Encompassing $304 billion, the Atlanta
metropolitan area is the eighth-largest economy in the country and 17th-largest
in the world. Corporate operations comprise a large portion of the Atlanta’s
economy, with the city serving as the regional, national, or global
headquarters for many corporations. Atlanta contains the country’s third
largest concentration of Fortune 500 companies, and the city is the global
headquarters of corporations such as The Coca-Cola Company, The Home Depot,
Delta Air Lines, AT&T Mobility, UPS, and Newell-Rubbermaid. Over 75 percent
of Fortune 1000 companies
