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METROPOLITAN ATLANTA OVERVIEW
Located in the Northern half of Georgia, Atlanta blossomed in the last half of the 20th century as the most important city in the Southeastern United States. A market of 4.6 million people, the Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area incorporates twenty counties and is currently ranked as the eighth largest MSA in the country. In addition, Atlanta has a strong international reputation due to its world-class airport, the hosting of the 1996 Olympics and the business impact of companies such as UPS, Delta Airlines, CNN and The Coca-Cola Company.
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE OVERVIEW
Situated near the center of the U.S. Population, Nashville is located mid-state in Tennessee. Covering a little more than 500 square miles with just over 550,000 in population, Nashville is part of Davidson County. The Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is over twice the size in population and includes seven neighboring counties.
“UPSTATE” SOUTH CAROLINA OVERVIEW
Upstate South Carolina is a region rich in resources and strategically located for tremendous growth. Including the counties of Greenville, Spartanburg, Cherokee, Pickens and Anderson, the MSA population is quickly approaching 1.0 million. Centrally located on I-85 between Charlotte and Atlanta, the market has been termed the “Boom Belt” and is one of the fastest growing regions in the nation.
CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE OVERVIEW
Chattanooga, Tennessee, positioned in the southeast corner of the state, is the definition of urban resurgence in the south. A market of half million people, Chattanooga is nationally recognized for its history of and commitment to involving citizens in community planning and decision making. The result is a public – private partnership that has dramatically changed the market and created a foundation for solid future growth.
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA OVERVIEW
No other southeastern metropolitan area has redefined its economic base to the extent Metropolitan Birmingham has. The latter half of the 20th Century brought about a new set of economic development rules that shaped the growth of “Sunbelt” metropolitan areas. Suddenly the economic prosperity shifted from the large Midwestern and Northeastern manufacturing centers to the warm climates of the South and Western United States. This dramatic shift in economic growth to the southeast almost caught Birmingham off guard. Being the south’s largest manufacturing center, Birmingham faced the same economic misfortune as metropolitan areas in the Midwest and Northeast.
THE RESEARCH TRIANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA OVERVIEW
The Research Triangle - a geographic region anchored by RALEIGH, DURHAM and CHAPEL HILL - consistently ranks among the nation's best places to live, work, raise a family and earn a world-class education. The Metropolitan Statistical Area, including Wake, Durham and Orange counties, has a population of 1.2 million which has grown 48 percent since 1990. Today, the Research Triangle makes up 15 percent of the State of North Carolina population.
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