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Albany Stats

Population:
Albany MSA - 164,100
Dougherty County - 94,600
City of Albany - 75,340

Utilities:
Provided by Albany Water, Gas, and Light, Georgia Power, and Mitchell EMC.

Telecommunications:
100% of Albany businesses have access to advanced data services from AT&T Georgia such as Frame Relay, Native Mode LAN Interconnection/MetroEthernet, Optical services, up to and including Dense Wave Data Multiplexing (DWDM). DS1, 2 and 3 services are available to all Albany/Dougherty County customers.

Airport Access:
Six scheduled commercial flights daily, provided by Delta Airlines/ ASA on a 6,600 feet asphalt runway. Additional 5,100' cross-wind runway. Two air cargo companies serve the airport, including UPS's Airbus A300 and Boeing 757 "mini-hub" jet service.

Rail Access:
Norfolk Southern and the Georgia & Florida short line service the area, each with a functional switching station.

Highway Access: Click for Map
Georgia SR 300 provides 4 lane access to I-75 & I-10. US 82 provides 4 lane access to I-75, I-85, I-95, I-185, and the Georgia coast and its' ports. US 19 runs to downtown Atlanta and the Liberty Expressway connect the City of Albany with 4 lanes of access to each major thoroughfare.

Educational Institutions:
26 public schools,11 private schools and three institutions of higher learning. Albany Technical College, Darton College, Albany State University at Albany . Satellite campuses of LaGrange College and Troy State University.

Labor:
Labor Force of Albany MSA - 89,171 with a 94.8% employed rate.

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The Community of Albany

Albany, Georgia

There’s justsomething about Albany, and some of the world’s largest companies – Procter & Gamble, Mars Snackfoods US,MillerCoors, Pfizer Inc., Coats and Clark – have clued in.

In 2008, Forbes named Albany one of the “Best Small Places to Do Business.”Forbes also ranked Albany 3rd in Georgiaand 50^th in the nation for the “Cost of Doing Business.” In2009, the community was named a“Dedicated Destination for Defense” (SouthernBusiness Expansion), and is one of the “Top 100 MostLogistics Friendly Cities” (ExpansionManagement).

Albany’s Southwest Georgia Regional Airport isthe second largest cargo airport in the state. The airport offers numerousdaily scheduled commercial and passenger flights to Hartsfield-JacksonInternational Airport.

Albany hasmore than 3 million square feet of available industrial space. The communityhas Tier One status and has three designated military zones that allow forenhanced job tax credits.

The quality of life enjoyed by the community's nearly 95,000 residents stems from a variety of sources, including a thriving arts and cultural scene, greenspace and abundant waterways, sports, and entertainment.

Theatre Albany and Albany Symphony Orchestra, south Georgia’s only professionalorchestra, has been delighting people for decades. The Albany Museum of Art is the permanent home of the South’s largest collection of Sub-SaharanAfrican art. At Thronateeska HeritageCenter, tour the old Train Depot,History Museum and Science Center, orexperience the newly-renovated Wetherbee Planetarium, one of just 12planetariums in the state and the only such facility in the region. The Albany Civil Rights Institute chroniclesthe city’s historic place in the national Civil Rights Movement.

The city/county enjoys quality education via the Dougherty County School System, multiple private schools, and three institutions of higher learning - Albany State University, Darton College and Albany Technical College. Also located here are campuses of LaGrange College and Troy University.

Find more details on Albany at www.choosealbany.com

Or contact Justin Strickland, Director of Special Projects 229-434-0044

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