SPOTLIGHT ON ATLANTA WELCOME TO ATLANTA, GEORGIA. Contents

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1 SPOTLIGHT ON ATLANTA WELCOME TO ATLANTA, GEORGIA Southern hospitaity meets urban energy in Georgia s capita city. Often caed the Siren of the South, it s ong been a destination for sma-town Southerners ooking for a taste of the big city. Atanta isn t just a regiona gem, it s aso a city of nationa - and even internationa - importance. In fact, Atanta recenty was named the top U.S. city for new coege graduates in term of job prospects, the number one city to which Americans are moving, and one of the top 25 goba cities of the future. Contents Cimate and Geography 02 Cost of Living and Transportation 03 Sports and Outdoor Activities 04 Shopping and Dining 05 Schoos and Education 06 GLOBAL MOBILITY SOLUTIONS SPOTLIGHT ON ATLANTA 01

2 SPOTLIGHT ON ATLANTA CLIMATE Atanta Cimate Graph Atanta s springs and summers are hot and humid with temperatures reaching 90 o F an average of 44 days per year and reative humidity exceeding 88 percent three days out of every four at the peak of summer. Average High/Low Temperatures January Juy Low / High 34 o F / 52 o F 71 o F / 89 o F Average Precipitation Rain Snow 47 in. 2 in. GEOGRAPHY Atanta stands ta at 1,050 feet above sea eve, making it the highest major city east of the Mississippi River. Its eevation is owed to its ocation near the Bue Ridge Mountains, the bottoms of which spread through metro Atanta in the form of genty roing, wooded his. Atanta is on the banks of the Chattahoochee River. An inand city, Atanta is roughy 250 mies from Savannah and the Atantic Coast and approximatey 300 mies from the Guf Coast. GLOBAL MOBILITY SOLUTIONS SPOTLIGHT ON ATLANTA 02

3 SPOTLIGHT ON ATLANTA COST OF LIVING Reative to other major U.S. cities, Atanta is extremey affordabe. According to data from the Counci for Community and Economic Research, the city on average is 0.4 percent ess expensive than the nationa average. Athough the overa cost of iving in Atanta is higher than other major Southern cities such as Nashvie, Daas, and Charotte, it is much more affordabe than major Northern cities ike Chicago, Boston, and New York. Key Housing Figures* Median Home Purchase Price $329,900 Median Monthy Rent (1BDRM) $1,384 TRANSPORTATION *Sources: - accessed 09/18/2017, - accessed 09/18/2017 Highways Interstates I-20, I-85, I-75, I-285, I-675 US Highways 19, 29, 278 State Highways 3, 10, 13, 42, 54, 139, 141 Airport Hartsfied-Jackson Atanta Internationa Airport (ATL) Bus and Rai Metropoitan Atanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is the eighth argest pubic transit system in the US. Streetcars, subways and buses serve 422,400 riders per day. Department of Motor Vehices 455 Capito Avenue SW Atanta, GA GLOBAL MOBILITY SOLUTIONS SPOTLIGHT ON ATLANTA 03 GLOBAL MOBILITY SOLUTIONS SPOTLIGHT ON ATLANTA 03

4 SPOTLIGHT ON ATLANTA LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT Because Atanta is Georgia s argest city, it is aso its busiest and that means there is aways something to see or do. For exampe, history buffs can check out the Martin Luther King, Jr. Nationa Historica Site, which incudes Dr. King s birthpace and grave site. Famiies can bond at the Georgia Aquarium, which is the word s argest aquarium, or at The Word of Coca-Coa, home to Coke s corporate headquarters and museum. Outdoor enthusiasts can take a stro through Piedmont Park or trave the Eastside Trai - the first finished segment of the Atanta Betine. SPORTS Pro Teams MLB: Atanta Braves NBA: Atanta Hawks NFL: Atanta Facons Major Venues Georgia Dome Phiips Arena Turner Fied OUTDOORS & ADVENTURE Top-Rated Parks Creeks & Rivers Great Attractions Discover More Grant Park Chattahoochee River Atanta Botanica Garden atanta.net Luwater Park Peachtree Creek Georgia Aquarium atantamagazine.com Piedmont Park Sweetwater Creek Zoo Atanta bueridgeoutdoors.com GLOBAL MOBILITY SOLUTIONS SPOTLIGHT ON ATLANTA 04

5 SPOTLIGHT ON ATLANTA SHOPPING & DINING Atanta Eats A Shopper s Paradise There are approximatey 2,000 bars, Shoppers typicay first stop at Buckhead, restaurants, and coffee shops in Atanta. Diners where high-end wares dominate at Lenox can enjoy everything from traditiona Southern Square and Phipps Paza - a pair of adjacent favorites - incuding comfort food, sou food, shopping mas oozing with uxury and and barbecue - to ethnic foods from around the designer brands word served in sma eateries to the fanciest of estabishments. ART & CULTURE Peope who ove cuture wi ove Atanta where a weekend on the town might be spent attending the Atanta Baet or perusing beautifu muras created for the city s annua Living Was Conference street art festiva. Museums Breman Jewish Heritage & Hoocaust Museum Atanta Monetary Museum Chidren s Museum of Atanta Music & Theater Atanta Lyric Theater Atanta Symphony Orchestra Broadway in Atanta GLOBAL MOBILITY SOLUTIONS SPOTLIGHT ON ATLANTA 05

6 SPOTLIGHT ON ATLANTA EDUCATION IN ATLANTA, GA Notabe Coeges & Universities Eementary & High Schoo Emory University Atanta, GA Georgia Technica Institute Atanta, GA Georgia State University Atanta, GA Morehouse Coege Atanta, GA Speman Coege Atanta, GA Atanta Pubic Schoos There are 155 pubic schoos in Atanta. The student to teacher ratio is 15:1, which is better than both the state and nationa averages of 16:1. Additionay, Atanta is home to 64 private schoos. Atanta Educationa Attainment High Schoo Graduates or higher 47% Bacheor s Degree or higher 28% Contact 130 Trinity Avenue SW Atanta, GA atantapubicschoos.us CONNECT WITH GMS Founded in 1987, Goba Mobiity Soutions (GMS) is a goba corporate reocation services company that speciaizes in workforce mobiity. The company s corporate reocation services incude goba assignment management, domestic reocation management, and a range of pre-decision soutions. GMS is a perennia winner of the HRO Today Baker s Dozen customer satisfaction surveys, being named a top reocation provider for the ast four years in a row. Onine Resources Phone & Emai LinkedIn: Goba Mobiity Soutions info@gmsmobiity.com Baker s Dozen Customer Satisfaction Ratings RELOCATION 2017 Winner GLOBAL MOBILITY SOLUTIONS SPOTLIGHT ON ATLANTA 06