Atlanta, East Lake, Edgewood, Grant Park, Grove Park, Home Park, Inman Park, Kirkwood, Lake Claire, Lakewood Heights, Lindberg, Little Five Points, Loring Heights, Mechanicsville, Midtown, Morningside-Lenox Park, North Buckhead, Oakland City, Old Fourth Ward, Ormewood Park, Peoplestown, Piedmont Heights, Poncey-Highland, Reynoldstown, Sandtown, Sweet Auburn, Sherwood Forest, SoNo, South Atlanta, Thomasville, Vine City, Virginia-Highland, West End and Westview.
Economy
Atlanta is the major center of commerce in the South, and boasts an especially strong convention and trade-show business. One of seven American cities classified as Gamma world cities, Atlanta ranks third in the number of Fortune 500 companies headquartered within city boundaries, behind New York City and Houston. Several major national and international companies are headquartered in Atlanta or its nearby suburbs, including four Fortune 100 companies: The Coca-Cola Company, Home Depot, Cingular Wireless and United Parcel Service in adjacent Sandy Springs. Other company headquarters in and around the metro area include: Arby's, Chick-Fil-A, Earthlink, Equifax, Georgia-Pacific, Oxford Industries, Delta Air Lines, Southern Company, SunTrust Banks, and Waffle House. The Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has served as a key engine of Atlanta's economic growth. Over 75% of the Fortune 1000 companies have a presence in the Atlanta area, and the region hosts offices of about 1,250 multinational corporations.
The city is a major cable television programming center, the Turner Broadcasting System media empire began in Atlanta. Cox Enterprises has substantial media holdings in and beyond Atlanta. Its Cox Communications division is the nation's third-largest cable television service provider and the company publishes over a dozen daily newspapers throughout the country.
Education
Public Schools
The Atlanta Public School system is run by the Atlanta Board of Education, currently, the system has an active enrollment of 51,000 students, attending a total of 85 schools: 59 elementary schools (three of which operate on a year-round calendar), 16 middle schools, 10 high schools, and 7 charter schools. The school system also supports two alternative schools for middle and/or high school students, two community schools, and an adult learning center. The school system also owns and operates radio station WABE-FM 90.1 (the National Public Radio affiliate) and PBS television station WPBA 30.
Private Schools
Notable private schools in Atlanta include The Westminster Schools, Pace Academy, The Lovett School, The Paideia School, Greenfield Hebrew Academy, The Epstein School, Yeshiva Atlanta, The Galloway School (Chastain Park), and Atlanta International School.
Atlanta has more than 30 institutions of higher education, the most prominent of which include Emory University, Georgia Tech, Georgia State University, and Oglethorpe University. The city is also the locale for members of the Atlanta University Center, a consortium of prestigious historically black colleges and universities. Its members include Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Morehouse School of Medicine, Morris Brown College, and Spelman College. Adjoining the AUC schools, but independent from them, is the Interdenominational Theological Center, a collection of seminaries and theological schools from a variety of denominations. The Reformed Theological Seminary is another Atlanta school. The Savannah College of Art and Design opened a Midtown, Atlanta, campus in 2005 and shortly thereafter acquired the Atlanta College of Art. The John Marshall Law School is the city's only freestanding law school. The headquarters of the private institution American InterContinental University are in Atlanta, and two AIU campuses exist in the area—one in Buckhead and another in Dunwoody.
Health Care
With more than 130,000 health services personnel, nearly 18,000 physicians and 61 hospitals (12,000 beds) in metro Atlanta (12 in the city), residents in metro Atlanta have access to one of the most qualified and efficient health care systems in the country.
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