Atlanta Rankings 2014

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1 Atlanta Rankings Major National Magazine and Study Rankings BUSINESS FACILITIES Metro Business Rankings Lowest Cost of Doing Business 2. Orlando, FL 3. Charlotte, NC 4. San Antonio, TX 5. Tampa, FL 6. Cleveland, OH 7. Pittsburgh, PA 8. St. Louis, MO 9. Phoenix, AZ 10. Kansas City, MO Source: Business Facilities, 8.7. MARKET WATCH Top 10 U.S. Cities for New Grads 2. Dallas, TX 3. Houston, TX 4. St. Louis, MO 5. Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN 6. Raleigh, NC 7. Denver, CO 8. Seattle, WA 9. Boston, MA 10. Washington, D.C. Source: MarketWatch, 6.6. UNITED VAN LINES The most popular cities for U.S. families to move to this season 1. Chicago, IL 2. Washington, D.C. 3. ATLANTA, GA 4. Boston, MA 5. Los Angeles, CA Source: United Van Lines, 9.9. Atlanta s Centennial Olympic Park CNN Money 10 best cities to launch a startup 1. Oklahoma City, OK 2. Miami, FL 3. Omaha, NE 4. Raleigh, NC 5. Nashville, TN 6. ATLANTA, GA 7. Austin, TX 8. Seattle, WA 10. Memphis, TN Source: CNN Money, 7.9. FDI Global Cities of the Future /15 Atlanta s Global Rankings No. 18 Top 25 Global Cities- Overall No. 13 Top 25 Global Cities- FDI Strategy (No. 1 in U.S.) No. 7 No. 5 Top 10 Global Cities- Major City Category Top 10 Major Global Cities- Human Capital & Lifestyle, Major Cities Source: fdi Magazine, GEORGIA POWER,

2 CHARGEPOINT Top 10 Regions for Electric Vehicle Growth 52.0% 2. Washington, D.C. 21.0% 3. Portland, OR 19.4% 4. Los Angeles, CA 19.0% 5. Bay Area, CA 18.0% 6. San Diego, CA 17.0% 7. Chicago, IL 16.0% 8. Seattle, WA 14.4% 9. Miami, FL 14.0% 10. Detroit, MI 13.0% Source: ChargePoint.com, Note: Numbers based on percentage growth from Quarter 3 to Quarter 4 in 2013 of registered EVs. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Cities With the Most Electric-Vehicle Sales 1. San Francisco, CA 3.33% 2. ATLANTA, GA 2.15% 3. Seattle, WA 1.83% 4. Honolulu, HI 1.71% 5. Monterey, CA 1.51% 6. San Diego, CA 1.34% 7. Santa Barbara, CA 1.29% 8. Portland, OR 1.25% 9. Los Angeles, CA 1.08% 10. Eugene, OR 0.86% Source: The Wall Street Journal, 6.2. Atlanta s World of Coca-Cola SITE SELECTION MAGAZINE 2013 Top Metros by Number of Projects (Metros with pop. over 1M) 1. Chicago, IL Houston, TX Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX ATLANTA, GA Detroit, MI Cincinnati, OH Kansas City, MO Columbus, OH Philadelphia, PA New York, NY 91 Source: Site Selection Magazine, 2013 Top Metros, March THE WHITEFENCE INDEX Top U.S. Cities with Lowest Utility Prices Average Utility & Essential Home Services 1. Minneapolis, MN ATLANTA, GA San Diego, CA Denver, CO Seattle, WA Chicago, IL Philadelphia, PA Indianapolis, IN Portland, OR Los Angeles, CA Source: WhiteFence, January

3 Penske Truck Rental Top 10 Destinations for American Movers 2. Tampa/Sarasota, FL 3. Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX 4. Orlando, FL 5. Phoenix, AZ 6. Houston, TX 7. Seattle, WA 8. Chicago, IL 10. Las Vegas, NV Source: Penske, Atlanta History Center, Swan House FORBES The Cities Creating the Most Information Jobs % IT Jobs in Local Economy Employment Growth from San Jose, CA MSA 6.2% 9.2% 2 San Francisco, CA MSA 4.8% 3.2% 3 Boston, MA MSA 3.3% 2.5% 4 Austin, TX MSA 2.7% 2.6% 5 Madison, WI MSA 3.5% 1.9% 6 ATLANTA, GA MSA 3.5% 1.4% 7 San Antonio, TX MSA 2.3% 3.6% 8 Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA 3.3% 2.3% 9 Phoenix, AZ MSA 1.8% 4.1% 10 Nashville, TN MSA 2.5% 1.2% Source: Forbes, KPMG Competitive Alternatives - Major U.S. Cities Cost of Doing Business Index Cincinnati, OH Orlando, FL Charlotte, NC San Antonio, TX 95.6 U.S. Average = 100 Source: KPMG, Competitive Alternatives, edition (March ) BUSINESS FACILITIES Metro Business Rankings Tech Jobs Leaders 1. New York, NY 2. Washington, D.C. 3. San Jose, CA 4. Boston, MA 5. Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX 6. Los Angeles, CA 7. Chicago, IL 8. Philadelphia, PA 9. Seattle, WA 10. ATLANTA, GA Source: Business Facilities, 8.7. BUSINESS FACILITIES Metro Business Rankings Logistics Leaders (Air Cargo) 1. Memphis, TN 2. Achorage, AK 3. Louisville, KY 4. Miami, FL 5. Los Angeles, CA 6. New York, NY 7. Chicago, IL 8. Indianapolis, IL 9. Newark, NJ 10. ATLANTA, GA Source: Business Facilities, 8.7.

4 Best Cities to Start a Business 1. Oklahoma City, OK 2. Miami, FL 3. Omaha, NE 4. Raleigh, NC 5. Nashville, TN 6. ATLANTA, GA 7. Austin, TX 8. Seattle, WA 10. Memphis, TN Source: NerdWallet.com, 5.7. Turner Field Top Cities for Recent College Graduates % of Total Pop. between Final Score 1 Washington, D.C. 21.3% Seattle, WA 20.4% Minneapolis, MN 22.8% San Francisco, CA 17.8% Austin, TX 21.2% ATLANTA, GA 21.2% Raleigh, NC 19.4% Boston, MA 25.5% Denver, CO 18.2% Columbus, OH 20.1% Source: NerdWallet.com, Most Affordable Metros for Homeownership Median Household Income Median Home Price 1 Cleveland, OH $48,952 $117,700 2 ATLANTA, GA $57,470 $139,500 3 Cincinnati, OH $54,779 $135,900 4 Saint Louis, MO $54,109 $134,300 5 Indianapolis, IN $53,324 $136,700 6 Columbus, OH $54,628 $142,800 7 Kansas City, KS $56,826 $154,800 8 Memphis, TN $47,477 $129,400 9 Louisville, KY $49,435 $139, Minneapolis, MN $66,751 $196,200 Note: Ranking calculated based on a home price to income ratio. Source: NerdWallet.com, 4.28.

5 Best Cities for Female Entrepreneurs % Businesses that are femaleowned Final Weighted Score 1 Washington, D.C. 34.5% San Francisco, CA 30.1% Seattle, WA 30.3% Minneapolis, MN 32.1% Portland, OR 31.9% ATLANTA, GA 33.4% Denver, CO 30.1% Austin, TX 28.2% San Jose, CA 30.7% Boston, MA 29.7% Source: NerdWallet.com, SMART GROWTH AMERICA Current Rankings for Walkable Urbanism in America s Largest Metros 1. Washington, D.C. 2. New York, NY 3. Boston, MA 4. San Francisco, CA 5. Chicago, IL 6. Seattle, WA 7. Portland, OR 8. ATLANTA, GA 9. Pittsburgh, PA 10. Cleveland, OH Source: Smart Growth America, Foot Traffic Ahead, SMART GROWTH AMERICA Projected Future Rankings for Walkable Urbanism in America s Largest Metros 1. Boston, MA 2. Washington, D.C. 3. New York, NY 4. Miami, FL 5. ATLANTA, GA 6. Seattle, WA 7. San Francisco, CA 8. Detroit, MI 10. Tampa, FL Source: Smart Growth America, Foot Traffic Ahead, PENSKE Top 10 Cities People Are Moving To 2. Tampa, FL 3. Dallas, TX 4. Orlando, FL 5. Phoenix, AZ 6. Houston, TX 7. Seattle, WA 8. Chicago, IL 10. Las Vegas, NV Source: Penske Truck Rentals, June

6 VOCATIV Best U.S. Cities for People 35 and Under Overall 1. Portland, OR 2. Austin, TX 3. San Francisco, CA 4. Seattle, WA 5. Minneapolis, MN 6. Las Vegas, NV 7. ATLANTA, GA 8. Long Beach, CA 10. Phoenix, AZ Source: Vocativ.com, Best U.S. Cities for People 35 and Under, March VOCATIV Best U.S. Cities for People 35 and Under Top 10 Cities for a Big Paycheck 1. San Jose, CA $83, New York City, NY $80, San Francisco, CA $79, ATLANTA, GA $73, Boston, MA $73, Chicago, IL $69, Houston, TX $65, Long Beach, CA $63, Charlotte, NC $63,000 Source: Vocativ.com, America s Most Livable Cities, March AMERICAN EXPRESS OPEN State of Women-Owned Business Report Cities with the highest combined economic clout for women-owned firms from 2002-* 1. San Antonio, TX 2. ATLANTA, GA 3. Baltimore, MD 4. Houston, TX 5. Portland, OR *a measurement averaging the rankings in growth in number, revenues and employment of women-owned businesses from Source: American Express OPEN, State of Women-Owned Business Report, USA TODAY Top 10 Most Literate Cities in Washington, D.C. 2. Seattle, WA 3. Minneapolis, MN 4. ATLANTA, GA 5. Pittsburgh, PA 6. Denver, CO 7. St. Paul, MN 8. Boston, MA 9. St. Louis, MO 10. San Francisco, CA Source: USA Today, 2.6. Note: The study takes into consideration the number of bookstores, library resources, Internet use, educational levels and newspaper circulation.

7 AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SPORTS MEDICINE Top 20 Fittest Metro Areas ( Score) 1. Washington, D.C Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN Portland, OR Denver, CO San Francisco, CA San Jose, CA Seattle, WA San Diego, CA Boston, MA Sacramento, CA Salt Lake City, UT Hartford, CT Raleigh, NC Austin, TX Chicago, IL ATLANTA, GA Pittsburgh, PA Cincinnati, OH Los Angeles, CA Philadelphia, PA 52.9 Source: American College of Sports Medicine, American Fitness Index, Note: The rankings take into account health behaviors, levels of chronic disease conditions and community resources and policies that support physical activity.