CLAYTON COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

In any business, you have to be able to move your products and services quickly to your customers. Clayton County is uniquely positioned to help you and your clients with that task. Clayton County is the home of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world's second-largest cargo facility, and the country's busiest airport. And Hartsfield-Jackson's expansion plans include a new International Terminal that will be located in Clayton County.

What's more, Clayton County is at the center of a vast transportation network including four interstate highways, two major railroads, and a proposed commuter rail line connecting Macon and Atlanta.

Clayton County offers a variety of state and local programs to help your business grow. Clayton College & State University features a wealth of business and industry support services. We also have a range of meeting facilities, from the spacious Georgia International Convention Center to the elegant and intimate Spivey Board Room at Clayton College & State University.

Despite being so close to one of the world's most vital urban centers, Clayton County offers attractive residential communities for every budget. Culturally, Clayton County offers Spivey Hall, an acoustically renowned and architecturally inspiring concert facility. Each year dozens of internationally acclaimed artists perform there, representing the best of jazz, classical and world music.

Clayton County has developed over the years from a suburban bedroom community into more of an urban community, primarily in the northern portion of the county where Hartsfield-Jackson Airport's expansion has impacted surrounding neighborhoods. As a result, the county and the cities of Forest Park, Morrow, and Jonesboro have conceptual master plans in place for redevelopment opportunities in several areas. The redevelopment projects focus on older business centers and their surrounding residential neighborhoods. Working closely with the communities, primarily through the Atlanta Regional Commission's Livable Centers Initiative (LCI), the projects seek to assist areas in their economic competitiveness. Currently, there are eight designated redevelopment areas, each represented by a city or county organization. The map and links below will provide you with the location and details of the redevelopment plans.

Now you know some of what Clayton County has to offer. A geographical advantage. Easy access to travel and transport. State and local programs designed to help your business. And friendly, inviting neighborhoods. Need more convincing? Talk to some of the people already doing business here. At companies like Delta Air Lines and Chick-fil-A. We're sure you'll agree. Clayton County means business!