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GEORGIA’S GEORGIA’S BUSINESS ADVANTAGEBUSINESS ADVANTAGE

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GLOBAL ACCESSGLOBAL ACCESS: : STRATEGIC LOCATION IN A GROWING REGIONSTRATEGIC LOCATION IN A GROWING REGION

Georgia– 8th largest state in the U.S.,

population 10 million– Population grew by 17%,

or 1.4 million people

Atlanta – 9th largest metro in the U.S.,

population 5.5 million

Southeast Region– GDP grew by over $1 trillion – Population grew by almost

9 million

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WHY GEORGIAWHY GEORGIA: : A ROBUST ENVIRONMENT FOR BUSINESSA ROBUST ENVIRONMENT FOR BUSINESS

► Georgia’s Key Business Assets:

► Access to Global Markets

► First Class Workforce

► Pro-Business Environment

► International Business Connections

► Excellent Quality of Life

► These assets set us apart from the competition!

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PRO-BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTPRO-BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT: : NATIONAL RECOGNITION NATIONAL RECOGNITION

► #1 Business Climate (Site Selection, 2013)

► #1 in Workforce (CNBC, 2013)

► #2 for Doing Business (Area Development, 2013)

► #2 in Infrastructure and Global Access (Area Development, 2013)

► #2 in Entrepreneurial Growth over Past Decade (Kauffman Foundation, 2012)

► #2 in Entrepreneurial Activity Among Top 15 U.S. Metro Areas – Atlanta Metro

(Kauffman Foundation, 2012)

► #3 Most Fortune 500 Company Headquarters of All Cities in the U.S. – Atlanta

(Fortune, 2013)

► #3 in Labor Climate (Area Development, 2013)

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GEORGIA: AHEAD IN BUSINESSGEORGIA: AHEAD IN BUSINESS

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Atlanta has the 3rd most Fortune 500 company headquarters of all cities in the United States

PRO-BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTPRO-BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTHEADQUARTERS TO GLOBAL COMPANIESHEADQUARTERS TO GLOBAL COMPANIES

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PRO-BUSINESS CLIMATE PRO-BUSINESS CLIMATE COST OF BUSINESS INDEXCOST OF BUSINESS INDEX

Source: Moody’s U.S. Cost of Doing Business, October 2013 Edition

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► The Global Commerce division assists businesses by coordinating:

► Site Location Services

► Market Research

► Business Incentives

► Employee Training

► Innovation and R&D Services

► Export Assistance

► International Office Assistance

GDECDGDECD: : GLOBAL COMMERCE DIVISIONGLOBAL COMMERCE DIVISION

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GLOBAL COMMERCEGLOBAL COMMERCE:: INTERNATIONAL OFFICESINTERNATIONAL OFFICES

11 International Offices11 International Offices

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► Over 3,000 internationally-owned business operations

► 210 UK companies

► 69 consulates, trade offices and honorary consulates

► 42 bi-national chambers of commerce

► 74 countries represented

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONNECTIONSINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONNECTIONS

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONNECTIONSINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONNECTIONS: : INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES IN GEORGIAINTERNATIONAL COMPANIES IN GEORGIA

http://www.bombardier.com/en
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONNECTIONSINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONNECTIONS: : 210 UK COMPANIES IN GEORGIA210 UK COMPANIES IN GEORGIA

http://www.g4s.com/en/
http://www.pagesuite.com/
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONNECTIONSINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONNECTIONS: : INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT IN GEORGIAINTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT IN GEORGIA

Leading Investor Nations by Number of

Facilities

Leading Investor Nations by Number of

Jobs

Leading Investor Nations by $ Value

Investment

Germany Japan Japan

Japan Germany Germany

United Kingdom United Kingdom Korea

France Canada Canada

Canada Netherlands France

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONNECTIONSINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONNECTIONSTOP TRADING PARTNERS FOR GEORGIA IN 2013TOP TRADING PARTNERS FOR GEORGIA IN 2013

Leading Export Markets

Leading Importer Nations

Canada* China

China Germany

Mexico South Korea

United Kingdom* Mexico

Japan* Japan

Singapore Canada

Brazil United Kingdom

Germany* India

Korean Republic France

United Arab Emirates

Italy*Also leading investor nations in Georgia

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GLOBAL ACCESSGLOBAL ACCESS: : TOP GEORGIA EXPORTS IN 2013 - TOP GEORGIA EXPORTS IN 2013 - £21.95 BILLION21.95 BILLION

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GLOBAL ACCESSGLOBAL ACCESS: : TOP GEORGIA IMPORTS IN 2013TOP GEORGIA IMPORTS IN 2013

£43.8 Billion (USD $75 Billion)

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GLOBAL ACCESSGLOBAL ACCESS: : TOP GEORGIA IMPORTS FROM UNITED KINGDOM IN 2013TOP GEORGIA IMPORTS FROM UNITED KINGDOM IN 2013

£1.1 billion (USD $1.89 billion)

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Economic & Industry Diversity

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PRO-BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTPRO-BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT: : AVIATION/AEROSPACE COMPANIES IN GEORGIAAVIATION/AEROSPACE COMPANIES IN GEORGIA

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AUTOMOTIVE ASSEMBLY PLANTS:AUTOMOTIVE ASSEMBLY PLANTS:GEORGIA IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ALLGEORGIA IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ALL

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STRATEGIC FOCUSSTRATEGIC FOCUS::LIFE SCIENCELIFE SCIENCE

► Headquarters for national non-profits/government agencies dedicated to disease research and public health► American Red Cross

► American Red Cross Biomedical Services

► American Cancer Society

► Arthritis Foundation

► Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

► Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention, employs more than 7,000 scientists

► The Carter Center

► Largest employers include Baxter Life Sciences, McKesson, Eclipsys, Med Assets

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LIFE SCIENCE ECOSYSTEMLIFE SCIENCE ECOSYSTEM:: COMPANIES BY SECTORCOMPANIES BY SECTOR

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TRENDS IN THE BIOSCIENCE SECTOR:TRENDS IN THE BIOSCIENCE SECTOR: RECENT LOCATIONS TO GEORGIARECENT LOCATIONS TO GEORGIA

Company Jobs Georgia Location

Product

1,800 Covington Plasma-based therapies

150 Atlanta Health IT document management

120 Atlanta Gamma ray surgical devices

110 Atlanta Proton therapy/cancer treatment

65 Alpharetta Medical device HQ, assembly & distribution

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GEORGIA: GATEWAY TO THE WORLDGEORGIA: GATEWAY TO THE WORLD

► Atlanta: #1 busiest passenger airport in the world

► Savannah: 4th largest and fastest growing U.S. container port

► Most extensive rail system and largest intermodal hub in the Southeast

► Top-ranked interstate highway system

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Serves more than 250,000 passengers daily, or 94 million annually

HARTSFIELD-JACKSON ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTHARTSFIELD-JACKSON ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

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GLOBAL ACCESSGLOBAL ACCESS: : AIR TRANSIT TIMES AIR TRANSIT TIMES

80% of U.S. market within a 2-hour flight of Atlanta

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GLOBAL ACCESSGLOBAL ACCESS::SEA PORTSSEA PORTS

► Two deep-water ports:► Savannah► Brunswick

► Port of Savannah is the 4th Largest Container Port in the U.S.

► Fastest Growing Port on the East Coast

► Served by over 100 steamships lines

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GLOBAL ACCESSGLOBAL ACCESS: : RAIL TRANSIT TIMESRAIL TRANSIT TIMES

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GLOBAL ACCESSGLOBAL ACCESS: : TRUCK TRANSIT TIMESTRUCK TRANSIT TIMES

By truck, Georgia-based companies are two days or less from 80% of U.S. markets

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STRATEGIC FOCUSSTRATEGIC FOCUS::GEORGIA CENTERS OF INNOVATIONGEORGIA CENTERS OF INNOVATION

Fueling Industry Competitiveness

Resource:•Access to R&D and technology leaders•Analysis of data and innovative trends•Cross-sector connections and collaboration•Collective industry voice

Result:

Increased opportunities for industry growth and success

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We Speak Your Language

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