Atlanta is the capital and the most populated city in Georgia with more than 4 million people in the Atlanta metropolitan area. This has made it a very attractive location for companies to maintain inventory and to distribute products and materials so in turn it has become a popular area for third party logistics providers (3PL) to maintain logistics centers.
It is an economic hotbed in the Southeast region of the United States and is a major part of the more than 110,000 miles of public roads and 18,000 miles on the Georgia state highway system. Truck transit times from the metro Atlanta area typically range from 1-2 days to reach the Northeast and Midwest regions and around 3-5 days out West. Class 1 rail carriers serving the Atlanta area include CSX and the Norfolk Southern.
Regarding industry, Atlanta is the seventh largest industrial market in the U.S. and is home to both the distribution centers and manufacturing hubs for many of the countries largest companies. It is also home to an increasing number of respected third party logistics companies offering outsourced warehousing, transportation, and logistics services.
For maintaining and distributing inventory in the Southeast, the Atlanta metropolitan area is one of the more sought after locations. The majority of Atlanta logistics providers operate warehouses in the outlying suburbs of Atlanta located within close proximity to major highways (I-85, I-20, and I-75)
Sources:
Atlanta Logistics Innovation Council
Atlanta, GA (Wikipedia)
Atlanta Warehousing and Logistics