2019 Fortune 500 and 1000 By MSA, City, and State (airport, transportation)
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I would think a city with a population of 2,170,000 people would be a corporate town.
Austin has a lot of the smaller VC tech companies, not to the degree of the coasts, but that's what they have. Also, a lot of the larger software companies will have second offices there. But it's like ther 5th or 6th largest city in it's own state. It is not an economic juggernaut.
Of the 16 Fortune 500 companies that are based in the Atlanta, 14 of them are in the city limits of Atlanta HQ wise. Only 2 are outside of the city. Is that not correct? Would love to see some examples of how Fortune got the city incorrect.
Many have Atlanta addresses, like those in Cobb County, but aren't within the city limits.
Interesting that Philadelphia has 13 Fortune 500s and 11 are located in the suburbs of Philadelphia... That doesn't even include huge private corporations (Vanguard, Wawa, etc.) also in the suburbs.
Does any other major US city have as big of a reverse setup as Philadelphia?
I think some of the St. Louis companies on the list as in the city proper are actually in the suburbs. Most inner suburbs carry St. Louis mailing addresses but aren't in the geographically small city limits.
I think some of the St. Louis companies on the list as in the city proper are actually in the suburbs. Most inner suburbs carry St. Louis mailing addresses but aren't in the geographically small city limits.
I believe there are several similar examples across the country, thus my prior post cautioning against a tally of companies by city. Doing so accurately would require looking up all the headquarters' addresses and reconciling with city limits.
Home Depot and UPS are a couple very large and well recognized companies with Atlanta addresses outside the city limits - in unincorporated Vinings (Cobb County) and the city of Sandy Springs respectively.
Interesting that Philadelphia has 13 Fortune 500s and 11 are located in the suburbs of Philadelphia... That doesn't even include huge private corporations (Vanguard, Wawa, etc.) also in the suburbs.
Does any other major US city have as big of a reverse setup as Philadelphia?
Austin has a lot of the smaller VC tech companies, not to the degree of the coasts, but that's what they have. Also, a lot of the larger software companies will have second offices there. But it's like ther 5th or 6th largest city in it's own state. It is not an economic juggernaut.
Currently it's the fourth largest MSA in its state and the fastest-growing; it's pretty darn impressive for it to be the fastest-growing in a state with the slowest-growing 1M+ metro increasing at a rate of just above 17% from 2010-2018. It's not an "economic juggernaut" in the sense of being a top 10-15 metro, but its economic importance and rapid momentum most certainly cannot be denied.
Thanks for the article, I guess that explains why Vanguard recently opened a satellite office in Philadelphia.
This all boils down to crappy leadership in the city, most of council has their own interests in mind rather than the best interests of the city and its economy.
GE Transportation merged in to Wabtec recently, making this the 8th F500 in Pittsburgh. Not sure why it was not on the list.
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