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About City of Atlanta

Atlanta is rated as a "beta(+)" world city that exerts a moderate impact on global commerce, finance, research, technology, education and media. It ranks in the top twenty among world cities and 10th in the nation with a gross domestic product of $385 billion. Atlanta's economy is considered diverse with dominant sectors that include logistics services; corporate headquarters; movie production; telecommunications; information technology (IT); insurance - especially commercial property/casualty (CPC) insurance and reinsurance companies - which are both important employers within Georgia ; transportation logistics such as railroad switching & terminal management firms located around Hartsfield-Jackson Airport , air cargo carriers at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport , trucking distribution firms located throughout metropolitan Atlanta including North America's largest freight forwarder: UPS Freight ; government contractors including Lockheed Martin Corporation , Boeing Defense Space & Security , Raytheon Company etc.; financial institutions such as SunTrust Banks Inc., Wells Fargo Bank NA . The metro area has become known for its business startup culture.