Location Advantages
Georgia’s ideal location is at the doorstep of the international marketplace and provides you with unparalleled access to the world.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world’s busiest commuter airport
·        More than 980,000 flights and 89 million passengers annually.
·        International non-stop flights to more than 70 cities in 36 countries.
·        Plan to spend $5.4 billion towards 10-year development program to maintain foothold as a 
         global air hub.
·        In addition to Hartsfield-Jackson, 110 other public airports.
·        More than 80% of the U.S. Market within a two-hour flight of Georgia.

Comprehensive ground transportation logistics network
·        More than 80% of the U.S. Market within a two-day truck haul.
·        1,244 miles (2,002 km) of interstate highway on 15 interstate highways.
·        State served by four major interstate highways, and two of the nations most important 
         north-south transcontinental  interstate highways pass through the state
·        Nearly 5,000 (8,047) miles of railroad – the largest network in the U.S. Southeast

Major ports
·        Savannah, largest single-terminal container facility of its kind of the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts 
         and the fastest-growing in the nation.
·        Other ports in Bainbridge, Brunswick, and Columbus.

Number of foreign companies in state
1795

International Investment
$31.1 billion

Taxation
Georgia’s 6 percent corporate income tax rate applies only to the portion of income that is earned in Georgia. Currently, Georgia is transitioning to a sales only corporate income tax rate. Georgia will be the first state in the Southeastern United States to make this change.

Business assistance programs
Wide range of financial, technical and infrastructure incentives for new and expanding companies: Job Tax Credits, Investment Tax Credits, HQ Tax Credits, Ports Use Tax Credits, Workforce Training Tax Credits.

Assistance in Europe
Offices in Munich and London offer free information and site location services.  Please feel free to contact us at either office.
Munich Office: +49 (0) 89-517-027-40        UK & Ireland Office: +44 (0)1672 851 619