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Did
You
ECONOMIC ? ... Know?
Prosperity to 17 Fortune 500®

Georgia is home
headquarters, 30
Fortune 1000® firms,
and several international
headquarters, many of
which have chosen to call
Dunwoody home.

and 1.4 million square feet of hotel space.
New projects springing up include High
Street Atlanta, a new 36-acre mixed-use
development consisting of 400,000 square BUSINESS
feet of office space, 400,000 square feet
of retail space, 3,000 residential units, and
400 hotel rooms.
Dunwoody’s talent pool is also ready
to meet the influx of jobs predicted in the
next 30 years. The City is known for its
energetic, innovative, and largely millennial
Elekta Learning and Innovation Center
population that comprises one of the most
elite labor forces in the state. Nearly 95
Dunwoody’s workforce is one of the highest paid in percent of Dunwoody residents have a high
the state and even the nation, bringing in an average school diploma and some college, including
household income of nearly $113,000 annually. associate’s degrees, which is 8 percent
higher than the national average and 9
percent higher than the state average.
Year after year, Georgia receives of life, all of which are contributing to Continued on page 41
numerous accolades for its exceptional Dunwoody’s economic prosperity.
business climate. Dunwoody’s vibrant Today, Dunwoody offers 132,000 jobs
economy is a driving force behind the within a three-mile radius, and the Atlanta
state’s success. In the heart of Georgia’s Regional Commission anticipates a growth
buzzing metro Atlanta capital, Dunwoody of 1.5 million new jobs in the next 30 years.
is home to a highly educated and young Dunwoody is ready to meet that need STAY AHEAD OF THE TRAFFIC
workforce, a wealth of business and with 9.5 million square feet of office space, Check out the top 5 commute times in Dunwoody:
research opportunities, and a high quality 4.5 million square feet of retail space,

6:30-6:59
a.m.
(6.3%)
8:30-8:59 7:00-7:29
a.m. a.m
(10.8%) (17.3%)

8:00-8:29 7:30-7:59
a.m. a.m.
(20.1%) (14.9%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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