Economics of Georgia  Trade  Transportation Systems  Goods and Services  Businesses  Trade  Transportation Systems  Goods and Services  Businesses

Companies of GA  13 Fortune 500 companies and 26 Fortune 1000 companies with headquarters in Georgia  CNN/Turner Broadcasting  Delta Airlines  Equifax  The Home Depot  AFLAC  Ciba Vision  Earthlink  UPS  13 Fortune 500 companies and 26 Fortune 1000 companies with headquarters in Georgia  CNN/Turner Broadcasting  Delta Airlines  Equifax  The Home Depot  AFLAC  Ciba Vision  Earthlink  UPS

Businesses in GA  Began by entrepreneurs, people who take a risk with business to make a profit  Delta  Began as crop dusting service, passengers later  The Home Depot  Began by Arthur Blank and Bernie Marcus (all building stuff together)  Coca-Cola  Headache tonic began by Ida Pemberton, bought later by Asa Candler  Georgia Pacific  Paper company began as lumber mill  Began by entrepreneurs, people who take a risk with business to make a profit  Delta  Began as crop dusting service, passengers later  The Home Depot  Began by Arthur Blank and Bernie Marcus (all building stuff together)  Coca-Cola  Headache tonic began by Ida Pemberton, bought later by Asa Candler  Georgia Pacific  Paper company began as lumber mill

Top Industries  Automotive  Agriculture  Food processing  Tourism  Life Sciences  High technology  Metal fabrication  Plastics  Automotive  Agriculture  Food processing  Tourism  Life Sciences  High technology  Metal fabrication  Plastics

Top Export Items  Transportation equipment  Aerospace industry  Automotive industry  Machinery  Chemicals  Paper Products  Computers and electronics  Processed foods  Transportation equipment  Aerospace industry  Automotive industry  Machinery  Chemicals  Paper Products  Computers and electronics  Processed foods

Leading World Production in..  Carpet  Kaolin  Chicken  Watermelon  Carpet  Kaolin  Chicken  Watermelon Georgia is ranked the 13th largest export state in the nation

Where are the exports going?? Nations in order of market dollars 1.Canada 2.China 3.Mexico 4.Japan 5.United Kingdom Nations in order of market dollars 1.Canada 2.China 3.Mexico 4.Japan 5.United Kingdom

How are they getting there?  80 percent of U.S. consumers can be reached in 2 hours air travel or less (Hartsfield- Jackson)  Interstate Highway System important in transporting goods--80% of markets in U.S. are 2 days journey or less  Savannah 2nd largest container port in U.S. and fast growing container port  80 percent of U.S. consumers can be reached in 2 hours air travel or less (Hartsfield- Jackson)  Interstate Highway System important in transporting goods--80% of markets in U.S. are 2 days journey or less  Savannah 2nd largest container port in U.S. and fast growing container port

Airport  Busiest passenger airport in world  Also used for both cargo and mail  Named for two former mayors of Atlanta, William Hartsfield and Maynard Jackson  Employs 55,000 people  Busiest passenger airport in world  Also used for both cargo and mail  Named for two former mayors of Atlanta, William Hartsfield and Maynard Jackson  Employs 55,000 people