What are you impressions of Atlanta in 2024?

[tdawg]

I lived in Atlanta in the 90s before moving to NYC, where I now live. One of our best friends moved there a few years ago (to the edge of Oakhurst and Decatur) so we've been going down to visit quite frequently. It's night and day to the place I left. Midtown, in particular, is becoming very dense and has great energy, and there is a lot of great infill happening across the city's intown neighborhoods. You also feel the energy and influence that the TV and film industries have brought. Everything occurring along the Beltline is also incredible. I know that MARTA is getting new rail cars beginning next year but the system really needs to be expanded and I'm happy to hear they're planning some infill stations. It's a place that we would definitely consider moving to (or back to in my case) after we're "done" with New York.

[iheartthed]

Stumbled across a recent list of the largest Black owned (or partially Black owned) companies by revenue in the U.S. Here are the top 20 + location:

1. World Wide Technology - Maryland Heights, Missouri (St. Louis)
2. Act 1 Group - Torrance, CA (Los Angeles)
3. Bridgewater Interiors - Detroit
4. Coca-Cola Beverages Florida (independent distributor) - Tampa
5. Modular Assembly Innovations - Dublin, Ohio (Columbus)
6. Bridgeman Foods - Louisville, KY
7. Thompson Hospitality Corp - Reston, VA (Washington)
8. Anderson-DuBose - Rochester, NY
9. Urban One Inc - Silver Spring, MD (Washington)
10. Hightowers Petroluem - Middletown, OH (Cincinnati)
11. Fair Oaks Farms - Fair Oaks, IN (Chicago)
12. Millennium Steel Service - Princeton, IN (Evansville, IN)
13. Global Automotive Alliance - Detroit
14. Millennium Steel of Texas - San Antonio
15. Adams Communication & Engineering Technology - California, MD (Baltimore-Washington CSA)
16. Baldwin Richardson Foods - Macedon, NY (Rochester, NY)
17. Bird Electric - Midland, TX
18. Georgetown Metal Processing - Georgetown, KY (Lexington)
19. Devon Industrial Group - Detroit
20. Salamander Hotels & Resorts - Middleburg, VA (Washington)

https://www.blackenterprise.com/be100s/top100/#top-100

The largest Black owned companies still skews HEAVILY "Rust Belt", with nearly half the list in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, or upstate New York. Detroit leads the top 20 for a single city, while Baltimore-Washington edges out Detroit for the most in a single metro.

[3rd&Brown]

Originally Posted by iheartthed

Stumbled across a recent list of the largest Black owned (or partially Black owned) companies by revenue in the U.S. Here are the top 20 + location:

1. World Wide Technology - Maryland Heights, Missouri (St. Louis)
2. Act 1 Group - Torrance, CA (Los Angeles)
3. Bridgewater Interiors - Detroit
4. Coca-Cola Beverages Florida (independent distributor) - Tampa
5. Modular Assembly Innovations - Dublin, Ohio (Columbus)
6. Bridgeman Foods - Louisville, KY
7. Thompson Hospitality Corp - Reston, VA (Washington)
8. Anderson-DuBose - Rochester, NY
9. Urban One Inc - Silver Spring, MD (Washington)
10. Hightowers Petroluem - Middletown, OH (Cincinnati)
11. Fair Oaks Farms - Fair Oaks, IN (Chicago)
12. Millennium Steel Service - Princeton, IN (Evansville, IN)
13. Global Automotive Alliance - Detroit
14. Millennium Steel of Texas - San Antonio
15. Adams Communication & Engineering Technology - California, MD (Baltimore-Washington CSA)
16. Baldwin Richardson Foods - Macedon, NY (Rochester, NY)
17. Bird Electric - Midland, TX
18. Georgetown Metal Processing - Georgetown, KY (Lexington)
19. Devon Industrial Group - Detroit
20. Salamander Hotels & Resorts - Middleburg, VA (Washington)

https://www.blackenterprise.com/be100s/top100/#top-100

The largest Black owned companies still skews HEAVILY "Rust Belt", with nearly half the list in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, or upstate New York. Detroit leads the top 20 for a single city, while Baltimore-Washington edges out Detroit for the most in a single metro.

Not surprised by this. But as we see in many ways today...where you make your money and where you live are often different. Could be that the children of all of these business owners live in places like Atlanta, tbh. Ditto with Miami. People are like, Miami is booming, look at everyone moving there?

Guess what? The rich people moving to Miami make their money elsewhere. They couldn't find the skill in Miami they would need to staff and recruit for their companies, but they can live wherever they want.

[Crawford]

There are a lot of HNWI in Miami or Palm Beach area for exactly 183 days per IRS. Their butts might not be there, but they'll be there for the magic 183 when tax times comes around.

Thank you, plutocrats, for paying your fair share and not trying to scam out of taxes (sarcasm).

[ColDayMan]

Originally Posted by iheartthed

Stumbled across a recent list of the largest Black owned (or partially Black owned) companies by revenue in the U.S. Here are the top 20 + location:

1. World Wide Technology - Maryland Heights, Missouri (St. Louis)
2. Act 1 Group - Torrance, CA (Los Angeles)
3. Bridgewater Interiors - Detroit
4. Coca-Cola Beverages Florida (independent distributor) - Tampa
5. Modular Assembly Innovations - Dublin, Ohio (Columbus)
6. Bridgeman Foods - Louisville, KY
7. Thompson Hospitality Corp - Reston, VA (Washington)
8. Anderson-DuBose - Rochester, NY
9. Urban One Inc - Silver Spring, MD (Washington)
10. Hightowers Petroluem - Middletown, OH (Cincinnati)
11. Fair Oaks Farms - Fair Oaks, IN (Chicago)
12. Millennium Steel Service - Princeton, IN (Evansville, IN)
13. Global Automotive Alliance - Detroit
14. Millennium Steel of Texas - San Antonio
15. Adams Communication & Engineering Technology - California, MD (Baltimore-Washington CSA)
16. Baldwin Richardson Foods - Macedon, NY (Rochester, NY)
17. Bird Electric - Midland, TX
18. Georgetown Metal Processing - Georgetown, KY (Lexington)
19. Devon Industrial Group - Detroit
20. Salamander Hotels & Resorts - Middleburg, VA (Washington)

https://www.blackenterprise.com/be100s/top100/#top-100

The largest Black owned companies still skews HEAVILY "Rust Belt", with nearly half the list in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, or upstate New York. Detroit leads the top 20 for a single city, while Baltimore-Washington edges out Detroit for the most in a single metro.

And more than half if you include the ultimate "Rust Belt" state, Ohio.