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Relocation simulation

Programming and design by Elizabeth Jensen
Reporting by Michael Kanell and Richard Halicks

You're a company owner and you want to relocate. Which metro area is the best place for your headquarters? Selecting from Atlanta and 9 of its competitors, this simulation will find the best match for you depending on your criteria.

Click here to learn more about the Atlanta Forward series.

Tell us about
your company...
Your name:
Company name:
Type of company:
A software technology company looking to relocate with 50 well-paid employees. A software company typically needs smart, educated workers, especially from good engineering schools.

A solar panel manufacturer looking to build a high-tech factory with 500 employees. You'll need both highly educated engineers and trainable, dependable technicians for production.

A major corporation looking to locate a world headquarters with 300 employees. You want a good airport, a large pool of talented management, a welcoming business climate.

Other:
submit
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Set your priorities

Use the up and down arrows to give each item a score from 0 to 10, 10 being very important and 0 having no importance at all. Then click "submit" at the bottom of the graphic.

Progress of economic recovery
1
Stable housing market
1
Low corporate and individual taxes
1
Moving incentives
1
Educated workforce
1
Large international airport
1
Short morning commute
1
Availability of public trasportation
1
Strong higher education
1
Good K-12 education system
1
Hot, sunny summers and mild winters
1
Lots of golf courses
1
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The AJC selected nine metro areas across the country with which metro Atlanta competes for business and prestige to get an idea of where Atlanta stands as it emerges from the worst economic downturn of our lifetimes. The AJC assigned each region a score from one to 10 on each measure. The scores are complied to come up with the final rankings based on user set priorities and the user's selected industry. For more information on how the the cities ranked in individual categories, see the Atlanta Forward scorecards.


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