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Human Capital
One of the resources available to these growth companies is the Southeasts pool of human capital. Experienced executives and managers can be recruited for all levels, from entry-level to CEO. More Fortune 500 corporations are headquartered in the Southeast than anywhere outside of New York City; over 75% of the Fortune 1000 have operations in Atlanta alone. Familiar names that are either based in the Southeast or that have very substantial operations here include:
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AFLAC |
Gaylord Entertainment |
Nortel |
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AirTran |
Georgia-Pacific |
Northrop Grumman |
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Alcatel |
Gulfstream Aerospace |
Qualcomm |
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AT&T |
Harris Corporation |
R.J. Reynolds |
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AT&T Wireless |
HCA |
Ray-O-Vac |
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BellSouth |
HealthSouth |
Saks Fifth Avenue |
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Cingular |
Hewlett-Packard |
Scana |
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Circuit City |
Home Depot |
Siemens |
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Cisco |
Humana |
Solectron |
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Coca-Cola |
IBM |
SonyEricsson |
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Cox Enterprises |
Intergraph |
Southern Company |
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Dell |
Krispy Kreme |
Southwire |
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Delta Air Lines |
Lexmark |
Sprint |
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Duke Energy |
Lucent |
Synovus |
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Eastman Chemical |
MCI |
TimeWarner |
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EDS |
Microsoft |
T-Mobile |
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Equifax |
Motorola |
Total Systems |
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Ericsson |
NASCAR |
UPS |
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Ethyl Corporation |
National Data Corp. |
Verisign |
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Federal Express |
Newell Rubbermaid |
Verizon Wireless |
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Federated Systems |
Nextel |
Wal-Mart |
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Gannett |
Nokia |
Worldspan |
Our enviable quality of life in the Southeast ensures that, once these companies relocate managers to our region, they rarely want to leave. They form a pool of talent and experience that can be invaluable to a small company experiencing rapid growth.
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