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The seamless connection of Georgia’s logistics infrastructure offers businesses a significant competitive advantage. When companies choose Georgia, they can rely on a solid foundation of air, land and sea transportation that sustains business growth in an increasingly globalized economy.

Logistics giants such as Delta Air Lines, United Parcel Service (UPS), SAIA and Manhattan Associates are headquartered in Georgia, as well as internationally-recognized brands like The Home Depot, The Coca-Cola Company and Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation.

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4 Unmatched, Comprehensive Logistics Ecosystem

11 Industry Expertise

12 Business-Friendly Climate with Competitive Corporate THE HOME DEPOT Tax Structure and Incentives

Georgia is our home state and very

14 important to The Home Depot. Top-Ranked Talent and Approximately 20 percent of our imports Free, Customized Workforce enter through the Port of Savannah and Training we leverage that asset every day to bring product to our customers as efficiently as possible.”

“Mark Holifield, Executive Vice President, Supply Chain & Product Development The Home Depot

Georgia’s ports support more than 352,000 jobs across the state providing $18.5 billion in income.

2 Rockford Naperville 90 Cleveland 76 88 Aurora Gary Akron Fort Wayne 75 55 OH 29 MD Columbus 68 70 Dayton 35 Springfield Indianapolis Washington D.C. 95 55 IN Cincinnati Kansas 65 77 City Independence IL 79 WV Charleston 70 64 64 Saint Louis Louisville VA Jefferson City 64 Lexington MO Norfolk 55 95

85 81 Springfield 44 KY

75 Winston-Salem Raleigh 77 Nashville

40 Charlotte 40 NC TN Chattanooga AR Memphis 40 95 85 SC 75 Rome Columbia Little Rock Athens 59

65 Atlanta Augusta 55 20 20 Birmingham 75 Charleston Macon AL MS 85 16 Columbus Savannah GEORGIA 20 Montgomery Jackson 95 Atlantic

49 65 75 Brunswick Ocean LA Valdosta

55 59 Jacksonville Legend Mobile Tallahassee 10 Interstate Highways Baton Rouge 10 Class-I Rail Networks Lafayette Ports New Orleans FL

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Tampa Saint Petersburg 75 Nordic

FACILITY: 10 million cubicFort feet Lauderdale of convertible temperature-controlled storage space, potential ofMiami 262 jobs

We selected Savannah as our expansion site because of the strength of Georgia’s logistics assets. The proximity of the fourth-largest and fastest growing port in the country and the easy- to-access and extensive highway system are unparalleled in providing national access. Not to mention how seamless the state and local “resources made the expansion, including the Savannah Economic Development Authority (SEDA), the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), Quick Start, Savannah Technical College and all of the other local city and community officials involved.”

Ross Maple, Director of Business Strategy Nordic Cold Storage

georgia is the #1 state to conduct business (site selection) and a leading state for infrastructure and access to global markets (area development)

3 GEORGIA’S LOGISTICS ECOSYSTEM

Georgia offers a premier location for logistical support and infrastructure. According to Area Development magazine, site selection consultants named Georgia 2nd in the U.S. for infrastructure and access to global markets.

by sea The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) facilitates global trade through deepwater ports in Savannah and Brunswick, with inland operations in Bainbridge and Columbus.

As a leader in the operation of modern terminals, GPA continues to meet the growing demands of international business. GPA is committed to $1.4 billion in capital investment on equipment and project improvements over the next 10 years.

With the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP), the Port of Savannah will more efficiently serve larger Post-Panamax vessels, lowering transportation costs for companies that ship goods through Savannah.

Port of Savannah • Fourth-largest and fastest growing U.S. container port • Convenient single-terminal design with two on- terminal Class 1 rail services, CSX and Norfolk Southern • Moves 20 percent of the East Coast’s overseas containers • Intermodal connections with state-of-the- art cargo-handling equipment and advanced refrigeration capacity • Industry’s only centralized customer care team • Largest concentration of retail import distribution centers in the Southeast, involving 37 weekly carrier service options and empties for exports

Port of Brunswick • Nation’s busiest seaport for automobile imports • Second-largest grain facility on the East Coast • Handles cargo for 21 domestic and foreign auto manufacturers • Sixth-largest automobile processing port in Georgia’s ports handled 8 percent the world of the nation’s containerized cargo volume and 11 percent of all u.s. containerized exports in 2013. 4 by air Georgia is an international center for air passenger travel, home to the world’s busiest and most efficient passenger airport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, and one of the world’s largest carriers, Delta Air Lines. As the 10th-largest air cargo hub in North America, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is a critical component of Georgia’s infrastructure network for transporting goods.

In addition to the three main cargo complexes, Atlanta’s airport houses a U.S. Department of Agriculture- approved Perishables Complex, the only one of its kind in the southeastern United States.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport • Accommodates 95 million passengers annually Air Transit Times from Georgia • Direct flights to 75 international destinations in 50 countries Seattle

• Provides access to 80 percent of the U.S. market within Minneapolis 4 HOURS a two-hour flight Boston 3 HOURS Chicago New York • Home to 14 cargo-only carriers and 2 million square feet San Francisco Denver Cincinnati of cargo warehouse space St. Louis Washington DC 2 HOURS • Named “Airport of the Year” (Air Cargo Week, 2012) 1 HOUR

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Georgia also has a network of 105 public-use airports that Tampa allow companies to efficiently travel throughout the state.

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Atlanta has become a very attractive place to film [movies] because of the variety of locations, its strong infrastructure and its excellent distribution system with Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.”

John Schrimpf, VP, U.S. Regional Operations Panavision “ 5 rail system in Georgia by rail Georgia has a longstanding history as a major railway hub. The state’s capital city, Atlanta, was formed from a rail line’s terminus. The tradition continues today with the most extensive rail system in the Southeast and two Class 1 railroads, CSX and Norfolk Southern. • Largest intermodal hub in the Southeast • 5,000 miles of rail • Service by two Class 1 railroads and 24 short-line companies

by road Georgia has an extensive interstate highway system facilitating the efficient movement of freight by truck. Georgia’s six interstates connect to 80 percent of the U.S. population within a two-day truck drive. • Two major transcontinental interstate highways (I-95 and I-75) • Four additional interstates (I-20, I-85, I-16, I-59) connect Georgia to 15 states • 1,200 miles of interstate highway and 20,000 rail Transit Times from Georgia miles of federal and state highway

• 5.9 million tons of freight on average transport via Seattle

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georgia is the #1 state in rail and highway accessibility (Area Development)

6 Distribution and Warehousing Georgia’s extensive logistics network of distribution and warehousing companies reaches customers quickly and efficiently by leveraging the state’s world- class logistics infrastructure. • Four of the top five global public refrigerated warehousing companies have locations in Georgia • 90 percent of the world’s top third-party logistics providers (3PLs) operate in Georgia • Within a 2.5 hour radius of the Port of Savannah, area distribution centers offer 14 million square feet of warehousing and generate in excess of 500,000 TEUs annually • 75+ cold chain facilities located in Georgia • 14+ million square feet of cold storage space • Port of Savannah has more refrigerated container capacity than any East or Gulf Coast terminal, with more than 1,900 reefer rack slots

Georgia’s 10 Largest Third-Party Logistics Providers (by total square footage) Americold Saddle Creek Logistics Services APL Logistics Atlanta Bonded Warehouse Corp. NFI Lineage Logistics Nordic Cold Storage RBW Logistics Schneider Logistics Matson

Supply Chain Technology The information chain to manage and optimize the logistics process is also a critical element. Georgia’s nationally ranked IT community includes a growing cluster of nearly 400 IT companies that specialize in supply chain related applications and devices. Of the top 20 supply chain management software providers, 70 percent are located in Georgia and 25 percent are headquartered in the state – completing Georgia’s full suite of resources to support any supply chain.

Top 100 logistics IT providers headquartered in Georgia

Manhattan Associates | Logility | LogFire | Blue Ridge | SMC3

Source: Inbound Logistics Magazine

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Georgia’s Logistics ecosystem NC TN 23 Greenville Legend Chattanooga Ringgold Select Distribution Centers 41 Logistics Service Providers 62 Major Logistics Users 27 Dalton 95 36 76 Intermodal Hubs Huntsville Dahlonega 85 Commercial Airports 11 75 Ports Cartersville Gainesville 40 60 19 985 21 Columbia Rome 575 Alpharetta Braselton 14 51 44 53 10 56 64 59 49 Athens Kennesaw Norcross 43 378 285 29 78 27 Austell 48 45 37 Monroe 11 20 65 Lithia Springs SC 33 Atlanta Decatur Douglasville 61 47 Social Circle 66 Augusta 29 5 8 20 34 46 Conley 54 East Point 26 Carrollton 38 52 42 Fairburn Birmingham 27A Peachtree City Newnan 30 1 12 13 McDonough 1 Griffin 16 17 31 GEORGIA 23 19 441

La Grange 55 65 Macon West Point 319 25 301 25 28 Jeffersonville 57 27A 80 22 27 Warner Robins Statesboro Kia Motors Logo 4/C - Small 23 Dublin 9 24 AL Eastman 80 341 16

Columbus Vidalia 59 Savannah 15 25 2 4 7 18 341 19 Montgomery 85 27 63 27 129 Americus Hinesville Cordele 1 35 23 341 Eufaula 75 95 39 Douglas Atlantic Ocean Albany 84 3 32 82 Tifton 25 6 17 Waycross Brunswick 58 17 65 301 Moultrie 221 1 Dothan 319 84 19 Valdosta 441 Bainbridge Thomasville 50 84 23 41 27 Jacksonville Tallahassee FL 10

Gulf of Mexico 40

TN 23 Greenville Legend Chattanooga Ringgold Select Distribution Centers 41 Logistics Service Providers 62 Major Logistics Users 27 Dalton 95 36 76 Intermodal Hubs Huntsville Dahlonega 85 Commercial Airports 11 75 Ports Cartersville Gainesville 40 60 19 985 21 Columbia Rome 575 Alpharetta Braselton 14 51 44 53 10 56 64 59 49 Athens Kennesaw Norcross 43 378 285 29 78 27 Austell 48 45 37 Monroe 11 20 65 Lithia Springs SC 33 Atlanta Decatur Douglasville 61 47 Social Circle 66 Augusta 29 5 8 20 34 46 Conley 54 East Point 26 Carrollton 38 52 42 Fairburn Birmingham 27A Peachtree City Newnan 30 1 12 13 McDonough 1 Griffin 16 17 31 GEORGIA 23 19 441

La Grange 55 65 Macon West Point 319 25 301 25 28 Jeffersonville 57 27A 80 22 27 Warner Robins 23 Dublin Statesboro 9 24 AL Eastman 80 341 16

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1 Kmart Newnan 2,100,000 34 Norfolk Southern Augusta 7 The Home Depot Savannah 2 Target Port Wentworth 2,000,000 35 CSX Cordele 20 Newell Rubbermaid Atlanta 3 Procter & Gamble Albany 1,700,000 36 Southeastern Freight Lines Dalton 30 NCR Peachtree City 4 Target Midway 1,500,000 37 Delta Air Lines Atlanta 37 Delta Air Lines Atlanta 5 General Mills Social Circle 1,500,000 38 Old Dominion Freight Line Conley 51 UPS Alpharetta 6 Target Tifton 1,500,000 39 YRC Freight Lake Park 57 KIA Motors Manufacturing Georgia West Point 7 The Home Depot Savannah 1,400,000 40 TrinityRail Cartersville 58 Georgia-Pacific Brunswick 8 Solo Cup Company Social Circle 1,300,716 41 YRC Freight Ringgold 59 Coca-Cola Enterprises Columbus 9 Walmart Statesboro 1,200,000 42 AAA Cooper Transportation Ellenwood 60 Shaw Cartersville 10 Progressive Lighting Braselton 1,000,000 43 Estes Express Lines Athens 61 BlueLinx Atlanta 11 Quaker Oats/Gatorade Lithia Springs 913,000 44 Ryder Alpharetta 62 Mohawk Industries, Inc. Dalton 12 Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Newnan 900,000 45 Manhattan Associates Atlanta 63 Unisource Savannah Corporation of America Gulf of46 MexicoFPL Food Augusta 64 Genuine Parts Company Duluth 13 PetSmart Newnan 900,000 47 Allied Systems Holdings Atlanta 65 HD Supply Macon 14 Havertys Braselton 808,000 48 DSC Logistics Atlanta 66 The Coca-Cola Company Atlanta 15 ProBuild Pooler 800,000 49 Honeywell Norcross 16 Tyco Healthcare McDonough 800,000 50 FedEx Freight Valdosta 17 Nestle USA McDonough 789,000 51 UPS Supply Chain Solutions Alpharetta 18 Pier 1 Imports Savannah 785,000 52 BAH Express Conley intermodal hubs 19 IKEA Port Wentworth 785,000 53 Infor Alpharetta 54 Americold Augusta 20 Newell Rubbermaid Atlanta 784,900 Company City 21 Sears Pendergrass 772,000 55 3PD Macon 22 Academy Sports + Outdoors Jeffersonville 750,000 56 Saia Duluth Hulsey Terminal - CSX Atlanta 23 Lowe’s Valdosta 750,000 Note: Selected companies based on Inman Intermodal Yard - 24 Best Buy Dublin 748,000 employment levels in Georgia. 25 Bass Pro Shops Macon 720,000 Norfolk Southern Atlanta 26 Dick’s Sporting Goods East Point 657,200 John W. Whitaker Intermodal 27 Dollar Tree Port Wentworth 600,000 Terminal - Norfolk Southern Austell 28 Kohl’s Macon 588,000 Fairburn Terminal - CSX Fairburn 29 JVC Douglasville 542,491 Mason Intermodal Container 30 NCR Peachtree City 500,000 Transfer Facility - 31 Georgia Crown Distributing Co. McDonough 500,000 Norfolk Southern Savannah 32 Bridgestone Americas Albany 468,272 Chatham Intermodal Container 33 Staples Lithia Springs 400,000 Transfer Facility - CSX Savannah georgia’s warehousing & distribution footprint

statewide sq. statewide sq. company company footage footage Walmart 5,975,000 Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. 808,000 Target 5,000,000 Havertys 808,000 Mohawk Industries, Inc. 4,390,000 ProBuild 800,000 Lowe's 3,941,000 Kroger 795,900 The Home Depot 3,937,590 Pactiv 792,000 Shaw 3,040,000 Nestle USA 789,000 JCPenney 2,224,000 IKEA 785,000 Kmart 2,200,000 MSC Industrial Supply Co. 783,000 Solo Cup Company 2,006,700 Pier 1 Imports 783,000 Procter & Gamble 1,900,000 Aldi 780,800 Kellogg’s 1,830,550 Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA 768,000 Sugar Foods Corporation 1,642,100 Continental Tire 758,400 Carter's 1,618,000 Newell Rubbermaid 755,000 Kraft Foods Group 1,615,300 Toyo Tire USA Corp. 750,000 DSC Logistics 1,600,000 Colgate-Palmolive 744,300 Kimberly-Clark 1,600,000 GE Appliances 725,000 General Mills 1,500,000 NCR 712,800 Kenco Logistics Services 1,500,000 Kelly Tires 710,450 Whirlpool 1,500,000 Goodyear 710,000 PVH Corp. 1,412,950 Best Buy 700,000 Dart Container 1,300,000 McMaster-Carr 700,000 Academy Sports + Outdoors 1,298,600 SCP Distributors LLC 700,000 Sears 1,297,370 JLA Home 689,400 Georgia-Pacific 1,250,600 Tractor Supply Company 688,000 John Deere 1,232,000 BrandsMart USA 676,000 Owens Corning 1,200,680 Carlisle Transportation Products 676,000 Clorox 1,200,000 Orgill 676,000 Publix 1,200,000 Sara Lee 661,170 Walgreens 1,118,400 Sony 661,100 Dollar Tree 1,000,000 Dick'S Sporting Goods 657,200 Kubota Manufacturing of fred's 650,000 1,000,000 America Corporation Kumho Tire 1,000,000 Global Equipment Company Inc. 647,200 Toys “R” Us, Inc. 972,000 F&P Georgia 643,000 Macy's 966,640 Kubota Tractor Corporation 635,500 Ollie's Bargain Outlet 962,000 True Value Company 625,000 Quebecor World 947,500 Staples 615,000 Gatorade/PepsiCo 913,000 LG Electronics 612,000 Quaker Oats/Gatorade 913,000 Covidien 609,900 PetSmart 877,500 Unilever HPC 600,760 Briggs & Stratton 857,600 United Stationers 600,670 Marshalls 850,000 Advanced Distribution Systems 600,000 Goodyear Aviation Tires 840,000 Cooper Tire & Rubber Company 600,000 T.J. Maxx 826,000 Electrolux 600,000

Bed Bath & Beyond 810,000 Engineered Floors 600,000

Source: The Center of Innovation for Logistics 10 the georgia center of innovation for logistics

The Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics is the leading statewide resource for fueling logistics industry growth and global competitiveness at the core of Georgia’s logistics ecosystem. The Center of Innovation has been a tremendous resource in education and The Center: providing data, not only in how we run • Addresses needs and opportunities of companies our business but also in how we help our involved in logistics and freight transportation customers.” (both providers and heavy consumers of logistics services) Frank Anderson, Vice President RBW Logistics • Provides industry knowledge and technical expertise “ • Connects clients to key state resources in research and innovation • Links an extensive cross-sector industry network

Georgia Logistics Summit The annual Georgia Logistics Summit, created and The Center gives us the ability to bring hosted by the Georgia Center of Innovation for people together to discuss the world’s Logistics, has become one of the largest logistics best practices and bring companies like events in the country. The Summit brings together us together to discuss the technology the entire logistics ecosystem, offering tremendous that’s available to make supply chains networking opportunities and facilitating the exchange more effective.” of challenges, ideas and solutions for growing a vibrant logistics industry. Eddie Capel, President and CEO “Manhattan Associates Learn more at GeorgiaLogistics.com

11 Business-Friendly Climate

Georgia has a business-friendly, cost-competitive climate for operating a business:

• Six percent corporate income tax rate • Single factor gross receipts (or sales) apportionment for corporate income tax • Job tax credits are valued at $1,250 - $4,000 per job, and may apply to payroll withholding tax in some cases • Qualifying businesses that increase their port activity by at least 10 percent may earn an additional $1,250 per job • Sales tax exemption for material handling equipment where total purchase or expansion is valued at $5 million or more • Local property tax relief possible for qualified land, building and equipment

corporate income tax rates and apportionment

Corporate Income Corporate Income Tax Based on Tax Rates, 2013

Georgia 6.0% Single-factor sales Alabama 6.5% Property, payroll and double-weighted sales Kentucky 6.0% over $100K Property, payroll and double-weighted sales Louisiana 8.0% over $200K Property, payroll and sales Mississippi 5.0% over $10K Single-factor sales unless otherwise designated North Carolina 6.9% Property, payroll and double-weighted sales South Carolina 5.0% Single-factor sales Tennessee 6.5% Property, payroll and double-weighted sales Virginia 6.0% Property, payroll and double-weighted sales

Source: Tax Foundation, Federation of Tax Administrators

Carter’s has been doing business in Georgia for nearly 90 years and we are proud to call Atlanta home. Our new Atlanta global headquarters and Braselton multi-channel distribution center are intended to enable us to support growth in our Carter’s and OshKosh B’gosh brands, continue to “improve the efficiency of our operations, and better serve our customers.”

Richard F. Westenberger, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Carter’s 12 Affordable Real Estate

Georgia’s availability of land translates into affordable industrial space. With more than 1,500 available buildings, there are a significant number of options to retrofit an existing facility. The state also has more than 30 available shovel-ready industrial sites that are certified under the Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development (GRAD) Sites Program.

industrial lease rates ($/sq. ft.) $5.00 $4.67 $4.50 $4.13 $3.92 $3.95 $3.97 $4.09 $4.00 $3.64 $3.71 $3.76 $3.77 $3.44 $3.50 $3.20 $3.00 $2.49 $2.50

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$1.00 AL/Mobile GA/Atlanta MS/Jackson GA/Augusta KY/Louisville TN/Knoxville SC/Columbia SC/Greenville GA/Savannah VA/Richmond SC/Charleston FL/Jacksonville NC/Fayetteville

Source: CoStar Industrial Market Report, 2013 Quarterly Average

industrial Vacancy Rates 16% 14.4% 14% 12.6% 11.2% 11.6% 12.3% 12% 9.5% 9.6% 10.1% 10.3% 10% 9.2% 7.9% 8.0% 8.0% 8%

0% AL/Mobile GA/Atlanta MS/Jackson GA/Augusta KY/Louisville TN/Knoxville SC/Columbia SC/Greenville GA/Savannah VA/Richmond SC/Charleston FL/Jacksonville NC/Fayetteville

Source: CoStar Industrial Market Report, 2013 Quarterly Average

13 Tapping Top Talent

A company’s success depends on recruiting, training and keeping quality talent. Workforce training and education are top priorities in Georgia to help businesses grow.

• 6.3 million working-age population (ages 18-64) Projected Logistics Occupational Growth • Approximately 100,000 400 10,000 truck drivers and more 9,000 than 75,000 laborers and 350 freight, stock and material 8,000 300 movers 7,000 Total Labor F 250 • Competitive cost of labor 6,000

• Right-to-work state 200 5,000 orce (000s) 4,000 • A reliable workforce with 150 low turnover rates 3,000 100 2,000 rojected Logistics Employement (000s) P rojected Logistics Employement 50 1,000

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Georgia is home to 12,300 Source: Departments of Labor of Georgia, Alabama, Florida (*for 2013 to 2021), North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee logistics service providers workforce turnover rate in transportation and warehousing

10% 9.0% 9.1% 8.3% 8.4% 8.5% 8.8% 8% 1 million logistics-connected 6.6% 6.6% employees in georgia 6%

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Georgia ranks No. 5 nationally MS NC GA

in logistics employment Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Quarterly Workforce Indicators, 2012 Q1

Georgia’s technical colleges and universities conferred more than 300 degrees and certificates in 2012 in logistics, materials and supply chain management, and more than 400 in industrial engineering.

14 Quick Start Training

Continuously ranked No. 1 in the U.S. for workforce training, Georgia Quick Start is the premier partner for developing and delivering a strategic workforce. Quick Start provides free, comprehensive workforce solutions for new and expanding companies.

Bass Pro Shops state-of-the-art distribution center in Macon, Ga. needed a well-trained workforce on the day the doors opened, meaning Quick Start needed to begin training employees before the facility was built. To meet this challenge, Quick Start’s team studied Bass Pro’s operations in Missouri, documented the process and created a virtual distribution center with animations, video and multimedia technology. Training in this simulated working warehouse was supplemented by Quick Start’s customized core skills and job-specific courses. I’ve been very impressed with the Quick Start team – they Higher Education did everything they said they were going to do. Not only did they keep their promises, but often even exceeded them. For any new employer looking at Quick Start, quite Georgia’s statewide network of two- and four- honestly, I do not believe they can appreciate what Quick year colleges and universities respond to meet Start can do for them until they’ve seen it done. I know I the rapidly changing workforce demands in the was surprised, pleasantly surprised. I expected them to be logistics industry. good trainers. But they were fantastic trainers. I expected them to understand our business. But they were part of our The Technical College System of Georgia has a “ business. It’s the level at which they got involved with my targeted fast-track certification program, as well people and with my business that impressed me so much.” as a number of Associate of Applied Science degree programs in logistics and supply chain Bruce Beasley, Vice President of Distribution management. Bass Pro Shops

Georgia Tech’s Supply Chain & Logistics Institute has 60 years of active collaboration with the • Albany State University Bachelor’s and Higher industry, more than 30 participating faculty and • Clayton State University Degrees in Logistics, eight major research centers. It is the largest • Georgia College & State Materials and Supply supply chain and education logistics enterprise in University Chain Management the world. • The Georgia Institute of Technology • Georgia Southern University

Quick Start[ed] logistics clients in georgia

The Georgia Department of Economic Development’s logistics team helps the world’s leading logistics companies with everything from site selection to workforce training. To take advantage of our complimentary expertise and connections, contact us at 404.962.4822 or visit Georgia.org/Logistics.

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