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Dunwoody | Business NGooed ighbors
Georgia is not just the Peach State anymore.
Widely recognized as a leader in business and one of
the most beneficial sites for corporations to base their the metro area.
headquarters, the Southern state is now known as a titan
of industry more than anything else.
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With incredible incentives for businesses,
Georgia ranks among the top five states
nationwide for site selection, and many of
those sites are located in Dunwoody and
State Farm Insurance Company is one of
many nationally-recognized corporations
to take advantage of Dunwoody’s wealth
of resources. In fact, Georgia is home to
20 Fortune® 500 headquarters and 33
Fortune® 1000 firms, with many of them
residing in the central Perimeter.
State Farm had toured several buildings
along the Perimeter and Georgia 400
before selecting a site adjacent to
Dunwoody’s MARTA station. With easy
access to major highways, four MARTA
stations and the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
International Airport, transportation played
a major role in the company’s move, as
did access to a young, skilled workforce.
Seeking a location that would appeal to
Millennials, a young, technologically savvy
and talented workforce, the company was
wise in choosing Dunwoody and the metro
area, which is ranked ninth in housing one
of the youngest populations in the nation.