Atlanta, TX Advantages

Business Climate

Atlanta, Texas - Metro Texarkana
The Best Low-Cost Business Climate in the U.S.

Atlanta, Texas is a dynamic community in metropolitan Texarkana, located at the center of the four-state mid-south region of Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. Halfway between Memphis and Houston, Atlanta-Texarkana metro consistently ranks among the best low-cost business climates in the United States.

Though employment growth is less than 1 percent a year, the metro Texarkana economy is performing well compared to similar metro areas. Diversity is clear, as the health services industry employs a whopping 14 percent of the workforce, and the manufacturing industry is increasing area employment by nearly 3 percent a year. With virtually no exposure to the highly cyclical energy industry, and diverse employment growth, metro Texarkana including Atlanta, Texas, offers tremendous business opportunities.

According to Precia Metro 2000, "metro Texarkana will continue its above average rate of expansion in the near term as the transportation industry continues its fast growth, and the large retail and health-care industries draw customers. Though risks exist from its large military exposure through top employer Red River Army Depot and low population growth, Texarkana Metro area's central location for transport, together with its ample labor force, will help it maintain average growth throughout the forecast horizon."

State-of-the-art telecommunications infrastructure, an ample and affordable labor force, combined with educational opportunities at Texas A&M Texarkana, University of Arkansas-Hope, Texarkana College, Texas State Technical College, Centenary College, Louisiana State University-Shreveport, Southern University, and East Texas Baptist University, have created a nationally-recognized growth market for the telecommunications industry.