With experts predicting Gwinnett to become Georgia’s largest county in less than five years and its enviable proximity to the state’s leading colleges and universities, this economic powerhouse has emerged as metro Atlanta’s leading hub for technology, bioscience, and innovative companies of the future.

Home to FORTUNE 1000 companies and leading metro Atlanta’s job creation for the past five years, Gwinnett and the Atlanta region have been named America’s “Hottest Cities for Business Relocation and Expansion” by Expansion Management Magazine, KPMG’s “Least Expensive City to do Business” and among Site Selection Magazine’s “Top Ten Metros.”  

One of the fastest-growing counties in the nation, Gwinnett is much more than an affluent suburb of Atlanta. It’s the driving force in a high-powered information-based economy. Just 20 minutes northeast of Atlanta and strategically located between Georgia Tech, Emory University and Georgia State University in Atlanta and the University of Georgia in Athens with Georgia Gwinnett College right in the middle, Gwinnett is home to a wide range of businesses – from industry giants like Scientific Atlanta, A Cisco Company, Merial, Sage Software and AGCO to international corporations like WIKA Instruments and Ricoh Electronics Corporation to homegrown success stories like Optimus Solutions, Cypress Care and Horizon Software International.

But it’s not all business here. The cultural arts and sports scene offer plenty to keep you busy after hours… from ballet to basketball, from museums to movies. It’s no surprise Gwinnett and metro Atlanta has the reputation as one of America’s best places to live, work, and play.

DeKalb County
Founded as an agrarian community approximately 185 years ago, DeKalb County has grown from a sleepy community of 2500 to Georgia’s third largest county with over 700,000 residents.

DeKalb’s population supplants states of Vermont, Wyoming, Alaska and North Dakota. Nestled in the heart of the Atlanta region, DeKalb has four major interstates – I-20, I-85, I-285, and I-675 and is minutes away from the world’s busiest airport in Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

It is also the home to Peachtree DeKalb Airport, Georgia’s second largest airport. The Port of Savannah and global maritime access is less than 5 hours drive. With domestic and global travel at close and obtainable distances, it is not hard to see why DeKalb is home to Emory University, the Center for Disease Control, and AT&T.

DeKalb has robust labor pool consisting of various professionals and tradesmen. It is the home to several major colleges and universities, which lends itself to a growing international community. In fact, DeKalb is the most ethnically diverse county in the Southeast with over 64 spoken languages representing Asian, Hispanic, European, and African cultures, to name a few. A second to none labor pool allows any company calling DeKalb home to remain competitive in an ever-changing world.

In choosing DeKalb, one is selecting a location with urban amenities but with a small town flare. Our cities are throwback in time where civic pride reigns and community lives. Visit DeKalb County and it will be no secret why so many call it home.