ATLANTA—By now, you've seen the numbers. Atlanta is hitting on all cylinders. Or, as Walt Mercer, executive vice president of SunTrust Banks in Atlanta, likes to say, Atlanta is truly back.
“Last year, we were seventh among US MSAs for job growth, producing 65,000 jobs,” Mercer tells GlobeSt.com. “Companies have moved in or expanded, like Pulte Homes from Michigan or Mercedes coming in from New Jersey or State Farm or Porsche. Georgia is focused on keeping the Delta hub here. You've got corporate investment and a whole bunch of Fortune 100 companies here which continue to expand.”
That job growth is of Atlanta's key drivers. But it's not the only one.
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