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World-Class Equestrian Events
Retail, Recreation & Residences
Strategic Public and
Private Partnerships
Living Green
World’s Busiest Airport
Hartsfield-Jackson
Atlanta International Airport
Air Cargo Gateway
Growing Globally
Porsche Headquarters
New Location in South Fulton
Ft McPherson
Undergoes Redevelopment
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SOUTH FULTON : A DESTINATION COMMUNITY
Welcome to
South Fulton County
Where Business Blooms
As the South Fulton Chamber of Commerce celebrates its 65th anniversary, we are pleased to present South Fulton: A Destination
Community™. This 2012-2013 marketing guide and Chamber membership directory details the many amenities and assets of
our beautiful, unique and charming region. We hope to spark your interest and enthusiasm in visiting and relocating to an
environmentally-friendly area full of exciting opportunities with lots of room for growth.
Within our 125,000-acre region, a portion of it running along the Chattahoochee River, you will travel through Unincorporated
South Fulton, southwest Atlanta, Hapeville, East Point, College Park, Fairburn, Union City, Palmetto and Chattahoochee Hills.
South Fulton County is home to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world’s busiest airport and a major
passenger and shipping hub. The new Maynard H. Jackson, Jr. International Terminal recently opened and further expands
South Fulton’s air cargo and transportation system.
We are also home to the corporate headquarters of Delta Air Lines, Inc. and Chick-fil-A, Inc. There are new projects on the
horizon, like Aerotropolis, soon to be the new U.S. headquarters of Porsche Cars North America, and the Georgia Science
and Technology Park at Fort McPherson, a 488-acre redevelopment that will house an international center of innovation and
knowledge in bioscience research.
The Georgia International Convention Center, Georgia’s newest and second largest convention center, is located just miles from
the airport and is proven to be a high-demand destination for large meetings and conferences.
As the exclusive official South Fulton liaison to the Georgia Film, Music and Digital Entertainment Office’s Camera Ready
Communities program, the Chamber connects film and television production companies with skilled local professionals
providing expertise and support in all areas of production. Tyler Perry Studios located in southwest Atlanta consists of 200,000
square-feet of sound stages, a post-production facility, 400-seat theater, private screening room, and special events space. EUE/
Screen Gems Studios recently made South Fulton home to one of its film and televisions stages with over 150,000-square-feet
of production space.
Woodward Academy, the nation’s largest independent school and a renowned educational facility, has been serving students
since 1900 and is located on a 75-acre campus in South Fulton.
South Fulton is one of the safest major communities in the Atlanta area boasting a phenomenal list of assets that include serene
sights and destinations as well as celebrated restaurants and lively city centers. It is a delight to share with you ALL that is South
Fulton. We hope that you find our area as environmentally and business-friendly as we do!
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Many thanks to our major contributors and sponsors — the Development Authority of Fulton County, Hartsfield-Jackson
Atlanta International Airport, SITE Selection magazine, and our advertisers. Last but certainly not least we would like to thank
the Georgia Peach Promotions, LLC marketing team.
To discover more about South Fulton or the South Fulton Chamber of Commerce, visit our newly enhanced website at
www.southfultonchamber.com or give us a call at (770) 964-1984.
Best regards,
Y. Dyan Matthews
Y. Dyan Matthews
President
South Fulton Chamber of Commerce
Something Exciting is Happening
in South Fulton
The South Fulton Chamber of Commerce is celebrating 65 years serving the community!
We are excited to offer numerous networking opportunities to help businesses succeed,
such as the:
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Annual Golf Tournament
Eggs & Issues Breakfasts
Good Things Membership Luncheons
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Business After Hours Mixers
Speed Networking Mixers
Small Business Institutes
Pizza & Possibilities Learning Sessions
Join the celebration and help your business grow to exciting heights in South Fulton!
Call (770) 969-1984 or visit www.southfultonchamber.com for more information or to
become a member.
Watch your business bloom in South Fulton!
South Fulton Chamber of Commerce, 5155 Westpark Drive, S.W. Atlanta, GA 30336
PH: (770) 964-1984 • WEB: www.southfultonchamber.com
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Welcome from the South
Fulton Chamber of Commerce
Georgia Welcomes You
Fulton County Welcomes You
QUALITY OF LIFE
Equestrian
12 World-Class
Events
14Recreation and Entertainment
16 Retail Shopping
18Woodward Academy
in South Fulton
20Residing
County
22Getting Out and Going Green
24 Health and Wellness
26Adult and Senior Living
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Recreation &
Entertainment
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GOVERNMENT
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48 City of East Point
Point Business and
50East
Industrial Development
Authority
Development Authority of
Hapeville
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30 Fulton County Government
Authority of
36 Development
Fulton County County Board of
40 Fulton
Education
52 City of College Park
42 City of Atlanta
College Park Business and
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Industrial Development
Invest Atlanta
Authority
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City of Hapeville
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Fulton County Stays One Step
Ahead
Managing Editor
Asenith Dixon
New Era Editing, Inc.
Assistant Editor
Patrice Williams
Creative Director
Christopher Barrow
Barrow Creative
Graphic Designer
Tamara Taylor-Boggis
Funxion Creative
Principals
George “Chipp” Napper
Jennifer Pasley
James Rhodes
Georgia Peach Promotions, LLC
Contributing Writers
Steve Milano
Karen Murphy
Val Porter
Karen Thuermer
Don Winbush
Economic Development
Edward A. Nelson, Jr., CEcD, FM, HLM, EAN
EAN International Consulting, LLC
Environmental Consultant
Suzanne Seitz, LEED AP
Green Design Works, LLC
Advertising Consultant
Sandra Tarver
Tarver PR, LLC
Marketing Consultant
Odessa Wallace Williams
Lead Photographer
Leita Cowart
Contributing Photographers
Jolene Butts Freeman
Fulton County Office of Communications
Darnyl K. Katzinger Photography
Print Partners
Fairburn Printers
Standard Press
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Barrow+Creative
Gilbert Hunter
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56 City of Union City
City of Fairburn
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Authority of
60Development
Fairburn
61 City of Palmetto
City of Chattahoochee Hills
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Minority Business
64 Development
Association at
Georgia Tech
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City Of
Chattahoochee
Hills
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
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Improvement
68 Community
Districts & Alliance
New Porsche Headquarters
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Redevelopment of Fort
A Vision for Economic Growth
Atlanta
72 Hartsfield-Jackson
International Airport
74 Delta Air Lines
Southeast’s Shipping &
76 Transportation Hub
CHAMBER
MEMBERSHIP
DIRECTORY
Sales Representatives
Keisha Carter
Amber Childs
Andrew Childs
Razor Solutions Group
Debra Harper
Administrative Services
Tiffany Tate
Cameli Administrative Services, LLC
Advisors:
Gregory J. Wilson
Vice President & Georgia Area Manager
CH2M HILL
Kenneth Dobson, HLM, FM, GRI, CSI
Economic Development Administrator
Fulton County Government
Joyce Rhodes
Sr. Economic Development Specialist
Odessa Archibald
Community Development Manager
Metro South Region
Georgia Power
Myrna White
Director
Marketing & Stakeholder Engagement
Hartsfield-Jackson
Steve Jabon
Regional Marketing Director
SITE Selection
Donna Ennis
Project Director
Minority Business Development Association
U.S. Department of Commerce
Enterprise Innovation Institute
Georgia Institute of Technology
Intern
Brian Keith Harper, Jr.
extends a sincere thank you to the
South Fulton Chamber of Commerce,
Development Authority of Fulton
County, Advisors, and our stellar
Marketing Team members.
Barrow+Creative
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A Vision For
Economic
Growth
Sales Team Management
Larry Jennings
Tactix Sales & Marketing, LLC
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QUALITY OF LIFE
Steve Milano
by
World-Class Equestrian Events
at Bouckaert Farm
Julie Burns Richards of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team
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f you’ve ever wanted to watch
world-class horse competitions,
you’re only a short distance away
from easy access to one of the country’s
finest equestrian facilities when you’re
in South Fulton County. Fairburn,
Georgia, is home to world-class horse
trials, including eventing — the Olympic
equestrian activities of dressage, show
jumping and cross-country galloping —
at Chattahoochee Hills Eventing.
Open to the public, these events
take place on the Bouckaert horse
farm and feature some of the world’s
best equestrians, including Olympic
hopefuls and champions, and the
region’s best amateur riders.
The 8,000-acre facility offers a yearround calendar of hunter/jumper, sport
horse and eventing competitions.
Volunteers are encouraged to come
h e l p we l c o m e t h e n a t i o n a l a n d
international competitors.
Located only 15 miles west of HartsfieldJackson Atlanta International Airport,
the farm’s layout gives you an up
close view of riders and trainers as
they groom and take them through
the dressage test, gallop the crosscountry phase, and ultimately the show
jumping test for coveted points toward
a berth in national competitions and a
possible spot on the U.S. Olympic team.
The eventing competitions occur over
the course of a weekend, starting
with dressage, which is a training test
that demonstrates to judges how
well a rider and their horse work in
precision and harmony. “The practice
began as a method of testing British
cavalry horses,” explains Hugh Lochore,
Bouckaert Farm’s eventing course
designer. “Dressage is about being
in partnership with your horse. The
riders walk, trot and cantor in a series
of designed movements to show the
agility and the suppleness of the horse
and how well they work together as
a unit.”
The cross-country phase of eventing is
exciting and dramatic, with riders and
horses galloping and jumping over
as many as 40 fixed-obstacles, across
a two-mile distance. The obstacles
vary in dimension and complexity,
and the course features long runs and
difficult jumps. “This type of racing was
developed to let cavalry riders show
their boldness and aggressiveness
going into battle,” says Lochore.
Nathalie Bouckaert Pollard
Bouckaert Farm annually hosts the
four-day Nutrena USEA American
Eventing Championships, attracting
some of the country’s top horses and
riders. The events include first-class
competitions, a shopping village, a
kids’ corral and more.
says Lochore. At the eventing
competition held in May 2012, more
than 250 competitors in eight different
divisions showed their prowess during a
three-day event. This particular contest
was even more distinctive and exciting
due to the competition between men
and women — including some of the
world’s best — and boys and girls in the
same events.
Bouckaert Farm is located off Interstate
20 just a few minutes from Fulton
For corporations seeking an alternative
for entertaining their clients, instead of
a routine golf outing, cocktail party or
pro-sports skybox, consider an eventing
outing. This would be a unique and
upscale way of charming your clients
and showcasing one of the many
outstanding attractions in the South
Fulton area.
“We want to show that we’ve got one
of the best equestrian facilities in the
country, and we encourage the public
to come out and watch these beautiful
horses and world-class competitors,”
Megill Imes
Industrial Boulevard. You can learn more
about Chattahoochee Hills Eventing
and year-round competitions by visiting
www.chatthillseventing.com.
Don’t let this hidden gem escape you
for another weekend. Bring your family,
friends and business clients for a day of
equestrian competition. Make a plan
to visit Bouckaert Farm and go for the
Olympic Gold that’s right under your
nose in South Fulton County.
Show jumping focuses less on longdistance endurance riding and more
on high-jumping combinations while
continuously galloping. Show jumping
displays the horse’s nimbleness and its
obedience over jumps, around sharp
turns and while changing directions.
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QUALITY OF LIFE
Val Porter
by
Recreation &
Entertainment
A
re you a nature lover…an
athlete longing for a longer
trail? Are you just seeking a
simple summer experience for your
family that doesn’t cost a fortune but
gives you priceless memories? Then look
no further than South Fulton County
where there’s something for everyone.
Fulton County’s southernmost region
boasts rolling, rural landscapes that
Family, Friends and Festivals
Rain or shine, there is always something
to do in South Fulton. From the first signs
of spring until the last carved pumpkin,
South Fulton is abuzz with festivity.
Enjoy a diverse collection of music
and events at the picturesque 435acre Wolf Creek Amphitheater. The
world-class event venue is operated by
Fulton County and is slated to add-on
Pictured at the Wolf Creek Amphitheater (from right to left) are: County Commissioner William
“Bill” Edwards; SFCOC President & CEO Y. Dyan Matthews; and, Mr. Edward J. Nelson, Jr., Economic Development Professional, Unincorporated South Fulton County
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a cultural arts and conference center.
To see the schedule of music concerts,
plays, performances and festivals visit
www.wolfcreekamphitheater.com.
The Southwest Arts Center Performance
Theater offers quality performance arts.
The 375-seat Theater showcases art
exhibits, including a mural by acclaimed
ar tist Louis D elsar te, and stage
performances, while also providing art
education classes and workshops and
creating theatrical partnerships with
professional companies. The Arts Center
sits on a 42,000-square-foot campus
boasting 10,000-square-feet of green
space with an outdoor plaza.
Among the most renowned festivals
is the Georgia Renaissance Festival.
It is the biggest celebration this side
of Camelot! Kicking off the spring
season each year this unique multiweek festival sweeps its visitors back
into time with knights in shining
armor, fair maidens, a Royal Petting
Zoo, a Jousting Tournament of Kings,
a medieval amusement park and a 32acre World Bazaar of unique treasures.
You will feast like royalty on oversized
delights including giant roasted
turkey legs.
The Renaissance Festival only runs
between mid-April and the first
weekend in June. So join King Henry
VIII and his Court for a day you will
rival the best in the nation. Parts of
South Fulton have received national
recognition for their “smart growth”
concepts and environmentally-friendly
innovation.
In addition to the countryside, more
than half a dozen cities from Hapeville
to Chattahoochee Hills offer sprawling
neighborhoods and quaint historic
districts, dotted with local events and
seasonal fairs. Great cultural amenities
and attractions in neighboring Metro
Atlanta — like the High Museum, Georgia
Aquarium and Six Flags — are only a few
miles away. But, once you’re in South
Fulton, you will want to stay.
The Southwest Arts Center is a 375-seat auditorium and theater.
residential part of beautiful historic East
Point, Dick Lane is the only velodrome
in the world with a green space.
never forget. For more information,
visit www.garenfest.com.
For a new twist on an old favorite, try
Cascade Family Skating. Open six days
a week, the rink has special nights for
families, teens and adults.
Scheduled to open in 2013, the Odyssey
Bowling and Entertainment Restaurant
Plaza will consist of a 32-lane bowling
center, an outdoor Go Kart track, a rock
climb wall, a poolroom, video arcade,
laser tag arena, miniature golf course,
restaurant, sports bar and so much
more.
The area’s Starbucks Coffeehouses are
great places for reading, business and
club meetings, or just chatting with a
friend.
Not quite in the mood for a midnight
espresso? Then grab some popcorn, sit
back for a while and watch a movie at
Movies ATL. With stadium rocking chairs,
it’s like watching your favorite flick in
your own living room.
Remember, from early spring to late
fall, South Fulton weekends are full of
festive activities in each of the area’s
cities, including Union City’s Sizzling
Summer Concert Series and Movies by
Moonlight. For more on all that Union
City has to offer, visit
www.unioncityga.org.
Game and Sports
Field, game and sports enthusiasts
enjoy the close proximity to unique,
world-class venues and natural enclaves
in South Fulton.
The Wolf Creek Golf Course (www.
wolfcreekgc.com) has one of “the
most difficult, best-conditioned and
enjoyable” golf courses in the Metro
region. All rounds are “all you can play.”
Take a stroll through Cochran Mill Nature
Center, home to a large collection
of non-releasable reptiles and birds of
prey. Located on 50 privately-owned,
heavily-wooded acres, the Center is a
magical oasis for adults and kids alike.
Visit www.cochranmillnaturecenter.org.
Perhaps one of the most prestigious
private clubs in the South, the Piedmont
Driving Club (www.drivingclub.com)
promotes recreation and enjoyment
for its members and their families. Its
premiere Golf Course and Club House is
located on one of South Fulton’s major
thoroughfares, Camp Creek Parkway.
If you need a few more flowers in your
life, try the home of the hydrangea,
Wilkinson Mills Garden. The Gardens
feature a myriad of exotic flowers and
rare breeds of plants. Visit
www.hydrangea.com.
The College Park Golf Course is
an extraordinar y public treasure.
The course consists of nine-holes
located just fifteen minutes south
of Atlanta and approximately one
mile from the Har tsfield-Jackson
Atlanta International Airport. Visit
www.collegeparkgolfcourse.com for
more information.
Though it’s a world-class facility built for
the 1996 Olympics, Tom Lowe Trap and
Skeet Range is very much beginnerfriendly and open to the public. It caters
to clay target shooting enthusiasts and
has plenty of room for novices to shoot
rental guns. Visit
www.atlantaskeetshooting.com.
Constructed in 1974, the one-of-akind, Dick Lane Velodrome (www.
dicklanevelodrome.com) was inspired
by a group of residents and officials
that visited the 1972 Munich Olympics.
Located south of downtown Atlanta,
the Velodrome is 1/5 of a mile and
has a 36° banked concrete track for
bike racing. Nestled in Sumner Park, a
Situated among rolling hills, forested
ridges and serene pastures, the South
Fulton Scenic Byway (www.n-georgia.
c o m / s o u t h - f u l t o n - s c e n i c - t o u r.
htm) features historic communities
and farmhouses, Cochran Mill Park,
Cochran Mill Nature Center, and the
Chattahoochee River.
From family-friendly festivals to cozy
nature trails to golfers’ dream greens,
South Fulton epitomizes the ease and
charm of country living in the South. It
is the perfect place for people of all ages
to wind down and have a great time.
Knights in shining armor at the Georgia
Renaissance Festival
South Fulton residents enjoy the latest features at Movies A-T-L.
South Fulton has miles of bike and
walking trails. Organized in 1979, a
chapter of Run Georgia meets regularly
in South Fulton to hit the trails. The
South Fulton Running Partners hold a
Sickle Cell Road Race each year.
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QUALITY OF LIFE
Steve Milano
by
Something
for Everyone
South Fulton
Has it All!
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ew places feel more like home when you’re able
to find familiar shops, restaurants, stores and
services you’ve grown to know and trust. South
Fulton makes you feel right at home with our eclectic mix
of national retailers, local merchants and family activities.
With many stores and malls located along or near MARTA
transit stations and the main arteries of I-285, I-85, Camp
Creek Parkway and Old National Highway, you always have
easy access to hundreds of retail establishments. Whether
it’s a stop on the way home after work, a fun weekend
outing or a relaxed evening exploration, you’ll be able to
conveniently shop ‘til you drop in South Fulton.
Camp Creek Market Place
Camp Creek MarketPlace is one of the
largest, most vibrant shopping centers
in the metro Atlanta area, boasting
more than 100 shops and restaurants.
You’ll be able to find an almost endless
variety of familiar brands, including
Target, Lowe’s, BJ’s Wholesale Club,
Marshall’s, T.J. Maxx, Starbucks, L.A.
Fitness, DTLR, PetSmart, Publix, Barnes
& Noble, DSW Shoes, LensCrafters, Old
Navy, Lane Bryant, and Kay Jewelers.
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You can also take care of business during
your shopping excursion by visiting
Staples, the UPS Store, AT&T, Sprint,
T-Mobile, American Family Insurance,
H&R Block, Wells Fargo and SunTrust
banks. Take care of yourself while
you’re at the Marketplace by visiting
merchants who offer nail and hair care,
vision services, weight loss counseling
and vitamins. After you’ve worked up
an appetite, stop for a bite to eat at one
of the dozens of restaurants offering
steaks, sushi, American, Tex-Mex,
Italian, Chinese, and seafood cuisines.
U.S. Route 29
This 20-mile corridor in South Fulton
takes you on a meandering journey
beginning in the City of Atlanta and
running south through East Point,
College Park, Union City and Fairburn,
before ending in Palmetto. The road
takes on several names, including Main
Street and Roosevelt Highway. Atlanta’s
transit system, MARTA, has two rail
stations on U.S. Route 29 — the East
Point and College Park stations.
Main Street in College Park showcases
several charming and historic
neighborhoods that remind you of
small town living. This diverse and
picturesque area of South Fulton has a
small-town feel while offering a variety
of locally-owned restaurants and small
businesses. Located directly across from
the historic train depot in College Park is
the renowned, “Southern Fusion” Pecan
restaurant. The Feed Store, which was
once a grain store, is another local gem.
The Brake Pad, located in an old gas
Main Street in the revitalized City of East
Point is home to Thumbs Up Diner (a
locally-owned franchise), Oz Pizza and
the East Point Corner Tavern. Arden’s
Garden offers the local community a
healthy alternative with fresh juices and
organic snacks. An additional attribute
in the area is the East Point Farmers
Market, which began in 2011 and
quickly became a neighborhood fixture.
In Fairburn and Palmetto, Roosevelt
Highway hosts family-friendly dining
experiences like Oz Pizza and cultural
classics like Taqueria Iztacchihuatl. The
historic Green Manor Restaurant in
Union City offers an elegant, turn-ofthe-century Southern dining experience
that you will not forget.
Old National Highway Corridor
The Walmart Plaza has everything you
need in one location. The full-service
Walmart offers groceries, a vision center,
pharmacy, oil and tire center, home and
garden area and a photo center. The
Plaza is home to restaurants, eateries
and discount apparel stores. In the
main Plaza area, you’ll find apparel and
footwear at Dots, Generation X, Ross
and Champs Sports. The Plaza is home
to Dugan’s restaurant, “Atlanta’s Original
Hot Wings,” where locals gather to hear
live music, watch sports, shoot pool,
sing karaoke and dance. While shopping,
pick up a Honey Baked ham or order
from the American Deli. Then, cap off
your shopping trip with a Smoothie
King treat.
Located a few paces from the Walmart
Plaza is the Old National Market Place.
From getting in shape at L.A. Fitness
to shopping for a variety of hip fashion
selections in local apparel stores, the
Old National Market Place is a perfect
example of the growing retail scene in
South Fulton.
Greenbriar Mall
Greenbriar Mall is another fantastic
location in southwest Atlanta for
personal and family shopping, and free
community activities. The mall’s 100+
shops offer opportunities to purchase
clothing, footwear and accessories,
make beauty and health care visits,
find access to financial services, pick up
home furnishing items and household
supplies, check out the latest electronics
and games, and visit a wide variety of
jewelry stores and restaurants. Name
brand stores and eateries include
Chick-fil-A, Mac y ’s, I nternational
House of Pancakes (IHOP), Footlocker,
Piccadilly Cafeteria and Radio Shack.
Cascade Road
Located next to Atlanta’s historic
West End District, the Cascade Road
community boasts a rich and full history
of its own that dates back to the early
1960s. This mainly residential corridor
of Southwest Atlanta includes many
affluent neighborhoods, restaurants,
golf courses, driving ranges and a 120acre nature preserve.
Over the last few years, Cascade Road
has expanded westward adding new
residential subdivisions and retail centers
that house Home Depot, Applebee’s and
Publix. A well-loved favorite, Landon’s
Restaurant serves its patrons a delightful
southern-style brunch on Sundays, and
modern American fare throughout the
week. The Cascade Citi Center lets you
do your grocery shopping at a fullservice Kroger supermarket, one of the
South’s favorite chains. The Kroger offers
a coffee bar, an eye exam center, a hair
salon and tax preparation services.
station, is a city favorite for its burgers
and patio. College Park has many more
restaurants, including Simon’s steaks and
seafood, and several sports bars.
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QUALITY OF LIFE
Woodward Academy
Excellence. Character. Opportunity.
W
oodward Academy draws upon more than a century of educational
wisdom to deliver more complete preparation for college and
for life. With two campuses in metro Atlanta — Main Campus
in College Park (pre-K through 12) and North Campus in Johns Creek (pre-K
through sixth grade) — the Academy offers a full range of college preparatory
instructional tracks. The Woodward community includes a rich array of creeds,
capacities, and characters, with families from 23 metro Atlanta counties creating
a community rich in diversity of faiths and ethnicities. A typical graduating
class attends more than 100 colleges and universities, devotes 5,000 hours to
community service, and earns upwards of $14 million in scholarship awards.
President Frank Stuart Gulley, Ph.D.
Following is an excerpt from an article written by Woodward President Dr. F. Stuart
Gulley, capturing the Academy’s approach to character education:
Character education has been much discussed in education circles, inspired by a
2011 New York Times article by Paul Tough, headlined “What if the Secret to Success is Failure?” The piece examines scholarly
research into character strengths and the efforts of leaders of two very different schools — a prestigious New York City
independent school and the KIPP charter schools — to adapt the research into programs to benefit their students.
The research by psychology professors Martin Seligman, of the University of Pennsylvania, and Christopher Peterson, of the
University of Michigan, was published in an 800-page book that identifies 24 character strengths — traits like bravery, fairness,
humor, and gratitude — that help people lead lives of meaning and purpose. The article goes on to discuss persistence in the
face of failure as an important factor in the development of character and the creation of success later in life.
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For parents, the impulse is great
to protect and shield our children
from disappointment. Yet, when we
do we are robbing them of learning
that failure does not spell the end of
the world but is an essential, even
necessary, ingredient in the building of
character. I would not lift myself up as
a model parent (nor would my sons!),
but I have probably been proudest of
my sons when I have observed the
resiliency and determination they have
developed in the face of failure. Without
question, those experiences (on the
playing field and in the classroom)
have made them better people while
making me a better parent.
At Woodward, character is one of the
three central tenets of our motto,
Excellence, Character, Opportunity. This
motto compels us to achieve balance in
developing the whole child, a principle
that has guided us since the Academy
was founded in 1900. We begin in the
earliest years at the Primary School and
Woodward North, using character words to teach virtues like compassion and discipline. Later, students sign an honor code
outlining the Academy’s expectations for academic integrity and social responsibility.
Lessons about character are interwoven into almost everything a Woodward student experiences — in the classroom and the art
studios, on the athletic fields and the stage, in their involvement in community service, and in their commute here (often dozens
of miles long) by car, MARTA, or bus. Examining the landscape of college-preparatory options in our city, even the nation, I don’t
know of many schools that can claim our historic and current commitment to character education that challenges and inspires
each student, preparing them for success in college and beyond.
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QUALITY OF LIFE
Karen Murphy
by
Residing in South Fulton County
South Fulton Communities Offer a Broad Range
of Housing Options
A
merica’s South is best known for its hospitality. As a resident of South Fulton County, you feel like the red carpet of
hospitality has been laid out just for you. From the quaint 1950s post-war neighborhoods to the fully sustainable
communities, to grand, sweeping homes, single-family units or easy apartment living, the residential opportunities
within South Fulton are sure to please nearly any taste or lifestyle. All enjoy a mix of the urban and suburban in South Fulton.
The area has a small town feel with big city access, award winning public schools, elite private schools and distinctive shopping
opportunities.
John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods
John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods began
building in the southeast four decades ago. The
company is acclaimed as the highest ranking in
customer satisfaction with new-home builders
in metro Atlanta, according to the J.D. Power and
Associates 2010 New-Home Builder Customer
Satisfaction Study. The builder features four
subdivisions in South Fulton ranging in price
from the high $200,000s to $1 million, including
Regency Oaks near Camp Creek, Legend Oaks and
Le Grande in South Fulton, and the Highlands at
Guilford Forest in historic Cascade.
Award-winning John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods
Oaks near Camp Creek offers
•Regency
affordable new single-family homes from the high $200,000s to the $400,000s. Described as a popular neighborhood
and a perfect setting for active families, the community is located minutes from I-285 and the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
International Airport. The spacious 3,000+ square-foot homes set on large lots are touted as a great value with resort-style
amenities.
Legend Oaks offers single-family homes in a private neighborhood behind a gated entrance beginning in the low
$400,000s. The homes sit on half-acre and larger parcels. The community enjoys more than 100 acres of protected green
space and a neighborhood park, providing residents with beautiful wooded areas and long green vistas.
Nestled between Camp Creek and Cascade and minutes from I-285, downtown Atlanta and the Hartsfield-Jackson airport,
Le Grande is the builder’s high-end estate neighborhood with homes ranging from the high $600,000s to $1 million in a
prestigious gated community. From the builder’s award-winning portfolio, these estate homes offer detailed architecture
and the highest standards for quality and efficiency.
The Highlands at Guilford Forest in historic Cascade offer single-family homes in an established neighborhood setting from
the low $400,000s. This area, set within a rolling, wooded terrain, is described as a sought-after location.
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D.R. Horton Subdivisions
D.R. Horton is a homebuilding company with a 30-year record of building homes and communities throughout much of the
U.S., and, in 2011, was selected as the top homebuilder by Builder magazine for the 9th consecutive year. Its South Fulton
communities include Oakley Township in Union City, The Parks at Cedar Grove, and Stonewall Tell at Camp Creek.
Township is a large community in Union City that features new homes from the $100,000s to the low $200,000s in
•Oakley
a quiet swim and tennis neighborhood. The subdivision’s new phase of homes, Courtyard Villas have their own courtyard
gardens and maintenance free living. According to Ira Kramer, Vice President of Marketing at D.R. Horton, the community
of 1,200 plus homesites offers a wide variety of housing and pricing from one-story ranches to two and three story homes.
The Parks at Cedar Grove are new two and three-story homes from the $170,000s. According to Kramer, the newest section
near the back of the community features tree-lined lots, two-story 2,600-square-feet homes and larger five bedroom, four
bath, 4,200-square-feet homes with brick and stone accents.
The Summit at Stonewall Tell in Camp Creek is an established community. It features ranch and two-story homes in the
$170,000s. Amenities include a swimming pool, tennis courts and a play area.
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Serenbe
Chosen as the home of the 2012 Home and Garden Television (HGTV) Green Home Giveaway Sweepstakes and recently
featured on the cover of House Beautiful, Serenbe is a unique thousand-acre community in the City of Chattahoochee Hills
with a commitment to sustainability and earth-friendly standards. Each home in Serenbe is built to the standards of EarthCraft
— the southeast’s standard for green building that pairs building science with regional know-how. Serenbe homes are
Earthcraft Homes, which meet certification requirements for proper site planning, indoor air quality, water conservation, and
energy efficient appliances, building materials and systems. According to Kathryn Lott, Serenbe Communications Director, the
community is made up of around 300 residents and 150 homes. Footpaths connect the homes, communities and farms to
encourage walking and biking. Seventy percent of the development is dedicated undeveloped green space. The home styles
are diverse, including cottage style homes, townhouses, estates and mixed use areas, which range in price from the $300,000s
and up. The updated Nest community includes cottage homes beginning at $200,000.
LeJardin in Fairburn
Built by Jones & Minear Homebuilders, Le Jardin is an established neighborhood with elegant estates from the $600,000s. Just
15 minutes from Downtown Atlanta and close to the Hartsfield-Jackson airport, great schools and shopping, Le Jardin is a secure
private community with large homes featuring four-sided brick homes and professionally landscaped homesites.
The Parks at Durham Lake
The Parks at Durham Lake is a 241 single-family home community located in the City of Fairburn near upscale Durham Lake
Golf and Country Club. Homeowners have the opportunity to choose from a variety of floorplans as large as 3,900-square-feet
and priced as low as the high $130,000s. The Parks amenities also include a pool with a clubhouse and tennis courts.
Premier Apartment Community: The Legacy at Walton Lakes
Lakes near Camp Creek Parkway is owned and managed by Walton Communities of Georgia. Described as “South
•Walton
Fulton’s Premier Apartment Community for Seniors and Families,” the gated complex is built along a central main street
with a small-town feel that caters to the social and recreational needs of the oldest and youngest of residents.
by Patrick Malloy Communities, Princeton Lakes Enclave is a multi-family, commercial development community
•Built
consisting of several distinct neighborhoods linked by paths and parks, and surrounded by a mature wooded tree line. The
Cambridge Collection of Townhomes at Princeton Lakes offers two and three bedroom townhouses from the $160,000s
with a number of floor plans to suit all families.
Harbor Grove managed by Harbor Management is a new, gated-entry apartment community in Fairburn with 1, 2, 3, and
4 bedroom apartment homes.
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Come take advantage of the many types of residential opportunities offered in South Fulton. The diversity of communities and
the abundance of sustainable housing options give everyone a choice. Whatever your real estate needs, they will be met in
South Fulton.
New Apartment Communities in South Fulton
New apartment homes in South Fulton provide even greater opportunities to the local residents. Walton Lakes and Princeton
Lakes near Camp Creek Parkway, and Harbor Lakes in the City of Fairburn are three such complexes.
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QUALITY OF LIFE
Suzanne Seitz, LEED AP
by
Getting Out and Going
Green in South Fulton
Rick McCarthy, Animal Specialist, Cochran Mill Nature Center, and students from Renaissance Elementary School
S
outh Fulton communities
are getting back to nature,
embracing green spaces,
bettering building practices and
fostering healthier lifestyles. The level
of interest and enthusiasm in greener
living and working environments
has grown exponentially in South
Fulton County.
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Maribeth Wansley holds a tortoise at Cochran
Mill Nature Center.
There are numerous environmental
education opportunities available
throughout the county and its cities
for both children and adults. Programs
that encourage respect and care for the
environment like the Keep South Fulton
Beautiful and the Rivers Alive campaigns
are taking hold and making a difference.
“Reduce, Reuse and Recycle” is now a
household phrase.
Enjoying the outdoors and engaging in
an eco-friendly lifestyle is easy to do in
South Fulton with its natural treasures
of rivers, lakes, hiking trails, protected
green spaces, wildlife habitats and more
than two dozen local parks.
In the Chattahoochee Hills area, the
Serenbe community, site of the 2012
Home and Garden Television (HGTV)
Green Home and showcase for Bosch
Geothermal products, is a 1,000-acre
community of balanced living. The
area serves as a model for sustainable
living and development with minimal
environmental impact, including a 25acre organic farm, an artisan and farmer’s
market, shops and restaurants. Previously,
Serenbe partnered with Bosch to build
three new homes featuring energyefficient Bosch products and a new
Bosch Experience Center.
Cochran Mill Park and Nature Center,
located in Palmetto, offer miles of
hiking, jogging and horse trails for
exercise and fresh air. Visitors enjoy
the wildlife habitat, playground, picnic
shelter, wetlands and waterfalls. Camps,
seasonal events and classes, such as the
Nature Center’s Junior Naturalist Camp
and Camp Cricket provide plenty of
activities for the whole family.
Gardening enthusiasts can enjoy the
small family- operated hydrangea
nursery at Wilkerson Mill Gardens
located near an 1860s mill in Palmetto.
The Gardens provide everything you
need to k now about hydrangea
plants, which are native to Georgia
and a moniker of pride for the state
and its residents.
Whether you bike, hike, kayak, run,
walk, play, explore, discover or simply
enjoy nature, South Fulton County is a
community ready to share and protect
its natural treasures.
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QUALITY OF LIFE
Don Winbush
by
Health and Wellness
E
xceptional health and wellness
facilities, and community
outreach programs are
fundamental components of South
Fulton’s great quality of life. Here, you
will find easy accessibility to progressive
medical treatment, research and
technology that are recognized regularly
for compassionate patient care and for
meeting industry-best standards.
The South Fulton Medical Center, which
was established in 1963 and has over
300 beds, is located in the City of East
Point. A comprehensive healthcare
provider, the Medical Center’s services
include a maternity and neonatal ward,
a newly designed emergency services
area and surgery center, critical care
units and a range of other critical
services, as well as outpatient services,
such as diagnostic imaging, radiation
oncology, a sleep disorder laboratory,
and rehabilitation services.
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Just minutes away by vehicle, in
downtown Atlanta, are two full-service
hospitals — Atlanta Medical Center and
Grady Memorial Hospital — designated
as Level 1 Trauma Centers serving
adults. These state-of-theart, life-saving facilities
provide personnel
and resources
around the
clock to
deliver
t h e
highest level of surgical care to trauma
patients. Children’s Healthcare of
Atlanta has two separate Level 1 and
Level 2 locations that are designated
pediatric trauma centers.
Extensive options
There is a plethora of major medical
facilities surrounding the South Fulton
area. These extensive healthcare
options comprise Southern Regional
Medical Center and Piedmont Newnan
Hospital in neighboring Clayton and
Coweta counties, respectively, as well
as Emory University Hospital, Piedmont
Hospital and Southside Medical Center,
all in Atlanta. The August 2012 opening
of the Cancer Treatment Centers of
America is the newest healthcare facility
addition to Coweta County.
More broadly, the metro Atlanta area
is recognized worldwide for having a
flourishing bioscience community that
strives to advance medicine and medical
technology. The South Fulton region is
home to an abundance of healthcare
resources that span from private
Kaiser Permanente at Cascade Medical Center offers state-of-the-art medical services.
specialty clinics, mental health services,
clinical trials and medical practitioners
in ever y major field of medicine.
Fulton County government provides a
range of public health services through
its Department of Health and Wellness.
The depar tment operates eight
community health centers, including
the College Park Health Center in South
Fulton’s City of College Park, all of which
are accessible by public transportation.
Assistance in prepar ing for the
unexpected is another Health
and Wellness offering. Through the
Fulton County Office of Emergency
Preparedness, businesses and
residential communities can tap into
the expertise of trained professionals to
help lay the groundwork for preparing
and responding to major catastrophes.
Whether it’s an evacuation notice,
a missing child alert, a “boil water”
advisor y, or the threat of severe
weather, Fulton County is enrolled
in an emergency notification system
that alerts citizens to crises and urgent
situations — known as the
CodeRED system.
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QUALITY OF LIFE
Steve Milano
by
Adult and
Senior Living
Y
ou will love the temperate, year-round climate, the
countless number of parks, the abundance of golf
courses and tennis courts, the 100+ retailers, and the
thriving arts and culinary scenes of South Fulton County.
There’s always something to do for active adults and
families somewhere in the county — art exhibits, nature
walks, fitness classes, plays, concerts, picnics, wine tastings,
fishing, swimming, tennis leagues, golf tournaments and
plenty of volunteer opportunities — that make South
Fulton a big kid’s playground.
If your children or grandchildren visit, you’ll find countless
activities to enjoy, like taking in a children’s play, visiting a
barbecue cook-off, shopping at one of the many retailers
and shopping centers, wandering through an arts festival
or attending a concert. Be sure to check out one of our
local parks and enjoy nature trails, rope courses, wildlife
habitats, playgrounds, primitive camping sites, horse trails
or hiking paths.
Arts
The Wolf Creek Amphitheater is a beautiful outdoor venue
situated in a picturesque, wooded setting. More than 5,000
people gather on the lawn or at reserved tables to enjoy
live music, performances and festivals. The growing facility
will expand to offer a public library and, cultural arts and
conference center to the public.
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South Fulton County has a dynamic arts scene with yearround plays, concerts and festivals. You’ll enjoy events like
the SoulPoetic festival, featuring an array of jazz, poetry
and soul music. Onyxcon celebrates Africa’s influence on
the arts and features workshops on artistic expression in
animation, illustration, writing, comic book creation, fantasy
and graphic novels.
The South Fulton Arts Center provides accessible, quality
visual and performing arts programming at affordable fees.
The recently renovated center boasts a 200-seat theater,
classrooms and a pottery studio. In addition, South Fulton
also hosts several environmental exhibitions and conferences
throughout the year.
Food & Wine
If you’re more interested in putting on calories than taking
them off, South Fulton County has an almost endless array
of food, restaurants and wine sampling opportunities.
On almost any day
or weekend, you can
take culinary classes,
find barbecue or chili
cook-offs, and enjoy
music and arts festivals
with area restaurants
hosting booths.
There are an endless
number of chances
to sample diverse
c u i s i n e s, i n c l u d i n g
Southern, African,
Caribbean, Cajun and
Creole. I n addition,
our local restaurants
offer everything from
affordable family dining
to eclectic, upscale
cuisine prepared by
world-class chefs.
Christian City offers quality affordable living, health, and
Senior Centers
South Fulton County has a number of non-residential, multipurpose senior and, health and wellness centers, offering
personal enrichment activities and classes in computers, health
and fitness, nutrition and the arts. If you want to volunteer your
time to work with other seniors, lending your expertise, you’ll
find a welcome reception from each center’s staff.
If you‘d like to combine the physical and spiritual, Christian City
is a special place. The non-denominational, 500-acre campus
brings adults, seniors and children together for an array of
activities. The mission of Christian City is to provide for the
needs of families, particularly those with children, the aged
and the infirm, offering affordable, Christian-based health and
social services. There are ample opportunities to volunteer
to work with children or seniors, making a difference in your
community and individual lives.
Parks
You’ll find an assortment of parks, nature trails, paths,
biking routes and sporting facilities to fill your need for
invigorating outdoor activities. Ride horses, shoot, swim,
cycle, skate, walk and jog to your heart’s content. Reserve a
picnic pavilion for a family reunion, special occasion or fun.
The area has close to 20 public recreation facilities you can
visit to keep your activities varied and exciting.
If you’re looking for a quick game without
the wait, try the recently renovated
College Park Golf Course, a nine-hole
challenge with a pro shop, driving range
and instructional academy.
For the serious golfer, the private Wolf
Creek Golf Club features a Mike Young
design and was picked as a Golf Digest
magazine area favorite.
Durham Links Country Club lets the
public play 18 beautiful holes and
was voted one of Georgia’s “Must Play”
courses by GolfStyles magazine.
Fitness
Whether you prefer a private gym or
fitness center with the latest equipment
and classes or want to stay in shape
outdoors, South Fulton has it all. In
addition to commercial facilities, you’ll
find jogging, biking and hiking trails,
rope courses, fitness classes, sports
leagues and every imaginable way to
burn calories and get fit. CardioTennis
clinics, group dog walks, aqua aerobics
classes, softball leagues or gymnasiums
with fitness classes and, volleyball and
basketball programs let you exercise
and play to your heart’s content.
Tennis
Tennis is not just another sport — it’s a
way of life in South Fulton County. The
weather allows us to play practically
year-round, and the week ly gettogethers for all skill levels help build
lifelong friendships.
As the nation’s largest local tennis league,
the Atlanta Lawn Tennis Association
(ALTA) has teams competing all over
the metro Atlanta area. You’ll be
hard-pressed to find a subdivision
without an ALTA men’s, women’s or
mixed team. Unlike most other areas
of the country, South Fulton has two
United States Tennis Association
(USTA) league seasons each year,
doubling your chances of making it to
a league playoff.
In addition to the countless tennis
courts located at subdivisions and
local parks, the 24-court South Fulton
Tennis Center is a hub of tennis activity
in the county. The center features clay
and hard courts, a fully stocked pro
shop, an academy and many ALTA,
USTA, Ultimate Tennis, Peach and T2
league play.
Golf
You can golf to your heart’s content in
South Fulton, trying different courses
or getting involved in a men’s or
women’s league.
You don’t need to play golf to participate
in a fantastic annual charity fundraiser at
Christian City. The annual “I Golf Fore
Kids” Tournament raised a little over
$25,000 for The Children’s Village at
Christian City.
Shooting Ranges
Gun enthusiasts can test their skeet
shooting skills at the beginner-friendly
Tom Lowe Shooting Grounds. For a
more advanced experience, try a tactical
pistol speed-shooting course at the
David L. Hagins Firing Range.
Whatever your interests, you’ll find many
wonderful places and people to share
your good times in South Fulton.
social services.
Southwind is the area’s newest course
and features free play for aged 15 and
under children who play with their
member parents or grandparents. If you
don’t have clubs, you can rent them for
the day, then relax in the oversized 10th
hole clubhouse for dining and postmatch ruminations.
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GOVernment
Fulton County Stays One Step Ahead,
So You’ll Never Get Left Behind
O
ne of the most frustrating aspects of doing
business in today’s global economy is that just
when you think you have the latest and greatest
knowledge, computer hardware, software, production
processes, equipment, machinery and trained workers,
the Next Big Thing comes along, forcing you to re-learn,
re-tool and re-configure . . . or get left behind.
Fulton County helps its businesses by taking specific and
ongoing steps to makes sure its companies not only have
access to the latest technologies, infrastructures and services,
but also stay on top of and ahead of the curve as the global
economy expands.
The county has created a three-pronged approach to
integrate asset-based, knowledge-based and technologybased approaches throughout all of its diverse geographic
areas. Through this approach, Fulton County is able to support
the increased retention and growth of existing businesses
while collaborating with local institutions to develop and
deploy innovations that create entrepreneurship, wealth, jobs
and a stable tax base.
When you relocate or expand in Fulton County, you’ll have
three key assets to maximize your success: infrastructure
that makes it easy to attract and retain workers; a world-class
knowledge base of educational institutions and research
facilities to help train workforces and improve management,
production, business services, and financial and distribution
processes; and cutting-edge technologies to keep businesses
current and give them access to the next generation of
business systems and functions.
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Attractive Worker Attraction and Retention Assets
Within minutes of your location, your workers will have access
to homes in suburban, rural or urban settings, giving all of your
employees their choice for quality of life. With easy access
to transportation, shopping, health care, excellent schools,
public transportation, air travel, parks and entertainment, the
area guarantees you the ability to attract and retain a worldclass workforce.
World-Class Knowledge Base
The county also boasts a host of top-notch universities
and colleges, with newly minted graduates who Fulton
County seeks to retain for local businesses. Your ability to
hire workers with the latest skills, and your ability to train or
re-train your existing workers is unparalleled. Institutions like
Georgia Tech, Emory University, Georgia State University, Clark
Atlanta University, Morehouse and Spelman colleges and the
area’s technical and community colleges make building and
maintaining a Class-A workforce easy. Workforce technology
preparedness is a key aspect of the Fulton County economic
development growth process.
“We have a huge knowledge center that produces the talent
for a highly competitive 21st century workforce that will
support any new company that wants to come into the area,”
says Kenneth Dobson, Economic Development Director,
Office of the County Manager, Fulton County Government.
“We will be continually pushing to increase retention of
as many of our graduates as possible for businesses that
are currently here and for innovative new businesses
that are emerging.”
Tomorrow’s Technology Today
The third prong of Fulton County’s business-development
efforts is to keep the area at the forefront of technology
incubation, acceleration and commercialization. Working in
conjunction with the area’s educational and research assets,
Fulton County supports efforts to bring new and emerging
technologies more quickly to commercial applications in the
county, maximizing the benefits for local businesses.
The county is committed to assisting hi-tech entrepreneurs
within Fulton County in achieving a high level of competitive
advantage to increase market share. The county is particularly
committed to the areas of information and telecommunication
technologies, advanced manufacturing and biotechnology,
biosciences, medical applications, aviation and improved
logistics and distribution.
“If I am a new company coming into the area and I’m using
technology that’s five or more years old, I’m coming into a
market where I know there are world-class education and
research institutions constantly creating new, advanced ways of
making my business more profitable. So, I’m getting access to
innovation in a much faster way by being here,” explains Dobson.
By helping to foster the growth of proprietary technologies,
processes and services and keeping them locally-based,
Fulton County will keep area businesses at the cutting edge
of the global economy. This strategy also guarantees the
economic stability of the area. As mature businesses relocate,
decline or cease operation, they will continually be replaced
by the next generation of entrepreneurs and companies,
guaranteeing a stable economic and tax base.
“With this approach, new businesses
will assume a major position in the
county’s economy in future years,” says
Dobson, adding, “We like to think of this
as facilitating the organic cultivation
and growth of Fulton County from the
inside out, rather than trying to rely on
growing it from the outside in.”
Fulton County has become one, strong
macro business locale by leveraging the
competitive advantages of its different
micro locales. From the world-class
City of Atlanta in the central region,
c o m p l e te w i t h c o r p o r a te o f f i c e
headquarters and knowledge and
research hubs, to the southern region’s
logistics and manufacturing base,
to the northern region’s fiber optics
information and telecommunication
technology ring, the county covers
all of its resident businesses’ needs.
Fulton County has created “One Fulton
County for All” by encouraging its
cities and areas to “all work for one
Fulton County.”
Caption
Another exciting development on the horizon that will help companies doing business in Fulton County remain a part of
one of the country’s major economic development hotspots for decades is the possible expansion of the Panama Canal.
Its effect on shipping to the port of Savannah, and the logistics implications that CHANGE will have on Fulton County and
metro Atlanta. “We believe that, given our sources of intermodal transportation, distribution and the logistics infrastructure
we have, the world will either come to Fulton County, and to places within and throughout Fulton County, or the world
will come through Fulton County, going to wherever it will be going,” says Dobson. With its considerable rail, highway and
air infrastructure and geographical location, Fulton County will be a major distribution center for the world’s goods and
commodities in the 21st century global marketplace.
Fulton County is in the process of establishing a collaborative economic development advisory committee comprised of several
of the county’s and metro Atlanta’s top business, education, real estate development and advanced science and technology
thought-leaders. This collaborative public-private strategic process will enable Fulton County to better evaluate emerging
trends in various sectors, opportunities, challenges and sustainable economic development growth solutions. Effective service
delivery is achieved through close coordination with an array of Fulton County economic development and development
finance organizations, agencies, development program and project managers countywide.
If you don’t have a crystal ball, Fulton County removes a major obstacle that expanding and relocating businesses must consider
when evaluating their next site: “What will this area be like five, 10 or 15 years in the future?” If you locate your business in Fulton
County, you’ll never be left behind, because the area’s leaders will make sure you stay one step ahead.
“The integrated three-pronged approach to keeping Fulton County one step ahead of other locales ensures a stable rate
of growth and a sustainable economic base that is more resistant to cyclical fluctuations recently seen in the domestic and
global economies,” says Dobson. “By creating an increasingly sustainable, diversified, technology-driven economic base that
is less susceptible to the ups and downs of the national and global economy, this will allow us to increasingly develop the
fiscal resources required to support the area’s quality of life for many years to come.”
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GOVernment
Development
Authority of
Fulton County
Peek Inside Our Toolbox
If you’re in a site search, don’t go it alone — let the DAFC
use the host of tools in its site selection toolbox, including
federal, state and local programs, data and assistance, to
help you make the right choice the first time.
Trying to decide where to expand or relocate without
assistance can be time-consuming and costly if you make
even the slightest mistake.
Site selectors need accurate information on available land,
buildings, tax incentives, financing assistance, workforce
characteristics, transportation and power infrastructure and
much more to complete an expansion or relocation search.
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That’s where the Development Authority of Fulton County,
with its expansive “toolbox” of economic development and
site selection assets, comes in.
The DAFC regularly partners with site selection consultants
and businesses planning to expand and relocate to help them
find suitable sites, explore financing and tax incentives, meet
with energy suppliers and technology experts, and evaluate
the local workforce.
If you’re in a site search, don’t go it alone — let the DAFC use
the host of tools in its site selection toolbox, including federal,
state and local programs, data and assistance, to help you
make the right choice the first time.
Site Selection Assistance
Successful expansions
and relocations depend
From left to right: Dr. C. Clayton Powell, Executive
on accurate and complete
data, and the DAFC can assist you with everything you
need. Whether it’s labor statistics, zoning classifications,
or information about transportation, water, energy,
communications, land or incentive zones, the “DAFC can
quickly provide you with the exact information you need,” says
Bob Simmons, DAFC’s Chief Development Officer.
To help you create a short-list of sites, visit the “war room” of
the Georgia Resource Center and sit in front of a wall-size
viewing screen that displays critical information with overlays
of land, infrastructure, workforce and tax incentives perfect for
your business. The GRC has the capability to project a building
onto a piece of land for your examination prior to visiting the
site. Before you land in Georgia, the GRC is able to produce
your site selection short list based on data you supplied
that was plugged into the GRC site database. The DAFC also
provides assistance locating land and available buildings and
walking you through the permitting processes.
Director, DAFC; Kenneth E. Dobson, Director of Economic Development, Fulton County Government; and, Robert J. Shaw, Chairman, DAFC
Financing and Tax Incentives
From industrial revenue bonds and tax credits to worker training
and opportunity zones, the DAFC can help reduce your financial
legwork as you conduct your site search.
•Revenue Bonds — You’ll have access to a variety of tax-exempt
and taxable revenue bonds, including tax incentive bonds,
with DAFC helping you through the process. Whether you are
involved in a corporate or nonprofit site search, such as for a
school or hospital, the DAFC can help.
•Georgia Development Capital Fund — Specific, qualified
census tracts within South Fulton County are eligible for the
federal New Market Tax Credit (NMTC). The purpose of the
program is to attract resources and businesses to areas that have
historically had difficulty finding capital. Through Community
Development Entities, such as the Georgia Development Capital
Fund, qualified businesses can access below-market rate capital.
NMTC investments can be used for property acquisition, new
construction and rehabilitation of real estate. The New Market
Tax Credit can be combined with tax-exempt or taxable bonds,
with the DAFC acting as a conduit issuer of the bonds.
“The New Market Tax Credit is a great way to help select projects
fill a funding gap,” explains Marva Bryan, the DAFC’s Chief
Financial Officer and Business Development Associate. “We
can work with qualifying businesses to use the New Market Tax
Credit to complete their financing stack.”
•Opportunity Zones — South Fulton County has a number of
Opportunity Zones that offer tax-friendly job tax credits of up to
$3,500 per worker against state income and withholding taxes.
New and existing businesses can qualify by creating as few as
two new jobs.
GOVernment
Marva Bryan, Chief Financial Officer and Business Development Associate, Development Authority of Fulton County, discusses tax credits with small business owners.
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•EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program — The EB-5 program is a
source of funding for projects from wealthy immigrant investors
motivated in part by access to permanent residency in the
United States. EB-5 can provide significant amounts of critical
funding towards getting a project the additional capital it needs
to get the project off the ground. The program was created by
Congress to stimulate the U.S. economy through job creation.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ Regional Centers
administer the program on behalf of investors. South Fulton
County has a number of attractive sites and projects that qualify
for EB-5 participation. DAFC is ready to assist projects in need
of EB-5 funds through established relationships with Federally
Designated Regional Centers.
•SBA-504 Loan Program — When you establish, expand or
relocate a small business in South Fulton County, the DAFC can
help you with the application process for a U.S. Small Business
Administration 504 loan. Through its partnership with the
Economic Development Corporation of Fulton County, the
DAFC can help you secure as much as 90 percent of the funding
from traditional and non-traditional sources, including up to 40
percent financing of the loan by the EDCFC and the SBA.
Worker Training
Georgia’s Quick Start program helps provide worker training
through customized programs administered by the Georgia
Department of Technical and Adult Education. Working with
the fourth-largest university system in the country, more
than 3,700 companies have trained close to 400,000 of their
workers — at no cost!
Energy Partnerships
As a “customer choice” state, companies expanding and
relocating to Georgia that plan to build new structures may
compete for power providers. Businesses can purchase power
from a city, electric co-operative or commercial provider, based
on a minimum usage of 900 kwh per month.
“To encourage businesses to locate in Georgia, all of the
power providers work to put the customer’s needs first,
regardless of where the project will end up,” explains Charlie
Gatlin, Director of Economic and Community Development
of the Electric Cities of Georgia. “Once a new customer
narrows down the location, everyone has to sharpen their
pencil to get that business.”
With access to various land and
building databases, the DAFC is your
comprehensive information source for
site selection in Georgia. These databases
include available industrial and office
buildings, community and county data
and other helpful information.
Georgia Power is a commercial power
provider offering direct assistance to
expanding and relocating businesses
through its economic development
group. Georgia Power will assist you
with conducting building energy
audits, setting stable rates to keep
your business competitive (even after
you’ve moved in) and finding available
buildings or shovel-ready land to speed
your relocation and lower your costs.
“Our power generation mix is the
right mix for business, with coal, gas
and nuclear energy providing energy
for South Fulton County businesses,”
said Bill Davenport, Georgia Power’s
Group Area Manager for South Fulton
County. Davenport points out that
Georgia Power is prepared for the
coming growth in South Fulton. “With
thousands of acres of shovel-ready
land available for businesses around
the world’s busiest airport, South
Fulton County is really in a unique
situation for business growth.”
GreyStone Energy is another power
provider in South Fulton that helps
existing and relocating businesses
select the best energy program for
their companies. GreyStone is a
member-owned cooperative with
access to the resources of its statewide
economic development organization,
which is part of the Georgia Electric
Membership Organization. “We’re all
working together to attract businesses
i n t o t h e s t a t e ,” s a y s E d C a h i l l ,
GreyStone’s Director of Economic
Development. “We do that by looking
at pricing and methods of service that
are best for the business.” Businesses
that are interested in green energy
may tap into GreyStone’s biofuel
alternatives and solar farm.
In South Fulton County, a number of
cities operate their own utility systems
and sell power to local businesses and
residents. Cities work with Electric
Cities of Georgia, which provides a
plethora of services to help cities.
The ECG’s economic development
program, known as Location Georgia,
offers businesses and site selectors
a variety of statewide site selection
assistance and tools.
Vice President and General Manager Anthony Rotunno of the biotechnology company, Dendreon, and Bob Simmons, Chief Development Officer,
Development Authority of Fulton County
The DAFC works with the area’s power
providers to help you determine your
energy needs, potential rates, costreduction opportunities and to find
available land and buildings.
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GOVERNMENT
Fulton County Board
of Education
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he Fulton County School
System, founded in 1871, is
one of the oldest and largest school districts in Georgia. Fulton
County is more than 70 miles long and
consists of 13 cities. Chattahoochee
Hills, College Park, East Point, Fairburn,
Hapeville, Palmetto and Union City
comprise cities on the southern end,
while Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Milton,
Mountain Park, Roswell and Sandy
Springs are cities in the middle and
northern sections of the county. However, the Fulton County School System
does not include the City of Atlanta
which has its own school system and
Board of Education.
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Superintendent Robert Avossa, Fulton County
Schools
As the fourth largest school system in
Georgia, we have more than 12,000 fulltime employees, including over 6,800
teachers and other certified personnel,
who work in 100 schools and 14
administrative and support buildings.
Over 92,000 students attended classes
in 58 elementary schools, 19 middle
schools, 16 high schools and 7 charter
organizations during the 2011-2012
school year.
Renaissance Elementary School in Fairburn
In the Fulton County School System,
our mission is to educate ever y
student to be a responsible, productive
citizen. Our vision is for all students
to learn to their fullest potential.
We believe in excellence, trust and
honest communication, common
understanding, personal responsibility,
commitment, academic achievement,
an involved family, community, staff,
and a safe and nurturing environment.
With a diverse student body and
a system encompassing rural,
suburban, and urban areas, we focus
on continuous improvement and
student achievement.
Over 73 percent of our schools are
making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
and Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT)
scores are 1560, which is higher than the
national average. Fulton students pass
the Georgia High School Graduation
Test at the rate of 81 percent in all
four content areas. The Class of 2011
consisted of 5,619 graduates, with over
93 percent matriculating to college or
technical schools.
Fulton parents appreciate that 37
percent of system teachers hold
advanced degrees and that 224
teachers have achieved National
B o a rd C e r t i f i c a t i o n s i n c e 2 0 0 1 ,
representing 9 percent of all National
Board Certified teachers in Georgia’s
181 public school systems.
The system is led by Dr. Robert Avossa,
who became Superintendent of the
Fulton County School System in 2011.
In 2012, the school system applied to
receive Charter System status from
the Georgia Department of Education.
As a result of community input, the
system learned that decision-making
and support should be closer to the
schools. Due to this feedback, Dr. Avossa
has begun structuring organizational
resources to align with critical priorities
of the district and to create consistent
practices to drive student learning.
Beginning with the 2012-2013 school
year, schools operate as “learning
communities,” which are geographical
in nature, instead of under a cluster
management structure.
Renaissance Middle School in Fairburn
Notable Facts about the Fulton County School System
The Fulton County School System has had four Milken Educator Award winners since 1987. This national award is known
as the “Oscars of Teaching.” Candidates are recommended by each participating state’s Department of Education.
The system’s graduation rate has exceeded the state rate by an average of 6 percent since 2007.
During the 2011-12 school year, 28 Title I schools earned Title I Distinguished School status. Schools must achieve Adequate
Yearly Progress (AYP) for three consecutive years to earn distinguished status.
In 2004, the system was the first to receive system-wide accreditation from AdvancEd, the world’s largest education
network.
In 2012, Fulton was recognized for a 13th consecutive year as one of the best places to live for music education by the
National Association of Music Merchants Foundation and several partner organizations. Fulton is one of only two school
systems to have achieved this honor for 13 years.
More than half of Fulton’s high schools received Advanced Placement Honor Awards from the Georgia Department of
Education in 2011.
The school system has received the “What Parents Want” award each year since 1991 from School Match, the nation’s largest
school selection consulting firm. Only 16 percent of the nation’s public school districts receive this award.
In 2010, the Fulton County School System was chosen to participate in Harvard University’s Strategic Data Project aimed at
gathering and analyzing data to help position students for continued success after high school. The Strategic Data Project
partners with districts like Fulton County to perform rigorous analyses that frame actionable questions for education
leaders. This $500,000 grant was awarded to only six school systems nationwide.
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While the Fulton County School System is honored
to receive notable awards both locally and nationally,
what matters most is individual student achievement.
We celebrate the successes of students from the prekindergartener who survives her first day without tears,
to the senior who graduates despite living through
adverse circumstances, such as homelessness, physical
constraints, or economic disadvantages. Through
determination, hard work,
community involvement, and
support from our parents
and business community, we
believe and achieve our motto:
“Where Students Come First.”
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Come First.”
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GOVERNMENT
EUE/Screen Gems Studios
Lights! Camera! Atlanta!
like EUE/Screen Gems are locating in
South Atlanta bringing state-of-the-art
sound stages and recording studios.
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usinesses that produce television series, commercials,
feature films, soundtracks,
music videos, games or animation
will find Atlanta — “The Hollywood
of the South” — to be a receptive and
welcome partner.
Not only will entertainment companies
be able to significantly reduce their
costs of production in the Atlanta
area, but if they have a lower Georgia
tax liability than the credits available
to them, they can sell or transfer their
unused credits. And there’s more —
entertainment producers also may
qualify for sales and use tax exemptions,
further reduced state and local taxes of
up to 8 percent on camera, lighting,
grip and recording equipment,
scenery, props and costumes, film and
processing, special effects materials
and vehicles.
Taking advantage of Georgia’s attractive
film, television and digital entertainment
tax credits of up to 30 percent, companies
After EUE/Screen Gems opened its
37,500-square-foot soundstage on
the former Lakewood Fairgrounds
Kasim Reed, Mayor, City of Atlanta
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site, the company found Atlanta to
be so perfect for television, film and
digital production that it announced
plans to add 30,000-square-feet of
production capacity.
“Creating these types of advantageous
investments in Atlanta is vital in
moving Atlanta forward as the next
major center of the film and television
industry,” says Atlanta Mayor Kasim
Reed. “Because of this new partnership,
Atlanta will be able to successfully
compete with other states and cities
that are vying for business within the
entertainment industry.”
The state-of-the-art Stage 5 and Stage
6 EUE/Screen Gems facilities will have
more than 80,000-square-feet of sound
stage, flex and office space, and will
allow seven different projects to go
forward at the same time, or one or two
19,000-seat Lakewood Amphitheater in Atlanta
large productions to manage multiple stage needs. Production partners at the 32-acre site have included or will include
Paramount Pictures, BET, Turner Broadcasting’s Cartoon Network, USA Network and Tyler Perry Studios.
Flying industry professionals non-stop from Los Angeles and New York to work at the studios, via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
International Airport, was a big bonus for EUE/Screen Gems, as was the cooperation of the Georgia Film, Music and Digital
Entertainment Office. South Fulton County also offers film and television producers both rural and urban shoot locations
within minutes of the studios.
Companies looking to shoot or record successful projects, Atlanta offers state-of-the-art facilities, skilled professionals and
business-friendly incentives.
EUE/Screen Gems Studios
For concert, play and festival promoters, the 19,000-seat Lakewood Amphitheatre is one of the Southeast’s most popular and
prestigious music venues. Top acts scheduled to play Lakewood recently included Jimmy Buffet, Dave Matthews, Def Leppard,
Phish, Kiss, Toby Keith, Journey, Pat Benatar and Rascal Flatts. Artists, crews and promoters also will enjoy nonstop flights into
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and the new Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal, just a 3.5-mile drive
from the Lakewood venue.
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GOVERNMENT
Invest Atlanta
I
nvest Atlanta is the official economic development agency for
the City of Atlanta. Its purpose is
to strengthen Atlanta’s economy and
global competitiveness to create increased opportunity and prosperity for
the people of Atlanta.
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The agency’s programs and initiatives
focus on developing and fostering
public/private partnerships to create
jobs, grow the economy, revitalize
neighborhoods, attract investment,
spur innovation, and encourage
entrepreneurship. To achieve these
goals, Invest Atlanta leverages the
benefits of bond financing, revolving
loan funds, housing financing, tax
increment financing, and tax credits
offering programs such as:
Down Payment Assistance, among other programs
•NeighborhoodLIFT
for prospective homebuyers,
Atlanta and other programs for small businesses and
•Start-up
entrepreneurs, and
•Retraining and jobs tax credits, as well as other workforce opportunities.
Invest Atlanta invites businesses big and small to experience the unique offerings
of a vibrant city with expanding industries. Whether a small internet startup, a
feature film production, or a Fortune 500 company, Invest Atlanta can provide the
incentives, support, and tools needed for a business to succeed.
Atlanta is thriving and currently ranked third in the country for cities with the
most Fortune 500 headquarters, placed first in innovation in Zipcar’s Future
Metropolis Index, and ranked second in job growth among major metropolitan
areas between January 2011 and January 2012, according to a recent study by
Arizona State University.
For more information on how Invest Atlanta can provide solutions for you or your
business, contact us at: (404) 880-4100, e-mail: [email protected], or visit
us at: www.InvestAtlanta.com.
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GOVERNMENT
City Of Hapeville
development site. According to an
official press release from Porsche
Corporate, the location will include
office facilities for about 400 employees,
a Technical Service and Training Center,
and a Customer Experience Center
featuring a handling road course.
photo by Darnyl K. Katzinger
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apeville is centrally located
south of downtown Atlanta
between I-75 and I-85 immediately adjacent to Hartsfield-Jackson
Atlanta International Airport. Hapeville
is home to the original Dwarf House
Chick-fil-A, Wachovia’s Processing Center and numerous hotels that service
businesspeople and visitors.
also has been proactive in planning
initiatives that seek and leverage
grants for future planning and for
implementing numerous streetscape
projects and park improvements.
In 2011, seven of Hapeville’s primarily
commercial corridors were designated
as Opportunity Zones. This Tier 1 Job
Tax Credit Designation carries dramatic
tax advantages. The eligible area
(Opportunity Zone), qualifies for a State
of Georgia maximum allowable job tax
credit of $3,500 per employee. Hapeville
Notably, the former Ford Motor
Company site is being redeveloped
into Aerotropolis-Atlanta by Jacoby
Development, Inc., world-class developers
of Atlantic Station in the City of Atlanta.
In May 2011, Porsche Cars North
America announced its plans to build
headquarters at the multi-jurisdictional
With city government focused on
planning, Hapeville has experienced
significant revitalization.
Quality residential development in
Hapeville’s various neighborhoods
ranges from craftsman-style bungalows
and
Chicago-style
traditional
townhomes to loft condominiums.
Hapeville is also a designated Main
Street City with a historic downtown,
featuring a Historical Society Depot
Museum and recently renovated
facilities — the Historic Christ Church
and Carriage House, the Hoyt Smith
Conference Center and numerous
downtown storefront facades. At
Hapeville’s center is a lively downtown
park, and a unique public art program,
including recently commissioned
murals and a flurry of butterflies! Things are taking off in Hapeville! photo by Darnyl K. Katzinger
Please visit www.hapeville.org for news
and events, or contact the Department
of Economic Development for further
information at (404) 669-8269.
Development Authority
of Hapeville
T
he Development Authority of Hapeville’s purpose is to develop and promote trade, commerce, industry and employment opportunities for the
public good and general welfare of residents.
The Hapeville Development Authority is now accepting request for proposals for development on its properties. Please visit
www.hapeville.org or call (404) 669-8269.
The Authority is actively pursuing several initiatives all focused on its mission of
sound growth and development. These initiatives range from community investments, such as offering a Façade Grant Program to Hapeville business owners
interested in investing in their business and improving our City’s building inventory, to offering assistance to developers in future development planning and
land assemblage opportunities.
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GOVernment
City of East Point
Small Town Feel, Big City Amenities
Ernestine Pittman, Mayor, City of East Point
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ince its creation in 1887, East
Point has been known for
its location. This unique and
scenic community of 34,000 offers the
amenities of both a bustling city and
a small town. Another great quality is
that East Point is conveniently located
near the busiest airport in the world,
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
Airport. Easy and immediate access to
Interstates 85, 75 and 285, as well as
MARTA rail into Downtown Atlanta and
around the Metro-Atlanta area has resulted in a resurgence of development
and quality employment centers.
The tremendously successful Camp
Creek M ar k etplace trade area is
anchored by a regional retail center
with diverse shopping and service
options. East Point is also proud to
be the home of Southmeadow and
Camp Creek Business Centers, which
offer a thousand acres of prime,
Class-A distribution, manufacturing
and logistics space. Numerous large,
international companies have planted
roots here have planted roots here. With
recent expansion efforts, opportunities
for more high quality growth are
abundant.
To help promote business growth
and development, East Point offers
incentives such as an Enterprise
Zone, “One Stop Shop” plan review
process, state job tax credits, its own
water reservoir (Sweetwater Creek)
and power utility, two Tax Allocation
Districts ( TAD), and a Business and
East Point is definitely open for business,
but residents and visitors alike will
appreciate the small town charm with
easy access to big city amenities such as
upscale hotels, the Georgia Aquarium,
CNN Center, World of Coca-Cola, Zoo
Atlanta, Centennial Olympic Park,
Georgia World Congress Center, and
the Georgia International Convention
Center. We are also for tunate to
have several sporting venues that
are unique to the state, such as the
Georgia Sports Park and Dick Lane
Velodrome cycling facility.
East Point is proud of its vibrant
neighborhoods with tree-lined streets
and varied architecture, much of which
is within an easy walk to East Point’s
downtown Main Street. Its historic
charm and growing development are
just a few reasons why East Point is a
hidden jewel in metro Atlanta.
Industrial Development Authority that
issues tax-exempt and taxable industrial
development bonds.
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GOVERNMENT
East Point Business and
Industrial Development Authority
T
he purpose of the East Point Business and Industrial
Development Authority (EPBIDA) is to develop and
promote trade, commerce, industry and employment opportunities for the local community.
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EPBIDA issues tax-exempt and taxable industrial development
bonds. Tax exempt industrial development bonds apply
primarily to manufacturing operations and are exempt from
federal income taxes. Whereas, taxable bonds are not exempt
from federal income taxes, but may be used for projects that
exceed federal and state regulations.
Both tax exempt and taxable bonds have state and local ad
valorem tax advantages, subject to the approval of EPBIDA,
Mayor and Council and the Tax Assessor’s Office of Fulton
County. These advantages occur in a structured sale/leaseback
transaction between the corporation or business, and the
owner of the property included in the bond issue.
EPBIDA cooperates with local, regional and state agencies in
its efforts to promote business expansion and/or relocation
to East Point. Business and industry clients and prospects are
welcome to utilize EPBIDA’s support in areas that include but
are not limited to the following:
bond financing
•Low-cost
industrial sites
•Developed
industrial buildings
•Available
•Government permitting/Approval process
Applicants requesting bond financing should contact
Jennifer Fine, Economic Development Director for the City
of East Point by telephone at (404) 270-7217 or by email at
[email protected]. The EPBIDA Board and Legal Counsel
will discuss your business’ eligibility and viability after learning
more about your interest in East Point.
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GOVernment
City of College Park
The Future of Business in Georgia
Jack Longino, Mayor, City of College Park
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ollege Park’s quaint downtown
streets are nestled underneath
the shadows of HartsfieldJackson Atlanta International Airport, the
world’s busiest airport. With 867 buildings
on the National Register of Historic places,
College Park continues to maintain its
cozy milieu, distinguishing itself as a
“City of Choice” for its 14,000 residents.
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Main Street Makeover
Dramatic changes are underway in
College Park, primarily in the downtown
district. Main Street is excited to welcome
Hotel Indigo, part of the Intercontinental
Hotels Group, to the community. After
opening a branch location on Main
Street, SunTrust Bank continues to be
prosperous. Tony Morrow, owner of the
world famous Pecan restaurant, seeks to
broaden the eclectic culinary delights on
Main Street with the new Tony Morrow’s
BBQ, located next to the Historic College
Park post office.
Public Transportation
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit
Authority (MARTA) has bus and rail
service connecting passengers to
Airport and the entire Atlanta region. For
short trips around the city, get ready for
College Park’s newest green initiative:
the College Park GoBus, a complimentary
shuttle for local businesses and
visitors. These compressed natural
gas (CNG) buses are set to transport
visitors and hotel guests to points
of interest around the 10.2-squaremile city, from the historic district of
College Park to Old National Highway.
The College Park Advantage
Besides being home to the world’s busiest
airport, the City of College Park is also the
home of corporate giant Chick-fil-A and
has a major presence with businesses such as AirTran/Southwest, Coca Cola, Sysco and Buckhead Beef. Woodward Academy, one
of the oldest independent schools in the Atlanta area and the largest in the continental United States, is also located in College Park.
Hospitality and Visitors
The Marriott Gateway is one of College Park’s newest hotels out of the 34 within its city limits. Located next to the
Georgia International Convention Center and the SpringHill Suites, the Marriott Gateway enjoys connectivity to
Hartsfield-Jackson via the Atl SkyTrain, a light rail connecting the airport terminal with the consolidated car rental facility.
With its plush convenience, Marriott Gateway has served as the site for NFL owners meetings and other high profile
business gatherings. Now with a Class A office building on site, the Gateway Center is truly a unique development.
Available Parcels
College Park holds large parcels of available land for retail, office and industrial projects. Additionally, the Phoenix Boulevard
area offers a myriad of high end to affordable office space solutions convenient to the airport. For more information regarding
available land or buildings contact College Park Economic Development at (404) 669-3764, or via web and social media:
www.CollegeParkga.com;
www.facebook.com/cityofcollegepark; www.flickr.com/photos/collegeparkga;
www.twitter.com/CollegePark_GA
When considering logistics, think about this — locating in College Park offers you access to 80 percent of the U.S. population
within two days by road and two hours by air. College Park has always been a gracious host, providing low cost power to
its industrial partners. In addition, College Park boasts the largest CNG fueling station in the southeastern United States.
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GOVERNMENT
College Park Business and
Industrial Development Authority
re s t a u r a n t s, e n t e r t a i n m e n t a n d
transportation. This amounts to more
than $7.5 billion in wages and salaries.
With that much business taking place in
and around the airport, it doesn’t take a
rocket scientist to figure out that people
just might want to live and work closer
to the heart of that activity.
Juanita Forbes, Chair, BIDA
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usinesses need easy access to
airports. Whether your industry is warehousing, logistics,
biotech, or manufacturing, or if your
company is simply engaged in sales
of some product or service, the need
to be in close proximity to an airport
is paramount in this global economy.
Communities are responding by creating development opportunities surrounding major international airports.
College Park is no different, and in a lot
of respects, we have everything it takes
to compete.
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College Park is home to HartsfieldJackson Atlanta International Airport,
the world’s busiest passenger airport
for more than a decade. More than
240,000 travelers a day come through
the airport, which totals almost 90
million people a year.
The numbers are significant, as is the
economic impact.
There are approximately 58,000 onairport jobs, with another 169,500
visitor-related jobs generated because
of traveler needs for area hotels,
The City of College Park has found
itself r ight in the center of this
renaissance of the Atlanta airport
area. It has always been here; the city
boasts Georgia’s fourth-largest historic
district, but it has morphed over time.
With the growth of the airport and
runway expansions, whole residential
neighborhoods have been wiped out,
and population loss has been dramatic
over a period of 40 years.
“So College Park
began to
reinvent itself.”
With new residential uses limited
because of noise, most of the land
in College Park is transitioning to
commercial uses. The city successfully
demonstrated this in the development
of the Gateway Center that surrounds
the city-owned and operated Georgia
International Convention Center (GICC),
the state’s second-largest convention
facility with 400,000-square-feet of
meeting space. The city is home to
two hotels — a Springhill Suites and
a full-service Gateway Marriott Hotel
— along with the first Class A office
building opened in 2009-2010 as a
public/private partnership with Atlantabased developer Grove Street Partners.
The hotels are enjoying close to 70
percent occupancy on a regular basis,
and the four-story 130,000-square-foot
office building is 97 percent leased after
two years.
The city invested in the development
of a station for the ATL Skytrain that
offer easy access to the Gateway
Center/GICC and adjacent hotels and
offices. These facilities are now transitconnected to the world’s busiest
airport. There is not another hotel or
office building in the world that can
claim that kind of connectivity.
In addition, College Park owns more
than 200 acres within its own city limits
for future development. These acres
of property sit conveniently west of
downtown College Park and stretches
to its city-owned, nine-hole golf course.
Complete with a traditional street grid,
ideal for a westward expansion of its
downtown, this property sits along one
of the city’s most traveled thoroughfares,
Camp Creek Parkway, which connects
Interstate 285 to the airport. More than
40,000 vehicles per day travel this road.
The opportunity to develop property
along this corridor is ideally suited for
mixed-use office and retail space with
immediate access to GICC on the south
side of the street. The city anticipates
finding a master developer to assist with
the build out of this prime real estate.
College Park, in its fortunate location
at the doorstep of Hartsfield-Jackson
Atlanta International Airport, will lead
by example in its endeavor to attract
everything from corporate headquarters
to retail and tourism development — to
build an airport city this country can
be proud of as it welcomes millions
through its gates every year.
For more information on development
opportunities in College Park, contact:
Barbra Coffee
(404) 669-3764
[email protected]
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GOVernment
City of Union City
A Thriving Business Hub
Ralph Moore, Mayor, City of Union City
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he City of Union City works
diligently to enhance job
growth and to promote
business stability. Only 10 miles
from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
International Airport, Union City
is a perfect place for new and
existing businesses. It is one of the
most influential sub-markets in the
southern region of the Metro-Atlanta
area. With an array of services and
retail uses, businesses are continuing
to thrive in the City’s business
market. Efforts to maintain economic
development are an important part
of strengthening the community by
creating and retaining jobs.
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Union City has gained the attention
of top businesses and developers
from around the country. For years,
some of the most leading and
innovative companies have become
highly invested in various locations
throughout the City. The community
has a distinctive blend of new and
established business clusters that are
strategically designed to succeed. The
City’s success is due, in part, to local and
regional resources, a highly educated
workforce, competitive incentives, and
state-of-the-art industrial parks.
In its efforts to continue promoting
economic development, Union City
recently obtained two major financial
tools. In September 2008, the Fulton
County Board of Commissioners
approved the Union City Tax
Allocation District, which allows Union
City to finance certain redevelopment
activities in a “defined” distressed
area. In February 2009, the Georgia
Department of Community Affairs
designated a portion of Union City as
an Opportunity Zone. The Opportunity
Zone Tax Credit Program allows
Union City to attract businesses by
promoting job tax credits up to $3,500
per job created. Both the Union City
Tax Allocation District and the Union
City Opportunity Zone will allow
residents to experience a wide range
of expanded retail opportunities in
the near future. To further incentives,
developers may also take advantage
of the City’s Foreign Trade Zone and
100 percent Freeport Exemption.
The City is dedicated to advancing
its quality of life and becoming a
regional entertainment and shopping
destination. With its recent acquisition
of undeveloped land along South
Fulton Parkway, it all adds up to a
great place to do business. Union
City is continuing to place itself in
progressive directions for the future of
its businesses and residents. Business
owners, both small and large, are
encouraged to inquire as to how
they can thrive in Union City. With
a strategic location, a proven track
record of business development, a
number of competitive tax incentives
and its unique retail developments,
many companies and families are
investing in Union City.
Union City’s
features
include:
industrial land
•Reasonable
just off the Interstate with
low taxes
and office buildings
•Industrial
available now
permitting with a
•One-stop
business-friendly government
•Low Electric power costs
ad valorem taxes and
•Low
permit fees
Militar y College,
•Georgia
Brenau University, excellent
private schools and Fulton
County Schools are all located
within out city
•Strong non-union labor base
•High quality of life community
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GOVERNMENT
Oz Pizza – Historic Downtown Fairburn
City of Fairburn
A Place to Live, Learn,
Work And Play
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F
airburn has experienced
phenomenal growth in business, industry and residential
neighborhoods in recent years while
maintaining its traditional small town
atmosphere. Located just 25 minutes
south of Atlanta, Fairburn is a city of
historic homes and buildings with
a thriving business community. The
city’s historic Downtown District includes 17 commercial buildings and
two train depots dating from the late
19th and early 20th centuries. Fairburn’s vibrant downtown center offers shopping, dining and entertain-
ment options within walking distance
of residential areas.
Fairburn is home to a number of
outstanding companies, including
Adessa, Aaron Rents, Clorox, CSX
Intermodal, Electrolux, Exel Logistics,
N e s t l e Pu r i n a , O w e n s C o r n i n g ,
Pa n g b o r n , Po r e x Te c h n o l o g i e s ,
Reynolds Inc., SC Johnson, Smuckers,
Strack, Toto, US Foodservice and more.
“Located just 25 minutes
south of Atlanta,
Fairburn is a city of
historic homes and
buildings with a thriving
business community. Fairburn’s vibrant
downtown center offers
shopping, dining and
entertainment options
within walking distance
of residential areas.”
Recent Highlights
Fairburn is home to two major industrial parks with
available land and easy access to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
International Airport, a CSX Intermodal terminal and Interstate
Highway 85. Since 2011, 2 million square-feet of space has
been leased in Southpark and Southcreek Industrial parks.
After an extensive regional search, Electrolux leased
600,000-square-feet on Spence Road in Southpark.
Retail institution Aaron Rents leased 226,000-square-feet for
a new warehouse on Terminus Drive.
building and two retail buildings. The campus, home to
satellite locations of Georgia Military College and Brenau
University, is poised for growth with the addition of a
25,000-square-foot classroom building.
THE CITY OF FAIRBURN
56 Malone Street, Fairburn, GA 30213
P (770) 964 – 2244
F (770) 969 – 3484
www.fairburn.com
The Clorox Sales Company moved into a 1.2 million squarefoot warehouse on 72 acres in the Southcreek Industrial
Park.
Awards
The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded
Fairburn a $3.1 million Livable Centers Initiative (LCI)
grant for innovative transportation projects. Fairburn
will provide 20 percent in matching funds. The city will
use the grant money to make its Historic Downtown
area a more pedestrian-friendly, livable environment.
The project focuses on downtown streetscapes and
includes benches, lighting, cross walks, medians and a
dedicated multi-use bike and pedestrian path running
from Fairburn’s Downtown to its Educational Campus.
Fairburn’s Educational Campus received a Development of
Excellence award from the ARC and the Livable Communities
Coalition. The four-acre campus project, funded by the City
of Fairburn through a bond issued by the Development
Authority of Fairburn contains two 18,400-square-foot brick
classroom buildings, an 11,400-square-foot administrative
Administration Building of Fairburn Educational Campus
Historic Freight Depot
International
Downtown Resurgence
Two years after a fire in 2010 ravaged our historic downtown,
destroying three buildings and severely damaging two
others, work is underway to bring the center of Fairburn
back to life. The city’s downtown revitalization is led by the
city’s Mayor, Council and Development Authority — this
harmonious relationship focuses on creating a vibrant
downtown which will serve as a quality weapon in the city’s
economic development arsenal.
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GOVERNMENT
The Power of Location
F
airburn is a city with a thriving business community. Located just 25 minutes south of
Atlanta and ten miles from HartsfieldJackson Atlanta International Airport,
Fairburn has direct access to Interstate
Highway 85 and a CSX Intermodal Terminal within city limits. Fairburn is positioned perfectly for all your business
and social needs.
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Fairburn is a city that can be counted
on to get the job done for development
projects with demanding schedules.
Fairburn is ‘Open for Business.’ You
can always expect that projects you
bring our way will be welcomed by a
group of dedicated and enthusiastic
professionals who will extend every
effort on your behalf.
We k now that as a site selection
professional you’re busy and
probably have visited a number of
city websites in search of the perfect
l o c a t i o n fo r yo u r b u s i n e s s, b u t
take a moment to view our site at
www.fairburndevelopmentauthority.com.
Our website has been designed
with you in mind. Our goal is to
provide comprehensive, up-to-date
information allowing you to effectively
evaluate Fairburn as a location for
business. So stop by and see us! We are
committed to working to ensure your
project gets the attention and support
it deserves. If we can assist you in any
way, do not hesitate to contact us:
THE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF
FAIRBURN
56 Malone Street, Fairburn, GA 30213
P (770) 969-6315 F (770) 969-3484
[email protected]
www.fairburndevelopmentauthority.com
Fairburn’s
features
include:
industrial land
•Reasonable
just off the Interstate with
low taxes
ndustrial and office
•Ibuildings
available now
ne-stop permitting
•Owith
a business-friendly
government
ad valorem taxes and
•Low
permit fees
electric power costs
•Low
Military College,
•Georgia
Brenau University, excellent
private schools and Fulton
County Schools are all
located within our city
Strong labor base
High quality of life
community
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Historical Palmetto
Positioned for New Growth
Described as a comfortable mix
of country and charm, Palmetto
has a history and commitment to
preservation that makes it an excellent
place for businesses and industries
that are yearning for the benefits
of a quiet, small-town community
coupled with easy access to a major
Interstate (just 2 miles from I-285) and
the world’s busiest airport. HartsfieldJackson Atlanta International Airport
is only 20 miles north of Palmetto.
Clark Boddie, Mayor, City of Palmetto
It’s easy to recognize the opportunities
for growth in Palmetto when you
consider it’s 2006 annexation of
new land, just before the economic
recession, which doubled its size
to 1,109-square-miles. While the
community patiently awaits the new
waters of economic recovery to fuel
growth, Palmetto has nonetheless
undertaken major strides toward
developing the city into a unique mix
of small southern town business with
space for commercial enterprise.
L
On the commercial front, Palmetto is home to the newly relocated Lowe’s East Coast 1.3 million-square-foot distribution
facility and the new $6.3 million LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified Community Medical
Center of Palmetto. Other industry mainstays in the community include the American-Apec-Pan-Engineering company
(formerly Walker Concrete) and Spurlin Industries, as well as the Fulton County Board of Education and the Georgia Baptist
Children’s Home and Family Ministries.
“The town has been very supportive of business from the getgo,” said Jon Wollenzien, CEO of the Community Health Center
of Palmetto, who noted that the company chose to locate the
new 23,000-square-foot LEED® gold building in Palmetto in part
because of its proximity to the airport, and other healthcare hubs
and medical services. In fact, the company added its corporate
offices to the new space when it relocated its headquarters from
the City of Atlanta this past February. “We got an incredible amount
of cooperation from the city in terms of breaking down barriers
because our relocation benefits the people and city of Palmetto.”
Community Health Center of Palmetto
ocated 25 miles south of Atlanta on Highway 29, Palmetto was established in 1833 and became part of Fulton County
in 1932. Today, Palmetto honors its history through the preservation of its historic homes and buildings. The most recent of which is the restoration of the old train depot into a new meeting facility and history learning museum thanks
to a $1 million grant, according to City Administrator Bill Shell.
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GOVernment
City of
Chattahoochee Hills
W
elcome to Chattahoochee Hills! Couched
within 33,000 acres of rolling hills and parkland, our city embodies a distinctive vision
for rural smart growth. The city was born in response to
uncontrolled urban sprawl spreading outward from the
metro Atlanta region. The goal was to allow appropriate
growth without sacrificing the area’s most appealing attributes. Since the city’s incorporation in 2007, municipal
officials, civic leaders, and an active, engaged citizenry
have worked to craft a future that curtails sprawl while
promoting sustainable business development, quality
neighborhoods, and protection of the small farms, country roads and natural resources that give Chattahoochee
Hills its distinctive character. Located just 25 minutes
from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and
40 minutes from one of the largest business, educational,
and cultural hubs in the United States, Chattahoochee
Hills offers businesses, visitors, and residents an impressive range of opportunities.
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Mayor Tom Reed
has drawn national and international
acclaim for its mix of residential,
commercial, agricultural and
wilderness flavors. Serenbe residents
and guests enjoy organic produce
from Serenbe Farms, the visual and
performing arts regularly programmed
in the community, and culinary
delights from the nationally known
chefs in the hamlet’s restaurants.
Seventy percent of Serenbe is set aside
for preservation and the resulting
community brings people together
with the arts, agriculture, business,
nature, and each other.
Chattahoochee Hills remains deliberately rural
Our unique approach to growth
centers on distinct communities of
varying size and character, set amid
preserved farm and forest land. From
traditional crossroads communities
to new hamlets and villages, all parts
of the city work together to create a
vibrant alternative to suburbia while
providing opportunity for both growth
and preservation. No area of our city
exemplifies this better than Serenbe,
a charming 1000-acre hamlet that
Chattahoochee Hills is actively seeking
businesses that share our vision of
sustainable development, sensitivity
to the local environment, and the
development of a strong community.
We’r e l o o k i n g f o r t h e t y p e o f
weary of the traffic, congestion, and
noise of city and suburban streets, our
two-lane roads bordered by beautiful
rolling hills, forests, and pastures are
an irresistible alternative. Then, after a
morning of outdoor activities, visitors
and residents can stop by Smith’s
country store for a soda or enjoy brunch
in one of our local restaurants.
manufacturer, business office, research
facility or educational institution that
will both benefit from our unique
identity and reinforce it. Chattahoochee
Hills is young and nimble, able to
incorporate new ideas and apply novel
solutions. We look forward to working
with businesses and other organizations
that share our goals of smart growth,
sustainable technology, and growing
successful business connected with
growing a successful community.
C h a t t a h o o c h e e H i l l s i n te n d s to
remain rural by choice. The city ’s
comprehensive plan articulates this
vision and stipulates that 60 to 70
percent of the city will be permanently
preserved as open space, so there will
always be room for agriculture and
individual encounters with nature. The
city’s user-friendly new zoning ensures
that the city will stand out as a place
where sprawl ends and nature and
development complement each other.
As the city preserves the majority of its
land as farms, forests, parks and fields,
the land that is developed will house
compact, walkable, mixed-use centers.
These development patterns not only
allow the rural character of the city to
be preserved, but they attract the types
of values-oriented knowledge workers
that give business a competitive edge.
Our city, bordered on the west by the
Chattahoochee River, and containing
some of the largest public parks in
Fulton County, is proud to be a regional
hub for outdoor recreation. Fourteen
miles of river frontage offer potential for
fishing and canoeing. Our parks system
includes almost 1,200 acres of untouched
forests, open fields, and picnic and
baseball facilities. For those interested
in equestrian activities, Cochran Mill
Park offers trailer parking and miles of
riding trails. Chattahoochee Hills also is
a regional draw for bicyclists. For cyclists
The Blue Eyed Daisy Bakeshop in Serenbe
The 2012 HGTV Green Home in Serenbe
Words can convey only so much. Anyone
with an interest in a way of life that
departs from the rutted path should take
the time to visit and experience the city
in person. Making decisions for the long
term is a challenge, but it has its rewards.
In order to stand out in a competitive
market, businesses must break from
predominant patterns. Successful
businesses take every opportunity to
reinforce their brand message, and
location increasingly is a part of that
message. The City of Chattahoochee
Hills is committed to the long-term
viability of its vision. This includes our
business community and our small
farmers, fifth generation residents
and new arrivals, and open spaces
and neighborhoods. By maintaining
an appreciation of our history while
employing the principals of smart
growth and nurturing businesses that
fit the city’s vision, we are creating an
environment for sustained success.
Come see what Chattahoochee Hills
can do for you.
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GOVernment
Donna M. Ennis
by
Project Director - MBDA Business Center-Atlanta
MBDA Business Center-Atlanta
Donna Ennis, Project Director, and Larry Alford, Regional Manager, South Metro Atlanta, Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation
T
he MBDA Business Center-Atlanta is part of a national network of centers established to increase the number of
and strengthen existing Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs). Funded by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s
Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) and operated by the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Enterprise
Innovation Institute, the Center is committed to working with all MBEs that need expansion and sustainability assistance. Its
services are designed to: improve the minority business community’s access to capital, make MBEs more profitable, create
jobs and produce sustainable companies.
Since its establishment in 2004, the Center has assisted MBEs in creating over 3,500 jobs and securing over $500 million in
contracts and financing. The Center’s mission is to provide business and technical assistance that helps MBEs experience
significant growth and sustainability while having a long-term economic impact through job creation and revenue
enhancement. The Center’s staff is focused on producing opportunities for MBEs, that have revenues of at $1 million, to remain
competitive in the global marketplace.
Minority businesses are a vital part of the American and global economy. Currently, minority-owned businesses are the fastest
growing sector in the U.S. with 5.8 million MBEs providing a combined economic output of over $1 trillion in goods and
services across all industries, including renewable energy, healthcare, environmental remediation, manufacturing, information
technology and telecommunications. In addition, MBEs export to 41 countries and six continents across the globe, according
to data from the U.S. Export Bank and the U.S. Census Bureau.
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While the number of MBEs operating in the U.S. is
growing rapidly, they continue to lag behind the general
business community in terms of penetrating markets,
attracting capital and growing revenue. To overcome this
challenge, the MBDA Business Center-Atlanta has focused
its efforts on expanding existing minority-owned firms to
the appropriate size and scale to compete effectively with
other businesses in their industries.
Revenue and jobs generate wealth in this country. It is
the MBDA Business Center-Atlanta’s goal to help MBEs
create jobs and generate profits.
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Edward A. Nelson, Jr., CEcD, FM, HLM
by
A Vision for Economic Growth:
South Fulton County is Ready!
I
f you have not taken the time to really see South
Fulton County, including the unincorporated areas,
you are missing one of metro Atlanta’s best kept
secrets. South Fulton has picturesque rolling hills, green
spaces, and unique communities and cities with their own
special charm. It’s beautiful!
In fact, South Fulton is one of the metro area’s greatest
prospects for economic development. The region has plenty
of available land and buildings, a vibrant small- to mediumsized business community, superior access to the interstate
system, and major rail systems. South Fulton’s most vital asset
is its location, which provides immediate access to HartsfieldJackson Atlanta International Airport and the new Maynard
H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal. With the opening of the
new international terminal, experts project that international
cargo will increase 5 percent in the immediate short term.
Edward Nelson, Jr., Economic Development Professional, Unincorporated
South Fulton County; Rusty Epperson, Partner, Wilson, Hull and Neal Real
Estate; Dr. C. Clayton Powell, Executive Director, Development Authority of
Fulton County; and, Ray Redderick, Atlanta Plant Manager, PepsiCo
Metro Atlanta, Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation
For an economic development professional, South Fulton offers an awesome opportunity to create viable economic activity
through jobs and investment. But, to create this activity, the approach to economic development must be sustainable and
well planned in order to maintain or enhance the quality of life for all concerned, especially those that live, work and play in
South Fulton.
Can it be done? Absolutely!
South Fulton County includes Unincorporated South Fulton County, the southwest portion of the City of Atlanta, Hapeville,
East Point, College Park, Union City, Fairburn, Palmetto, and Chattahoochee Hills. Although South Fulton County has shown
positive growth over the last decade, the area has always lagged in overall economic growth compared to the rest of the
County. However, the time has come for South Fulton to utilize its many assets in attracting viable investments, cultivating
innovation and expanding its base.
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Warren Jones, Aviation Development Manager, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Interntional Airport; Garrett Dingman, Station Manager, Cargolux Airlines
International S.A.; and, Edward Nelson, Jr. discuss the burgeoning air cargo operations industry.
Quality of life is abundant in South Fulton County!
In reality, the responsibility of a successful economic
development program is dependent upon the partnership
of stakeholders: the public and private sectors, educators,
law enforcement, and the citizens of the jurisdictions and
communities that make up Unincorporated South Fulton. No
one entity can do it alone.
A prime example of this partnership is the regularly scheduled
meetings that Fulton County Commissioner William “Bill”
Edwards holds with the Mayors of the eight South Fulton
municipalities to discuss issues that impact their cities,
possible resolutions to those issues and how they can work
with the County to effect positive change. They also share and
invite each other to participate in community events in their
respective cities.
The South Fulton Parkway Alliance, represented by Nick Byers,
the Alliance President, has begun working with an economic
development team in South Fulton to address economic
development issues on the Parkway that are impeding
growth. The Boulevard Improvement District (Fulton Industrial
Boulevard), chaired by Thomas Flanigan of Clarion Partners, is
a self-taxing community improvement district with an overall
objective of enhancing and keeping the business district
economically viable.
The leaders of the South Fulton County region must continue
to work with the South Fulton Chamber of Commerce
and its President, Dyan Matthews, to enhance the area’s
business community. Leaders and stakeholders must persist in
maintaining this encouraging and constructive attitude where
cooperation and coordination take place in an open, frank
and respectful environment. In time, this effective network of
stakeholders will promote and support the kind of economic
development activity that encourages business growth
and expansion, creates jobs and investment, and results in
an increased tax base. We need to cultivate innovation and
entrepreneurship, and expand our existing business base, by
targeting new, trending, sustainable business and industry.
The time is ripe with opportunity; literally beckoning all
stakeholders to work together as partners addressing
impediments to economic growth, and identifying
practical solutions and resources. Then, the stakeholders
will determine how these resources will be used creatively
to structure an action-oriented economic development
strategy that generates employment and investment while,
at the same time, protects and enhances the quality of life
in South Fulton County.
How can this vision be brought to life?
The approach of course could be challenging and complex
simply because you must address the dynamic impediments
to economic growth that currently are present in order to have
a successful economic development strategy. Ultimately, the
strategy used to address these obstacles must be dynamic in
nature, and adaptable to changes in the economy, political
environment, or whatever hinders positive economic growth
in the region.
In these challenging economic times, building a local
economy and creating economic sustainability is not an
easy task. The approach to economic development must
be a focused, comprehensive and solidly integrated effort.
The economic development strategy must be creative,
original and aggressive, while being practical and effective
at the same time. In other words, it will take “out-of-the-box”
strategic thinking, cooperation and consensus from every
stakeholder involved.
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Karen Murphy
by
Community Improvement Districts and
Alliance Make Big Gains
Bob Simmons, Chief Development Officer, Development Authority of Fulton County; Edward Nelson, Jr., Economic Development Professional, Unincorporated South Fulton County; Y. Dyan Matthews, President, South Fulton Chamber of Commerce; Bill Davenport, Area Manager, Georgia Power ;
Sandra Hardy, CEO, CID Consulting of Georgia, LLC; Nick Byers, President, South Fulton Parkway Alliance; and, Thomas Flanagan, Board Chair, Fulton
Industrial CID
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t’s not by chance that commercial
business, manufacturing and
industry are growing by leaps
and bounds throughout South Fulton,
especially considering the largest
industrial corridor east of the Mississippi
— Fulton Industrial — is located here.
In 2011 alone, the district opened in
excess of more than 2 million-squarefeet of new business that included The
Clorox Sales Company, Aaron Rents
and Electrolux operations in two of the
district’s industrial parks.
One could easily credit the new business
to all that the area has to offer: 125,000
acres of suburban countryside and
urban cityscape, a temperate climate,
affordable land, ready to move lots,
proximity to the world’s busiest airport
(Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
Airport), a major railroad hub (CSX) and
major Interstates (I-20, I-75, I-85 and
I-285), not to mention other attractive
features, such as an award winning
school system, a skilled workforce and
strong community.
the more enticing to potential new
business.
Yet, this growth is not merely the result
of an accommodating topography or
accessible location. It is in great part
the byproduct of smart and sustainable
development and revitalization by
South Fulton. A goal supported and
advanced by commercial property
owners of the Fulton I ndustr ial
Community Improvement District (CID),
the South Fulton CID and the South
Fulton Parkway Alliance.
Fulton Industrial CID
A more recent boost to the region is
the Fulton Industrial (“The Boulevard”)
CID, which was enabled in 2010, and
whose members are making major
improvements to an area once distressed
by blighted properties and crime.
Today’s “Boulevard” tells a different story
of hope and revitalization. Thanks in
part to aggressive efforts by the newly
formed CID whose focus is not only
improving transportation infrastructure
and economic development along the
corridor but also making a big impact on
public safety and the beautification of
the area and its surrounding properties.
This triumvirate has been steadily
fueling the growth of South Fulton
through directed efforts to improve the
community and its economic interests.
Whether it’s improving freight access
and transportation, or making advances
in safety, sustainability and aesthetics,
these groups are paving the way for
big gains within South Fulton. In fact,
their existence is making the area all
The CID is located on the southern end
of the Fulton Industrial corridor, with
its boundaries extending to the Great
Southwest Parkway, Westgate Parkway,
Westlake Parkway and Fulton County’s
Airport, the Georgia International
Convention Center, the Majestic Airport
Center II, Serenbe, the Cochran Mill
Nature Center, Wilkerson Mill and the
Dunaway Gardens. Since October 1995,
the Alliance has supported the mission
of promoting quality development
through the cooperative partnership
of area communities, businesses,
land owners, Chamber of Commerce,
and, local, county and state agencies
around issues such as land use,
zoning, residential and commercial
development, corporate relocations,
and government relations.
While industry along the corridor
is well established due in part to its
super ior location and access to
freight transportation, the area itself is
beginning to transform into a businessand community-friendly location thanks
to the efforts of the CID, which is now
taking in $300,000 a year, according to
Sandra Hardy, a long-time CID member
and South Fulton business owner
instrumental in the CID’s growth.
One of the biggest catalysts, according
to Hardy, was the Fulton County
Chamber of Commerce moving to
Fulton Industrial. Adding to the upward
momentum, the CID just recently was
credited for its efforts to help secure a
seven-year 439,487-square-feet lease
with New Breed Logistics, a supply
chain solutions firm servicing a contract
with the U.S. Postal Service.
“We cleaned up Fulton Industrial and
landscaped the area making it more
attractive to businesses. With these
improvements, along with it being a
prime location, there has been a steady
increase in business recruitment in the
area. People who haven’t been there in
a while are amazed at the difference,”
Hardy said. “It’s an economic engine of
Fulton County.”
Other recent CID accomplishments
include secur ing grants for the
installation of secur it y cameras
for the area, hiring a public safety
manager, approving the creation
of a community court, enhancing
landscape maintenance, partnering
with the Georgia and Fulton County
departments of transportation for
roadway maintenance, and connecting
with the Urban Land Institute to study
the redevelopment of the I-20/Fulton
Industrial Boulevard interchange in
partnership with Georgia Power.
I n a d d i t i o n , t h e C I D wo r k e d to
h e l p s e c u re t h e d e s i gn a t i o n o f
an Opportunity Zone for a portion
of the area. The Opportunity Zone
will provide businesses with state tax
credits for each job created in the CID.
While the majority of the Opportunity
Zone is located in the North Fulton
area, CID members like Board Chair
Thomas Flanigan, who works for real
estate experts ING Clarion, have noted
that improvements in the northern
section should have a positive effect on
property values in the southern section
of the corridor.
To learn more about the Fulton
Industrial CID, contact Board Chair
Thomas Flanigan at (404) 691-4007.
South Fulton Parkway Alliance
Another community-driven initiative
attracting business to South Fulton
is the South Fulton Parkway Alliance
(SFPA). Located southwest of Atlanta,
South Fulton Parkway is a 20-mile
stretch of highway supporting a mix of
businesses, retail outlets, and residential
and recreational areas, including the
SFPA President Nick Byers with Upward
Logistics Transportation Consultants
is expanding the goal of quality
development to an even greater focus
on sustainable development that he
believes will help transform the area.
“ We want to attrac t sustainable
development that will bring longterm investment to create a much
higher return in the long run,” said
Byers. “We’re trying to bring all the
communities together and brand the
whole corridor as a sustainable green
engine for Atlanta and for the whole
region, really. If we position ourselves to
be ready and develop in a sustainable
fashion, we can use our success to
attract business and produce great
things along the corridor.”
Byers pointed to the Woodward Academy
Middle School Complex in College Park as
Georgia’s first LEED® (Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design) certified
school and the community of Serenbe,
a sustainable residential community in
Chattahoochee Hills that was selected as
the site for the 2012 HGTV Green Home,
as prime examples of the area’s efforts.
“It’s a great area from the perspective
of potential business relocation,” Byers
added. “You can be an industrial park,
retail park, rural, or residential all within
30 minutes of each other. The corridor
literally runs right beside the airport
— just next to the runway. And all
this wasn’t even on the map 10 years
ago. You’ve got to have good schools,
resources and location. We’ve got all
three.”
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border with Cobb County. The more than
630 businesses in the corridor employ
well over 25,000 people, and include
the 1.3 million-square-foot Lowes Home
Center, Chick-fil-A, Scott Distribution
Service, among many other businesses.
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Karen Thuermer
by
Mega Projects Will Change
South Fulton Business Landscape
S
outh Fulton County is in
the throes of t wo major
developments: Aerotropolis
a n d t h e re d e ve l o p m e nt o f Fo r t
McPherson. Both developments will
enhance South Fulton’s economic
landscape by generating white a n d b l u e - c o l l a r j o b s, a n d, a s a
byproduct, expanding development
opportunities, retail and restaurant
sites, and small business ventures in
the area for years to come.
Aerotropolis
Aerotropolis, a project by Jacoby
Group I nc., is a 130-acre mixeduse, environmentally-friendly
development sited on the grounds
of the former Ford Motor Company
assembly plant in the City of Hapeville.
Aerotropolis was so named due to
its being adjacent to the HartsfieldJackson Atlanta International Airport.
The project is intended to become a 6.5
million-square-foot, business-intense
district that includes office and retail
space, restaurants and a hotel.
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Porsche Cars North America
Porsche Cars North America (PCNA), the
first business to commit to Aerotropolis,
is locating its U.S. headquar ters
on approximately 26 acres of the
site, encompassing approximately
120,000-square-feet and housing up to
450 employees.
“Our dream has always been to have
a home of our own,” says Joseph Folz,
General Counsel, PCNA. “We want a
place where people can read, live and
breathe Porsche and be able to drive
Porsche cars.”
This is exactly what Aerotropolis is
offering. Not only is PCNA relocating its
Atlanta-based corporate offices to the
South Fulton site. The company is moving
Future site of Porsche Cars North America
its financial services and shared services
companies from Chicago to Aerotropolis.
More so, the new PCNA headquarters
will pioneer its Porsche Experience
Center, a handling circuit and off-road
course for product demonstration
and advanced driver training, in South
Fulton. While Porsche operates similar
Experience Centers in select global
cities, this Center will be the first of its
kind in the United States.
The track will be slightly under 2 miles
in length and will include a handling
course, skid pad, an auto cross area, and
an off-road simulations that will display
the capabilities of the Porsche Cayenne
sports utility vehicle.
The PCNA site will also include a classic
Porsche museum and restoration center,
as well as amenities for guests and
employees such as restaurants, a fitness
center, and a business center.
“ We want to have a home where
we can invite our business visitors
or guests, dealers, customers and
the community to experience what
Porsche is all about,” Mr. Folz says. “This
is intended to be a landmark facility
for Atlanta and will be one of the most
dramatic things people will see when
flying into Atlanta,” adds Mr. Folz.
PCNA evaluated 70 possible locations
before settling on Aerotropolis. The site
and track are expected to be complete
by the end of 2013.
Fort McPherson
Also generating a great deal of
interest in South Fulton is the 488-acre
Fort McPherson locale. Previously a
U.S. Army base, Fort McPherson was
decommissioned in September 2011
by the Department of Defense’s Base
Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process.
Although still in the planning phase,
one-third of the site would house the
Georgia Science and Technology Park.
This ground-breaking location would
be an international center of innovation
and discovery leveraging the region’s
collective assets to improve human
health and develop new sources of
energy. Select major companies, nonprofits, seven Georgia universities, and
other related enterprises would come
together to conduct collaborative
research and further develop Georgia’s
gold mine of knowledge in bioscience,
the nation’s fasting growing industry.
The goal is to create a Science Park,
Employment Center and Live, Work,
Conceptual site plan of Ft McPherson redevelopment
“The project will be a boost to the State of Georgia as well”
Felker Ward, Chairman of the Fort
McPherson Redevelopment Authority,
sees the project as one day being
akin to Research Triangle in North
Carolina. Already the Fort McPherson
Redevelopment Authority is in
dialogue with pharmaceutical and
biotech companies.
expressing an interest in Fort McPherson’s
redevelopment. The U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs, for one, has indicated that
it plans to turn 10 acres into a healthcare
campus that would provide primary care,
mental health, dental, lab, radiology and
audiology services for veterans.
“That would be a significant beginning,”
Mr. Ward remarks.
The Fort McPherson Redevelopment
Authority also has conversed with
the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC). “ We’re trying to
interest them into [adding] a facility to
the site,” he says.
“They will help with the planning and
development,” he says.
Many see a redeveloped Fort McPherson
as breathing new economic life into an
area of South Fulton County that has, in
recent years, become depressed.
“The area needs this project,” Mr. Ward
says. The project will be a boost to the
State of Georgia as well.
“A pharmaceutical company with a
core activity would be a good fit,” Mr.
Ward states.
The City of Atlanta is looking at parts
of the property for a police, rescue and
firefighting training academy.
Officials believe such a project will be
successful because of Fort McPherson’s
sheer size and the fact that it is located 10
minutes from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
International Airport.
“Everything is still in the planning stages,”
Mr. Ward emphasizes. According to August 2010 estimates by
Huntley Associates, within the first 10
years of development, the 5,000 new
jobs at Fort McPherson will generate
approximately $12 million in annual
state income tax revenues. At build-out,
10,600 new jobs will be created and the
state will collect $1.8 million in annual
on-site sales taxes; $3.5 million per year
in property tax revenues and $24 million
in annual state income tax revenues.
Giving Fort McPherson a boost, however,
Forest City-Cousins-Integral Team has
been selected as the Master Developer
for the project.
This would be good news for an area
that has played such an integral role in
the history of South Fulton County and
the State of Georgia.
Federal, state and city agencies are
Learn and Play community containing
3.5 million-square-feet of labs and
office space, 1,747 units of residential
development, and a campus-style
collaborative environment to house
Georgia’s core competencies in vaccines,
infectious diseases, neurosciences and
other targeted sciences.
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Hartsfield-Jackson
flight operations at Hartsfield-Jackson. In 2011, HartsfieldJackson welcomed 9.86 million international passengers
— and the numbers are only growing. The Federal Aviation
Administration estimates that Atlanta will handle more than
13 million international passengers by 2015.
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Louis Miller, Aviation General Manager, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
International Airport
H
artsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
serves 150 U.S. destinations and 75 international
destinations in 50 countries averaging more than
250,000 passengers daily and housing more than 29.8 acres of
air cargo warehouse space. In May 2012, the Airport unveiled
the Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal to the
world. The new International Terminal will welcome millions
ofinternational travelers for decades to come.
The opening of America’s new gateway to the world coincides
with record numbers of international passengers and
The new Concourse F added 12 more gates to the 28
gates on Concourse E, which handled most of the Airport’s
international flights. The resulting 40-gate international air
travel complex has reduced the demand on existing facilities
— such as baggage handling systems, The “Plane Train”
automated people mover, and security checkpoints — and
thus has made the airport experience faster and easier for
domestic passengers, as well as those flying internationally.
This cutting-edge, LEED-certified (Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design) facility connects travelers from
throughout the world with 160 U.S. destinations. For those
traveling from the United States, the international terminal is
the gateway to nearly 70 destinations in more than 45 countries.
The 1.2 million square foot terminal and concourse offer
travelers several benefits:
baggage recheck process was eliminated for Atlanta•The
bound passengers, who now simply collect their checked
luggage and exit the building.
is a separate entrance to
•There
the international terminal from
the interstate, and international
travelers have their own parking
facilities.
Many world-class retail and food
and beverage outlets are available
in the international terminal,
both before and after the security
checkpoint.
An extension of the Airport’s
sustainability program to the
I n t e r n a t i o n a l Te r m i n a l , t h e
program incorporates elements of
recycling, water reclamation and
conservation, carbon footprint
reduction and energy conservation
into an environmentally-friendly
and celebrated venture.
•
•
Hartsfield-Jackson launched a free
i n te r n a t i o n a l s h u t t l e c o n n e c to r
service between the International and
domestic terminal to assist passengers,
especially those that find themselves
at the wrong terminal. The shuttle
also provides international travelers
with access to MARTA (Metropolitan
Atlanta Rapid Transit System), the
ATL SkyTrain (an elevated train that
connects passengers to the rental care
center), and the City of Atlanta.
In addition to its many practical
advantages, the International Terminal
offers spectacular views of the airfield
and features several large-scale art
installations that beautify the building.
A City of Atlanta ordinance, passed in
suspended sculpture by Uebersee that
resembles a bird in flight. The illusion
of motion is produced by electronic
pulses, which are synced to the
movements of arriving and departing
aircrafts, and flow through the piece’s
1,440 acrylic pixels, changing their
transparency for a dramatic display
of artistry.
Another art installation serves both
functional and aesthetic purposes.
“ Veneers” by Amy Landesberg is a
vibrant wall of glass and metal that
divides the pedestrian corridor between
Concourses E and F. Each panel of the
exhibit depicts wood grains from an
extinct or endangered tree species in
a stained-glass appearance, allowing
“The Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International
Terminal has a focus on efficiency and
customer-friendly design, so it will serve
our international guests well now and
in the future,” said Aviation General
Manager Louis Miller.
Because all facets of international
travel are separated from domestic
operations, airport passengers are
better utilizing Atlanta’s highway
and transit systems to insure their
departure from the correct terminal.
1977, dedicates 1 percent of eligible
capital construction budgets to the
arts. The Airport Art Program has a
solid reputation for displaying worldclass art exhibits, which continues
in the International Terminal. The
pieces vary in materials and scope,
and represent the finest artistic merit
and vision that are sure to be enjoyed
by passengers from around the world.
One of the most-talked-about
installations is sure to be “airFIELD,” a
light to cascade through it onto the
walkways and bathe our international
passengers in a rainbow of colors.
The expansion of the Har tsfieldJackson Atlanta International Airport
with the opening of the Maynard
H. Jackson, Jr. International Terminal
has amplified its economic impact
in metropolitan area. We welcome
you to Atlanta’s new global gateway
and hope to impress you with our
accessibility and stellar service.
“We welcome you to Atlanta’s new global gateway and hope
to impress you with our accessibility and stellar service.”
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Delta
Air Lines
Richard Anderson, CEO, Delta Air Lines
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L
ast year, Delta Air Lines celebrated its 70th anniversary as
Atlanta’s hometown airline. Originally founded in Monroe,
Louisiana, as a crop-dusting operation, the company
partnered with Atlanta’s leaders in 1941 to bring Delta to South
Fulton County both as a corporate headquarters and the region’s
primary air carrier.
As Delta has grown, so has Atlanta, anchored by the world’s
busiest airport and largest airline hub at Hartsfield-Jackson
Atlanta International Airport. Today, Delta connects Atlanta’s
business community to the world with more than 1,000 daily
nonstop flights to more than 200 destinations, including
nearly 70 international cities on five continents.
Delta recently partnered with Hartsfield-Jackson and the
City of Atlanta to construct a new $1.4 billion international
terminal. The Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal
opened its doors for the first time on May 15, 2012, providing
a world-class facility for international travelers visiting
Atlanta, further enhancing Atlanta’s status as a major center
of international commerce and travel.
Delta’s international hub serves as a significant economic engine
for South Fulton as well as the greater Atlanta region. Studies
have shown the airport has a direct economic impact of more
than $32.5 billion annually in the metro Atlanta area economy.
Delta has more than 25,000 employees residing in Atlanta,
and the company is deeply involved in the community. Its
community partners include the Grady Health Foundation,
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the National Center for Civil
and Human Rights, Habitat for Humanity and the United Way
of Metropolitan Atlanta. Delta Air Cargo
T
oday, Delta Air Lines is one of the world’s largest airlines, annually transporting 160 million customers to more than 330
worldwide destinations, all while carrying more than 2.4 billion cargo ton-miles. However, when the airline was founded
in 1924 in Macon, Georgia, its fleet of 18 planes was solely a crop-dusting operation. The airline quickly grew and, after
receiving Air Mail Route 24 from the United States Post Office in 1934, it expanded its services to mail transportation.
Delta continued to expand as a
global carrier, beginning service
to Europe in 1978 and Asia in
1988. In 2000, the company
launched SkyTeam Cargo with
three other carriers — AeroMexico, Air France and Korean Air — that were partners
in their global passenger airline alliance. The partnership made SkyTeam Cargo
the world’s foremost air cargo alliance.
In 2008, Delta acquired Northwest Airlines creating a global airline with major
operations in every region of the world. This global footprint has helped Delta to
continue its success. In 2011, the company generated more than $35 billion in
revenue, with Delta Cargo revenue topping $1 billion.
By 1946, Delta Air Lines was a full-service passenger airline just beginning to offer
regularly scheduled cargo services. Over the next two decades, Delta continued
to extend its capacity by expanding passenger service to the Caribbean and
South America. Its cargo operation flourished as well. In 1975, Delta became the
first airline to offer its own air express service (called Delta Air Express) — a high
priority, guaranteed cargo service known as Delta Dash today.
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Steve Milano
by
The Southeast’s Shipping &
Transportation Hub
G
etting materials and products
to and from your place of
business is key to maximizing
your sales, revenues and profits.
Getting people to and from your place
of work is a must for attracting and
retaining high-quality employees. South
Fulton County’s expansive network of
highways, rail lines, airports and public
transportation make the area perfect for
expanding and relocating companies
that require optimal shipping, air
travel and cargo, and commuting
infrastructure.
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Air Cargo and Travel
South Fulton is home to the world’s
busiest and most dynamic airport,
Airport. It’s a major shipping and
passenger hub for much of the United
States and makes corporate travel
economical and convenient. Your
executives will enjoy the many nonstop flight options available in and out
of Atlanta, as well as the convenience
of MARTA commuter rail service and
30 shuttle services to and from the
airport. Private and smaller commercial
planes use the Fulton County Brown
Field and South Fulton Airport, which
provide more shipping and travel
options. Brown Field has three runways,
ranging in length from 2,800 feet to
approximately 5,800 feet. The South
Fulton runway is approximately 2,700
feet. Most corporate jets in Georgia
make South Fulton their home.
Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky,
Ohio and Michigan, with easy access to
states on either side. Running almost
perpendicular to I-75, Interstate 85
provides access to Alabama, Georgia,
South Carolina, North Carolina and
Virginia. The 1,500-mile Interstate 20
runs east-west through South Fulton,
offering access to Georgia, Louisiana,
Mississippi, Alabama, South Carolina
and Texas. Along these three interstates
are many major highway junctions that
give your products or materials even
greater access to and from many other
highways, cities and states.
Road Network
If you need something shipped out
or trucked in fast, you’ll be connected
to much of the U.S. when you do
business in South Fulton via three major
interstate highways. Running the length
of the United States from Florida to the
Canadian border, Interstate 75 is a major
transportation hub, passing through
Understanding its position as a major
business and transportation hub,
Atlanta took a major step to ease traffic
congestion during peak hours by
building Interstate 285, a loop around
the metro area that helps truckers
and commuters get to where they
are going faster. This convenient route
helps South Fulton County residents
and employees get where they need to
be quicker, whether it’s home, work or
the airport.
Rail Shipping
The CSX Intermodal Terminal in Fairburn
gives you access to 21,000 miles of rail
lines stretching east to west between
Boston and Chicago, north and south
from Detroit to West Palm Beach, and
almost everywhere in between. CSX rail
lines crisscross 22 states and the District
of Columbia, shipping items such as
intermodal containers, coal, aggregates,
grain and feed. There are more than
2,600 miles of CSX rail in Georgia alone,
handling more than 1.6 million carloads
of freight annually.
Norfolk Southern Railroad also runs
numerous trains through the South
Fulton area managing a large amount
of cargo capacity and helping to drive
productivity.
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Walter Vinson, Board Chair, South Fulton Chamber of Commerce; Y, Dyan Matthews, President, SFCOC; and
Kurt Kraft, Residential Energy Consultant, GreyStone Power
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For more information about the South
Fulton Industrial Corridor, visit:
www.southfultonparkwayalliance.org.
of commercial real estate on Oakley
Industrial Boulevard and the I-85
intersection.
commercial growth at key intersections
like Oakley Industrial Boulevard and SR
74.”
South Fulton CID
Location to the airport, access to I-85
and available land is what attracts
most business to the South Fulton
area,” according to South Fulton
CID Administrator Joddie Gray. “But
what makes the area truly unique is
the committed group of commercial
property owners dedicated to improving
the area.”
“The CID worked for years advocating
for a bridge over the tracks, seeking
funding, donating right of way and fast
tracking CSX approvals,” said Gray.
In addition, the CID is assisting in having
the SR 74/I-85 interchange listed as a
Transportation Investment Act ( TIA)
project and is working with the City
of Fairburn on the alternatives analysis
for the interchange. By working with
local jurisdictions to find funding for an
Interchange Modification Report (IMR)
for the SR 74/I-85 Interchange, the CID
has raised $95,000 from the CID, Fayette
County, City of Peachtree City and City
of Fairburn.
The South Fulton CID was formed in
1999 and is comprised of a self-taxing
group of property owners working
together to facilitate business and
community development. The CID
covers 6,446 acres of commercial and
industrial property within South Fulton,
most of which is located along the
Oakley Industrial Boulevard corridor. The
Oakley corridor provides access to key
industrial areas, including the Southpark
Industrial Park, one of the state’s critical
logistics centers.
The South Fulton CID was formed largely
because of the need for grade separation
at Oakley Industrial Boulevard and the
nearby CSX railroad tracks. In addition,
the CID gave local business leaders the
ability to help improve freight access
to warehousing, manufacturing and
industrial sites along the key stretch
After the bridge was built, the CID turned
its efforts to a connected, improved
roadway system throughout the CID
area for all types of traffic. The new
direction led to the CID’s most recent
triumph in the form of a $1.5 million
Transportation Infrastructure Bank grant
from the Georgia State Road and Tollway
Authority to help finance the upgrade of
Oakley Industrial Boulevard from SR 138
to the big bridge over the CSX railroad
tracks.
The project, which will upgrade 1.69
miles of the Oakley Industrial Boulevard
from two to three lanes and will add
turning lanes, shoulders and new
sidewalks, has the added benefit of
providing pedestrians access to local
businesses and provides a safe place to
wait for the local school bus.
““The CID was instrumental in finding
funding for this project, which spans
three jurisdictions,” said Gray. “As a result
of their efforts, we have seen growth in
manufacturing and warehousing along
Oakley Industrial Boulevard, but also
The goals of the CID moving forward
are to enhance mobility and safety, and
encourage economic vitality through
the improvement of the existing
transportation infrastructure for those
who work, reside, shop and commute in
and to the South Fulton CID area.
For more information on the South Fulton
CID, visit: www.southfultoncid.com.
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taking notice. In three of the last
four years, Hartsfield-Jackson has
won the World Air Cargo Award
for Airport of the Year, presented
by Air Cargo Week. And in 2012
the Airport once again received
the Global and North American
Airport Efficiency Excellence
Award from the Air Transport
Research Society.
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Hidden Lake Apartments
4050 Morgan Road
Union City, GA 30291....................................(770) 964-0717
www.hiddenlakeaptshomes.com
United Community Bank
65 Washington Street
Fairburn, GA 30213..........................................(770) 964-1551
www.ucbi.com
Hollis-Hopson, LLC
1882 Princeton Avenue, Suite 8
College Park, GA 30337.................................(404) 767-3764
www.hollishopson.com
The Landings at Oak Hill
4300 Flat Shoals Road
Union City, GA 30291....................................(770) 964-4202
Wells Fargo Corporation - Operations Center
3579 Atlanta Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30354...........................................(404) 684-3841
www.wachovia.com
Habib Ismail CPA
3781 Presidential Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30340..........................................(678) 886-6686
Advertising
Redbird Mediaworks
3238 Telford Terrace
Atlanta, GA 30331............................................(404) 798-8413
Spectrum Delivers
8343 Roswell Road, Suite 228
Atlanta, GA 30350............................................(404) 534-2620
www.spectrumdelivers.com
Advertising - Multimedia
Barrow Creative
1807 Laurel Green Way
East Point, GA 30344....................................(404) 456-6494
www.barrowcreative.com
The Tenth Amendment Media Group
5155 Westpark Drive
Atlanta, GA 30336............................................(678) 929-8071
www.tenthamendmentgroup.com
Advertising - Printing
Graphic Visions Unlimited
800 Port 14 Place
Atlanta, GA 30349............................................(404) 767-3336
www.gvu.net
WOW Advertising
P.O. Box 95
Fairburn, GA 30213..........................................(678) 521-5646
www.wowadvertising.net
Airports
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
6000 North Terminal Parkway, Suite 4000
Atlanta, GA 30320...........................................(404) 530-6600
www.atlanta-airport.com
Animal Care
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Kaneine, Inc., DBA Camp Bow Wow
222 Impreglon Way
Fairburn, GA 30213.........................................(770) 964-3600
www.mycbw.com/fairburn
Apartments/Apartment Communities
Ansley at Princeton Lakes
3671 Redwine Road
Atlanta, GA 30344...........................................(866) 855-1886
www.ansleyatprincetonlakes.com
Astoria at Riverside Park
1925 Waycrest Drive
Atlanta, GA 30331............................................(404) 344-1336
www.astoriariversidepark.com
Harbor Grove Apartments
8064 South Fulton Parkway
Fairburn, GA 30213..........................................(770) 774-3211
www.harborcompanies.net
Sandtown Vista Apartments
1475 Sand Bay Drive
Atlanta, GA 30331............................................(866) 923-5210
www.sandtownvistaapts.com
Automobile Care
Tidal Wave Auto Spa
6165 Old National Highway
Atlanta, GA 30349...........................................(770) 991-6668
www.tidalwaveautospa.com/location/view/8
Tilden Car Care Center
2107 Metropolitan Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30315............................................(404) 559-7743
Automobile Dealerships
Bill Reilly’s Union City Toyota
4115 Jonesboro Road
Union City, GA 30291....................................(770) 964-8888
www.billreillytoyota.com
Lexus of South Atlanta
4025 Jonesboro Road
Union City, GA 30291....................................(770) 969-0204
www.lexusofsouthatlanta.com
Peachtree Auto Sales
8480 Senoia Road, Highway 74
Fairburn, GA 30213.........................................(770) 964-7755
www.peachtreeautosales.com
Automobile Service - Wrecking
Moody’s Wrecker Service
3845 Conley Street
College Park, GA 30337.................................(404) 762-1632
Banks
BB&T Camp Creek Branch
3790 Princeton Lakes Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30331...........................................(404) 346-2800
www.bbt.com
PNC Bank
4650 Jonesboro Road
Union City, GA 30291.....................................(404) 495-6912
www.rbc.com
Regions Bank
2833 Main Street
East Point, GA 30344.....................................(404) 768-9305
www.regions.com
Suntrust Bank - South Commercial Group
1235 Southlake Circle
Morrow, GA 30260..........................................(770) 478-4542
www.suntrust.com
Suntrust Bank, Atlanta
3510 Camp Creek Parkway
East Point, GA 30344.....................................(404) 346-4789
Beverage Distributor
Pepsico America’s Beverages (Quaker,
Tropicana, Gatorade)
1650 Westgate Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30336...........................................(404) 346-8502
www.pepsico.com
Business Services
C Robinson Associates, Inc.
P.O. Box 312300, 330 Glenhurst Lane
Atlanta, GA 31131.............................................(404) 691-4223
www.crobinsonassociates.com
Greco Enterprises
998 Heatherbrooke Lane
Atlanta, GA 30324............................................(678) 644-1433
Business Services - Administrative Support
Cameli Administrative Services, LLC
150 Hutchinson Street, Suite 707
Atlanta, GA 30307............................................(678) 586-3576
www.cameliconsulting.com
Business Services - Coaching & Mentoring
The Bantam Group, Inc.
1776 Peachtree Street, Suite 600
Atlanta, GA 30309............................................(404) 815-9331
www.thebantamgroup.com
Business Services - Human Resources
CYQuest Business Solutions, Inc.
3401 Norman Berry Drive, Suite 273
Atlanta, GA 30344...........................................(404) 761-6699
www.cyquest.biz
Business Services - Professional
Writing & Editing
New Era Editing, Inc.
119 McGill Park Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30312.............................................(404) 337-3979
Catering
Proof of the Pudding by MGR Inc.
2000 Convention Center Concourse
College Park, GA 30337.................................(770) 907-3059
www.proofatlanta.com
Childcare/Development Centers
GEMS Learning Academy
2445 Creel Road
College Park, GA 30349...............................(770) 909-7700
www.gemsdaycare.com
LeapFrog Academy
6400 Shannon Parkway
Union City, GA 30291.....................................(770) 306-7333
www.leapfrog-usa.com
Churches
Marvelous Light Empowerment Association
P.O. Box 742031 Riverdale, GA 30274. 404) 312-0477
DIRECTORY
Providence Baptist Church
1773 Hawthorne Avenue
College Park, GA 30337.................................(404) 209-1423
www.providencebc.com
Cleaning Services
Alliance Laundry & Textile Services, LLC
1631 Willingham Drive
East Point, GA 30344.....................................(404) 763-2006
www.alliancetextiles.com
Diane Daniel Enterprises, Inc.
9196 Denmeade Trace
Douglasville, GA 30135.................................(888) 841-7243
www.daniel-enterprises.com
Construction
D&D Construction, Inc.
1148 JVL Court, Suite 150
Marietta, GA 30066.........................................(770) 591-2155
www.ddconstructioninc.com
Consulting
A&T Investors, Inc.
3730 Creekview Circle
College Park, GA 30349................................(404) 763-3089
Sandra B. Hardy CID Consulting of Georgia, LLC
7870 Creekwood Road
Fairburn, GA 30213.........................................(770) 969-8575
Success Business Institute
191 Peachtree Street, 22nd Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303...........................................(404) 588-5502
www.successbusinessinstitute.com
Consulting - Financial
D4 Consulting Services, LLC
3645 Market Place Boulevard, Suite 130-271
East Point, GA 30344.......................................(404) 217-8115
www.d4consultingsvcs.com
Consulting - Information Technology
Mobile IT, Inc.
1755 East Park Place Boulevard
Stone Mountain, GA 30087........................(770) 465-6147
www.mobileit-usa.com
Consulting - Management
The Collaborative Firm, LLC
1514 East Cleveland Avenue, Suite 82
East Point, GA 30344.....................................(404) 684-7031
www.thecollaborativefirm.com
Consulting - Technology
Cpak Technology Solutions
133 Main Street
LaGrange, GA 30240......................................(706) 883-7664
www.cpak.com
Contractors - Concrete
Fly and Form, Inc.
1817 Westgate Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30336............................................(770) 971-7873
www.flyandform.com/home/HomePage.html
Contractors - Electrical
Mister Sparky, Inc.
2064 Canton Road
Marietta, GA 30066........................................(770) 422-3400
www.mistersparky.com
Contractors - Home Improvement
SERVPRO
75 Mendel Drive, Suite G Atlanta, GA 30336
.(404) 505-1760
www.servproofeastpoint.com
Contractors - Remodeling
Entertainment - Children
Contractors - Retail & Home Improvement
Event Facilities
Contractors - Woodwork
Benjamin’s of East Point: Special Events Facility
1381 Cleveland Avenue
East Point, GA 30344......................................(404) 768-7498
www.benjaminsofeastpoint.com
The Garage Door Company
308 Fairburn Industrial Boulevard, Suite C
Fairburn, GA 30213..........................................(770) 774-1900
www.thegaragedoorcompany.com
Southern Patio
4400 Commerce Circle
Atlanta, GA 30336............................................(404) 419-2900
www.southernpatio.com
Mortensen Woodwork Inc.
4920 Baker Street
Union City, GA 30291.....................................(770) 969-1475
www.mortensenwoodwork.com
Dental Services
Exquisite Smiles
5370 Campbellton-Fairburn Road, Suite 130
Fairburn, GA 30213........................................(770) 964-0494
www.exquisitesmilesatl.com
Sandtown Family Dentistry, LLC
5819 Campbellton Road, Suite 103
Atlanta, GA 30331............................................(404) 349-8055
www.sandtowndentistry.com
Distribution
Owens-Illinois North America Inc.
3107 Sylvan Road
Hapeville, GA 30354.....................................(404) 765-8602
www.us.o-i.com
Distribution - Food
U S Foodservice
7950 Spence Road
Fairburn, GA 30213.........................................(770) 774-8300
www.usfood.com
Distribution - Furniture
Turner-Boone
1320 Ellsworth Industrial Boulevard, Suite A1600
Atlanta, GA 30318............................................(404) 733-1060
www.turnerboone.com
Electric Company
College Park Power
1886 Harvard Avenue
College Park, GA 30337................................(404) 669-3772
Georgia Power Company
7365 Oakley Industrial Boulevard
Union City, GA 30291.....................................(770) 306-5712
www.southernco.com
GreyStone Power Corporation
(770) 942-6576
www.greystonepower.com
Engineering Services
Concept Engineering
4584 Chamblee Dunwoody Road
Dunwoody, GA 30338...................................(404) 297-8756
www.conceptengrs.net
Entertainment
Georgia Renaissance Festival
(770) 964-8575
www.garenfest.com
Sir Charles Entertainment Services
1880 Heatherton Road
Dacula, GA 30019.............................................(678) 924-7634
True Colors Theatre Company
887 West Marietta Street, Suite J-102
Atlanta, GA 30318...........................................(404) 588-0308
www.truecolorstheatre.org
JJ’s Playhouse
3645 Marketplace Boulevard, Suite 130 #287
East Point, GA 30344......................................(678) 557-4230
www.jjsplayhouse.org
Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau
Atlanta, GA 30303............................................(404) 521-6615
www.atlanta.net
Georgia International Convention Center
College Park, GA 30337.................................(770) 997-3566
www.gicc.com
The City Center
6502 Gresham Street
Union City, GA 30291.....................................(404) 422-3023
www.thecitycenter.net
Event Services
Balloons by J. Wesley
P.O. Box 4784
Atlanta, GA 30302............................................(578) 687-1999
Bargain Bouncing Party Rentals, LLC
P.O. Box 1484
Fairburn, GA 30213..........................................(770) 964-3136
www.bargainbouncin.com
Financial Services
1 Source Financial
3330 Cobb Parkway, Suite 17-302
Acworth, GA 30101.........................................(770) 529-7531
www.1sourcefinancial.com
Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.
3280 Peachtree Road, Suite 700
Atlanta, GA 30305............................................(404) 460-1732
www.ameriprise.com
Eventium Financial Services
3169 Elmwood Court
Atlanta, GA 30349............................................(404) 642-7332
www.eventiumfs.com
Merrill Lynch, The MG Group
333 North Point Center East, Suite 400
Alpharetta, GA 30022...................................(770) 360-6093
www.ml.com
Financial Systems
Global Payments Inc
10 Glenlake Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30328...........................................(404) 346-6571
www.globalpayments.com
Fitness & Health
Design For You Fitness, LLC
125 Opal Court
Fayetteville, GA 30215....................................(678) 368-1014
www.designforyoufitness.com
Fit Neighborhood
5495 Cascade Road, Suite 109
Atlanta, GA 30331............................................(404) 549-8785
www.fitneighborhood.com
Fitness & Sports Centers
LA Fitness
College Park, GA 30349................................(678) 304-2444
www.lafitness.com
Open Word Christian Ministries
6250 Highway 92
Fairburn, GA 30213.........................................(770) 964-3379
www.owcm.org
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DIRECTORY
Food Products
Edible Arrangements
3830 Princeton Lakes Court, Suite 700
Atlanta, GA 30331............................................(404) 346-1488
www.ediblearrangements.com
Georgia Spice Company
3600 Atlanta Industrial Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30331...........................................(404) 696-6200
www.georgiaspicecompany.com
HoneyBaked Ham Company
6175 Old National Highway, Suite 204
Atlanta, GA 30349.............................................(770) 997-2211
www.honeybakedham.com
McCormick & Company
5840 Tulane Drive
Atlanta, GA 30336...........................................(404) 696-7509
Twelve Baskets, Inc.
5200 Phillip Lee Drive
Atlanta, GA 30336...........................................(404) 696-9922
www.twelvebaskets.com
Funeral Homes/Directors
Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
5755 Mallory Road
College Park, GA 30349................................(770) 964-7871
www.forestlawnmemgardens.com
Holly Hill Memorial Chapel
431 SW Broad Street
Fairburn, GA 30213.........................................(770) 964-7833
www.hollyhillfuneralhome.com
Gas Company - Natural
Gas-South
3625 Cumberland Boulevard
Atlanta, GA 30339............................................(866) 762-6427
www.gas-south.com
Taylor Gas, Inc.
134 Jonesboro Road
Fairburn, GA 30213.........................................(770) 964-3357
www.taylorgas.net/
Golf Courses/Residential Community
Durham Lakes Golf & Country Club
110 Durham Lake Parkway
Fairburn, GA 30213.........................................(404) 886-9307
www.durhamlakes.com
Government - City
City of Chattahoochee Hills
6505 Rico Road
Chattahoochee Hills, GA 30268..............(770) 463-8881
www.chatthillsga.us
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City of College Park
3667 Main Street
College Park, GA 30337..................................(404) 767-1537
www.collegeparkga.com
City of East Point
2777 East Point Street
East Point, GA 30344.....................................(404) 270-7001
www.eastpointcity.org
City of East Point / Economic Development
1526 East Forrest Avenue, Suite 400
East Point, GA 30344.....................................(404) 270-7057
www.eastpointcity.org
City of Fairburn
56 Malone Street
Fairburn, GA 30213.........................................(770) 964-2244
www.fairburn.com
City of Hapeville
3468 North Fulton Avenue Hapeville, GA 30354
(404) 669-2100
www.hapeville.org
City of Palmetto
509 Toombs Street
Palmetto, GA 30268
City of Union City
5047 Union Street
Union City, GA 30291....................................(770) 964-2288
www.unioncityga.org
Government - Community Improvement
Fulton Industrial Boulevard Community
Improvement District
7870 Creekwood Road
Fairburn, GA 30213.........................................(770) 969-8575
South Fulton Community Improvement District
264 19th Street, Suite 2220
Atlanta, GA 30363...........................................(404) 815-9080
www.southfultoncid.com
South Fulton Parkway Alliance
P.O. Box 1055
Fairburn, GA 30213
www.southfultonparkwayalliance.org
Government - County
Development Authority of Fulton County
141 Pryor Street, Suite 1031
Atlanta, GA 30303...........................................(404) 612-8078
www.fultondevauthority.org
Fulton County Economic Development Municipal
141 Pryor Street
Atlanta, GA 30301...........................................(404) 612-4000
www.myfultoncountyga.gov
Fulton County Economic Development Unincorporated
4055 Fulton Industrial Boulevard
Atlanta, GA 30336...........................................(404) 612-4000
141 Pryor Street
Atlanta, GA 30301...........................................(404) 612-4000
Fulton County Police Department
Atlanta, GA 30336............................................(404) 613-5700
www.fultoncountyga.gov/police-home
Fulton County Workforce Development
5710 Stonewall Tell Road
College Park, GA 30349...............................(404) 730-6992
www.fultonhumanservices.org/workforce.htm
Housing Authority of Fulton County
5273 Wendall Drive
Atlanta, GA 30336...........................................(404) 588-4950
www.hafc.org
Grocers
C&N Foods, Inc.
3220 Butner Road, Suite 220
Atlanta, GA 30331............................................(678) 369-8907
www.atlanta.cenatogo.com
Hair Salons
D’Lor Salon & Spa, Inc.
1180 Fairburn Road, Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30331............................................(404) 344-1622
www.dlorsalonspa.com
Hair To Go Salon
4780 Jonesboro Road
Union City, GA 30291.....................................(770) 964-5115
Healthcare Services
Caduceus Occupational Medicine
3 Cascade Pointe
Atlanta, GA 30331............................................(404) 761-4040
www.caduceus24-7.com
Caduceus Occupational Medicine
535 North Central Avenue
Hapeville, GA 30354.......................................(404) 761-4040
www.caduceus24-7.com
Healthcare Services - Nursing Services
Heart 2 Heart Nursing Service
2981 Church Street, Suite 104
East Point, GA 30344......................................(404) 763-4114
Heating & Air Conditioning
Landor’s Heating & Air
6945 Cottonwood Trail
Riverdale, GA 30296.......................................(770) 994-7959
Home Improvement
Southern Sales & Marketing
Atlanta, GA 30336...........................................(404) 505-5920
Hotels
America’s Best Value Inn & Suites
Atlanta, GA 30336............................................(404) 691-2444
www.americasbestvalueinn.com
Best Western Union City Inn & Suites
6743 Shannon Parkway
Union City, GA 30291....................................(770) 969-4567
www.bestwestern.com
Cambria Suites
4475 Best Road
College Park, GA 30337................................(678) 228-0078
www.cambriasuites.com
Comfort Inn & Suites - Union City
6800 Shannon Way
Union City, GA 30291.....................................(770) 306-2677
www.comfortinn.com/hotel.ga299
Country Inn & Suites
7815 Senoia Road
Fairburn, GA 30213.........................................(678) 782-4900
www.countryinns.com/fairburnga
Fairfield Inn & Suites Atlanta Airport
1255 Walker Avenue
East Point, GA 30344......................................(404) 767-5374
www.marriott.com/ATLSZ
Hampton Inn & Suites Atlanta
3450 Creek Pointe Drive
East Point, GA 30344.....................................(404) 344-4474
www.hamptoninn.hilton.com
Hampton Inn Atlanta - Fairburn
7790 Ella Lane
Fairburn, GA 30213.........................................(678) 782-4600
Hotel Indigo
1776 Harvard Avenue
College Park, GA 30337.................................(404) 691-2444
www.hotelindigo.com
Hyatt Place Atlanta Airport North
3415 Norman Berry Drive
Atlanta, GA 30344..........................................(404) 768-8484
www.atlantaairportnorth.place.hyatt.com
DIRECTORY
Ramada Atlanta Airport Conference Center
1380 Virginia Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30344...........................................(404) 838-0021
www.holiday-inn.com/atl-hiairportn
Shanta Hospitality, Inc., DBA Hotel 6
3860 Flat Shoals Road
Union City, GA 30291....................................(770) 969-0089
Sheraton Gateway
1900 Sullivan Road
College Park, GA 30337.................................(770) 997-1100
Sleep Inn & Suites - Fairburn
1005 Oakley Industrial Boulevard
Fairburn, GA 30213..........................................(678) 782-4700
www.sleepinn.com
Springhill Suites
College Park, GA 30337................................(770) 907-8880
Wingate Inn - Fairburn
7882 Senoia Road
Fairburn, GA 30213.........................................(770) 892-3006
www.wingateinns.com
Insurance
AccuClean, Inc
1514 E Cleveland Avenue, Suite 115
East Point, GA 30344.....................................(404) 765-6477
www.accucleaninc.com
Job Readiness/Placement
Stinson & Associates, Inc.
2801 RN Martin Street, Suite 101
East Point, GA 30344....................................(404) 209-0665
www.stinsonassociates.com
Landscape Contractors
MudFOOT Landscape & Lawn Maintenance, LLC
P.O. Box 366001
Atlanta, GA 30336............................................(404) 271-7974
www.mudfootlandscapes.com
Sandy Springs Lawnscapes
1146 Davis Road
Smyrna, GA 30088..........................................(404) 255-7000
www.ssls.com
Legal Services
AT Work Benefit Co, LLC
777 Cleveland Avenue, Suite 103
Atlanta, GA 30315...........................................(404) 305-0600
www.workbenefitco.com
The Cuffie Law Firm
3080 Campbellton Road
Atlanta, GA 30311............................................(404) 344-4242
www.cuffielawfirm.com
HD Cordy and Associates
3780 Pebble Beach Drive
Atlanta, GA 30349...........................................(770) 969-0837
www.hdcordyandassociates.com
Davis & Meeker, LLC
6631 Watson Street
Union City, GA 30291....................................(770) 964-0228
Interior Decorators & Designers
Rite at Home
3460 Cascade Road Atlanta, GA 30331
(678) 281-1771................www.millerbynumdesign.com
Interior Decorators & Designers - Fabrics
Lewis & Sheron Textile
Atlanta, GA 30336...........................................(404) 691-6656
www.lsfabrics.com
Logistics - Supply Chain
Genco Supply Chain
8095 McLarin Road
Palmetto, GA 30268.......................................(770) 306-0301
www.genco.com
Collins & Jones, LLC
7 West Broad Street
Fairburn, GA 30213.........................................(770) 964-0821
State Farm Insurance - Reneka Ward Agency
5370 Campbellton-Fairburn Road
Fairburn, GA 30213..........................................(770) 892-7771
www.renekaward.com
Total Warehousing, Inc.
6063 Boatrock Road
Atlanta, GA 30336...........................................(404) 349-4450
www.twIlogistics.com
Standard Landscape, Inc.
7512 Southlake Parkway
Jonesboro, GA 30236.....................................(678) 817-3232
www.standardlandscape.com
American Family insurance
Atlanta, GA 30331...........................................(404) 349-0960
State Farm Insurance - Jim Weeks Agency
607 Main Street
Palmetto, GA 30268......................................(770) 463-4602
www.statefarm.com
Prologistix
3800 Camp Creek Parkway, Building 2400 Suite 112
Atlanta, GA 30331............................................(404) 346-5313
www.prologistix.com
EMO Trans Atlanta
20 Southwoods Parkway, Suite 500
Atlanta, GA 30354............................................(404) 761-1956
www.emotrans.com
AFLAC Insurance - Bruce Kellar Agency
600 Henry Drive
Woodstock, GA 30188.................................(404) 644-5682
Spiller Insurance Claims Consultants, Inc. (SICC,
Inc.)
5317 Lakerock Drive
Atlanta, GA 30331.............................................(678) 545-1954
FedEx Trade Networks
P.O. Box 20729
Atlanta, GA 30320............................................(404) 761-2929
www.ftn.fedex.com
South Fulton Landscape Nursery
3415 Enon Road
College Park, GA 30349...............................(404) 344-0630
Charles S. Johnson III
1201 West Peachtree Street, Suite 2000
Atlanta, GA 30309............................................(404) 817-8530
www.hklaw.com
Purchasing Alliance Solutions
736 Johnson Ferry Road, Building C-200
Marietta, GA 30068.........................................(770) 579-1214
www.purchasingalliance.com
Expeditors International
300 Tradeport Drive, Suite 300
Atlanta, GA 30354............................................(404) 361-6245
www.expeditors.com
Fincher, Denmark and Williams, LLC
2262 Mount Zion Road
Jonesboro, GA 30236....................................(770) 478-9950
www.fdwlaw.com
Let’s Get Legal
6035 Bakers Ferry Road, Suite 230
Atlanta, GA 30336..........................................(404) 629-9444
The Mabra Firm, LLC
197 14th Street, Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30318...........................................(404) 344-5255
www.mabrafirm.com
Shea Stokes
3593 Hemphill Street
College Park, GA 30337................................(404) 766-0076
www.sheastokes.com
Liquor Store
Kilroy’s Beer & Wine
College Park, GA 30337.................................(404) 768-3159
Logistics
Agility
3505 Naturally Fresh Boulevard
Atlanta, GA 30349...........................................(404) 806-3600
www.agilitylogistics.com
NAL Worldwide, LLC
1485 Westlake Parkway, Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30336............................................(404) 349-3331
www.nalworldwide.com
Mailing Services
Dove Mailing
Atlanta, GA 30336...........................................(404) 629-0122
www.dovemailing.com
Manufacturers
5 Star Chemicals
4705-G Bakers Ferry Road
Atlanta, GA 30336...........................................(404) 924-4290
Maxwell Chase Technologies
Atlanta, GA 30336...........................................(404) 344-0796
www.maxwellchase.com
NISSEI ASB Company
Atlanta, GA 30336...........................................(404) 699-7755
www.nissei-asbus.com
Spartech Plastics, Inc.
10 Enterprise Boulevard
Atlanta, GA 30336...........................................(404) 696-4280
www.spartech.com
Manufacturers - Chemical
Harvard Chemical Research
3595 Zip Industrial Boulevard
Atlanta, GA 30354............................................(404) 761-0657
www.hcronline.com
Manufacturers - Energy Storage
Sila Nanotechnologies Inc.
541 Tenth Street, Suite 195
Atlanta, GA 30318.............................................(650) 814-1885
www.silanano.com
Manufacturers - Hair Care Products
CPL Marketing Group, Inc.
170 Mendel Drive
Atlanta, GA 30336...........................................(404) 696-8771
www.cplmarketing.com
The Inn at Serenbe
10950 Hutcheson Ferry Road
Palmetto, GA 30268........................................(770) 463-2610
www.serenbe.com
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DIRECTORY
Marketing & Special Event Services
3131 Piedmont Road, Suite 202
Atlanta, GA 30305...........................................(404) 993-3080
www.gppevents.com
Massage Therapy & Stress Management
Affusions Spa
6740 Shannon Parkway, Suite 9
Union City, GA 30291......................................(678) 519-5185
www.affusionsbodyspa.com
Zen Massage
Atlanta, GA 30331............................................(678) 705-3343
www.zenmassageusa.com
Medical Services
East Point Chiropractic
1668 Thompson Avenue
East Point, GA 30344.....................................(404) 765-0595
www.eastpointchiropractic.com
The Hamman Medical Day Spa
1 Biltmore Place, Suite 400
Atlanta, GA 30308..........................................(404) 888-9449
www.thehamman.com
Palmetto Dialysis Clinic
500 Walnut Way
Palmetto, GA 30268.......................................(615) 771-4400
www.nationalrenal.com
Piedmont Physicians Group - Palmetto
1125 Senoia Road, Suite B
Tyrone, GA 30290.............................................(678) 593-1900
www.piedmont.org
South Atlanta Urgent Care Clinic
Atlanta, GA 30349...........................................(404) 763-9300
SouthSide Medical Care
6325 Shannon Parkway, Suite D
Union City, GA 30291....................................(770) 964-1400
www.southsidemedicalcare.com
Walter C. Edwards, MD, PC
993-C Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30342............................................(404) 255-1180
Medical Services/Insurance
Kaiser Permanente
1175 Cascade Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30311.............................................(404) 261-2590
www.kaiserpermanente.org
Non-Profit Associations and Foundations
American Red Cross Southern Region
1955 Monroe Drive
Atlanta, GA 30324...........................................(404) 870-4418
www.redcrossatlanta.org
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Atlanta Area Council of the Boy Scouts of
America
1800 Circle 75 Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30339..........................................(770) 956-0494
www.atlantabsa.org
Christian City
7300 Lester Road
Union City, GA 30291....................................(770) 964-3301
www.christiancity.org
March of Dimes - Metro Atlanta Division
Atlanta, GA 30309..........................................(404) 350-9800
www.marchofdimes.com
National Coalition of 100 Black Women, MECCA
Chapter
5155 Westpark Drive
Atlanta, GA 30336..........................................(404) 983-6882
www.nc100bwmeccaga.org
GA Hotel Partners
4330 Fulton Industrail Boulevard
Atlanta, GA 30336...........................................(404) 505-8880
www.gahotelpartners.info
Seeds for Life Educational Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 311308
Atlanta, GA 31131.............................................(404) 510-0811
www.seedsforlife.org
Dozier Homes, Inc.
5984 South Norcross Tucker Road
Norcross, GA 30093........................................(770) 448-1277
www.dozierhomes.net
South Fulton Senior Services
3680 College Street
College Park, GA 30337................................(404) 559-0070
www.sfssi.org
Southwest Atlanta Real Estate Focus Group
3800 Campcreek Parkway, Building 1800 Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30331...........................................(404) 862-0060
www.swarefg.org
Synergistic Youth Enterprises, Inc.
4910 Old Jonesboro Road, Building 300 Suite 302
Union City, GA 30291....................................(770) 969-2800
www.syeinc.org
Youth Enhancement Services, Inc.
1514 East Cleveland Avenue, Suite 99A
East Point, GA 30344.....................................(770) 256-0275
Office Furniture
Brown Office Systems, Inc.
1733 Washington Road
East Point, GA 30344.....................................(404) 766-6056
www.brownofficesystems.com
Photography
C Jackson Photography
692 Bear Trail
Fairburn, GA 30213.........................................(770) 393-4148
www.cjacksonphotography.com
Plumbing
Head’s Plumbing
4381 Campbellton Road
Atlanta, GA 30331.............................................(404) 421-3150
Printers
Toshiba Business Solutions of GA
1 Glenlake Parkway, Suite 1300
Atlanta, GA 30328..........................................(770) 446-2009
www.tbsgeorgia.com
Tri-C
5169 Southridge Parkway, Suite 120
College Park, GA 30349................................(404) 766-2878
www.tricprint.com
Tri-Copy Office Equipment, Inc.
125 Bradford Square, Suite A
Fayetteville, GA 30215....................................(770) 716-7558
www.tri-copy.com
TSG USA, Inc.
420 Dividend Drive, Suite A
Peachtree City, GA 30269...........................(678) 364-6900
www.tsgusainc.com
Professional Associations
Old National Merchants Association
5495 Old National Highway, Suite C-4
College Park, GA 30349...............................(404) 590-8876
www.onma.us
Property Management
Braden Fellman Group
931 Ponce de Leon Avenue Atlanta, GA 30306
(404) 876-6432
www.bradenfellman.com
EAR Property Management, Inc.
1895 Phoenix Boulevard, Suite 235
College Park, GA 30349.................................(678) 604-0111
Real Estate
Semaj, Inc.
P.O. Box 371804
Decatur, GA 30037
Real Estate - Brokers
King Realty, Inc.
210 The Bluffs, Suite B
Austell, GA 30168.............................................(404) 942-2071
www.kingrealty.net
Real Estate - Commercial & Industrial
Avison-Young/ING/Clarion
30 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard, Suite 900
Atlanta, GA 30308...........................................(404) 865-3663
www.avisonyoung.com/offices/atlanta
Selig Enterprises, Inc.
1100 Spring Street, Suite 550
Atlanta, GA 30309...........................................(404) 898-9039
www.seligenterprises.com
Sharp Commercial Realty
P.O. Box 191115
Atlanta, GA 31115.............................................(678) 825-2530
Real Estate - Homebuilders
Jones & Minear Homebuilders, LLC
3800 Camp Creek Parkway, Building 1400 Suite 134
Atlanta, GA 30331...........................................(404) 349-8980
www.jonesandminear.com
Real Estate - Investment and Managers
Clarion Partners, LLC
30 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard
Atlanta, GA 30308...........................................(678) 686-2961
Real Estate - Property Development
PEC Development Group
1640 Powers Ferry Road, Suite 300
Atlanta, GA 30367............................................(770) 541-5250
www.pecdevelopment.net
Real Estate - Publications
Dorey Publishing
138 Hammond Drive
Atlanta, GA 30328............................................(404) 257-1962
www.dorey.com
Real Estate - Residential
South-Owens Realty
3645 Marketplace Boulevard, Suite 160
East Point, GA 30344.....................................(404) 494-3939
Recreation - Youth
South Fulton Panthers
4425 Ravenwood Drive
Union City, GA 30291.....................................(678) 789-1273
Resource Management
Homeshow at the Georgia International
Convention Center
990 Hammond Drive, Suite 325
Atlanta, GA 30328............................................(678) 781-7946
www.dmgworldmedia.com
Restaurants
The Cajun Crabhouse
Atlanta, GA 30331............................................(678) 927-9577
www.thecajuncrabhouse.com
DIRECTORY
Shorter College
1903 Phoenix Boulevard, Suite 150
College Park, GA 30349...............................(770) 994-0948
www.shorter.edu
Chick-fil-A, Inc.
5200 Buffington Road
Atlanta, GA 30349...........................................(404) 765-8038
www.chick-fil-a.com
Schools - Private
Hambone’s BBQ
811 Virginia Avenue
Hapeville, GA 30354......................................(404) 767-0888
www.hambones-bbq.com
The Historic Green Manor Restaurant
6400 Westbrook Street
Union City, GA 30291....................................(770) 964-4343
www.greenmanor.biz
Landon’s Restaurant
3752 Cascade Road, Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30331.............................................(404) 472-2424
www.landonsrestaurant.com
The Pecan, Inc.
3725 Main Street
College Park, GA 30337................................(404) 762-8444
www.thepecanonline.com
Smoothie King
6175 Old National Highway, Suite 410
Atlanta, GA 30349...........................................(770) 907-4663
www.smoothieking.com
Smoothie King #795
3515 Camp Creek Parkway, Suite 30
East Point, GA 30344......................................(404) 319-5746
www.ilovesmoothieking.com
Winner Circle Internet Cafe
3435 Roosevelt Highway
College Park, GA 30349...............................(404) 559-9995
Liberty Tax Service
3123 Main Street
East Point, GA 30344.....................................(404) 761-0082
www.libertytax.com
Woodward Academy
1662 Rugby Avenue
College Park, GA 30337................................(404) 765-4000
www.woodward.edu
Telecommunications
Schools - Specialty
Tayo Reed’s International Academy of Dance
6703 Shannon Parkway, Suite 8
Union City, GA 30291....................................(770) 774-4299
www.tayoreedperformingartscenter.org
Security Consultants
Executive Protection Specialist, Inc.
1636 Village Place Circle
Conyers, GA 30012.........................................(404) 840-3877
www.exeprtsplst.com
Social Service Organizations
Charitable Connections, Inc.
451 Fedora Way
Atlanta, GA 30331...........................................(404) 484-5630
Dismas Charities - Atlanta West
300 Wendell Court, Suite 300
Atlanta, GA 30336............................................(404) 691-1425
www.dismascharities.org
Future Foundation, Inc.
1892 Washington Road
East Point, GA 30344.....................................(404) 766-0510
www.future-foundation.com
Staffing Services/Employee Leasing
AccounTemps
100 Hartsfield Center Parkway, Suite 530
Hapeville, GA 30354......................................(404) 768-2584
www.accountemps.com
Zaxby’s - Fairburn
7840 Senoia Road
Fairburn, GA 30213..........................................(770) 892-4332
www.zaxbys.com
Dixie Staffing Services
6348 Tara Boulevard
Jonesboro, GA 30236....................................(678) 479-0002
www.dixiestaffing.com
Retail
EmployBridge
1040 Crown Pointe Parkway, Suite 104
Atlanta, GA 30338...........................................(770) 671-1900
www.employbridge.net
Retail - Auction
Gallery 63, Inc.
4577 Roswell Road
Atlanta, GA 30342............................................(404) 252-2555
www.gallery63.net
Schools - Colleges & Universities
Atlanta Technical College
1560 Metropolitan Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30310...........................................(404) 225-4600
www.atlantatech.edu
Brown Mackie College - Atlanta
4370 Peachtree Road
Atlanta, GA 30319...........................................(404) 799-4465
www.brownmackie.edu/atlanta.aspx
Georgia Military College
320 West Broad Street, Suite 200
Fairburn, GA 30213...........................................(678) 379-1414
H&R Block
College Park, GA 30349................................(404) 766-3470
www.hrblock.com
The Bedford School
5665 Milam Road
Fairburn, GA 30213.........................................(770) 774-8001
www.thebedfordschool.org
Zaxby’s - Camp Creek
3770 Pinceton Lakes Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30331...........................................(404) 344-8884
www.zaxbys.com
Sign-a-Rama of Union City
4720 Jonesboro Road, Suite 15
Union City, GA 30291.....................................(770) 692-3417
www.sarucga.com
Tax Return Preparation & Filing
Suppliers - Materials and Supplies
McMaster-Carr Supply Company
P.O. Box 740100
Atlanta, GA 30374...........................................(404) 346-7000
www.mcmaster.com/
Suppliers - Personal Equipment,
Materials and Uniforms
ATLANCO
1125 Hayes Industrial Drive
Marietta, GA 30062.........................................(770) 427-1334
www.truspec.com
Suppliers - Uniforms
Optima Uniforms
3755 Carmia Drive, Suite 820
Atlanta, GA 30331............................................(404) 349-3100
www.optimauniforms.com
Suppliers - Warehousing
Georgia Forklift, LLC
4900 B Bakers Ferry Road
Atlanta, GA 30336...........................................(404) 892-4240
Comcast Cable Communications
3620 Camp Creek Parkway, Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30344...........................................(404) 266-2278
www.comcast.com
Transportation - Airline
Delta Airlines
P.O. Box 20706
Atlanta, GA 30320 ...........................................(404) 715-2600
www.delta.com
Transportation - Distribution Centers
Best Warehousing and Transportation Center,
Inc.
Atlanta, GA 30336............................................(404) 344-1121
www.bestwtc.com
Transportation - Ground
Nights In Motion Chauffeured Transportation
12152 Garrett’s Ferry Road
Chattahoochee Hills, GA 30268..............(404) 688-5720
www.nightsinmotion.com
Waste Reduction, Disposal and
Recycling Service
Dream Sanitation (Dream San, Inc.)
2380 Burdett Road
Atlanta, GA 30349...........................................(770) 909-3901
www.dreamsan.com
PSC Metals, Inc.
7125 Goodson Road
Union City, GA 30291....................................(770) 964-6817
www.pscmetals.com
Waste Pro
4785 Fulton Industrial Boulevard, Suite A
Atlanta, GA 30336............................................(678) 891-0012
www.wasteprous+E240a.com
Wireless Communications
AT&T Wireless & Mobility
3618 Marketplace Boulevard, Suite 620
East Point, GA 30344......................................(404) 629-2195
www.att.com
Verizon Wireless - Camp Creek
East Point, GA 30344....................................(404) 346-0385
www.verizonwireless.com
Chick-fil-A - Fairburn
7810 Senoia Road
Fairburn, GA 30213.........................................(770) 892-3908
www.chick-fil-a.com
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