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The city has proven to be a good location for other industries.
For example, Byers Engineering Company, a technical services
and software firm for the telecommunications and utility
industries, started out in Atlanta in 1971. With clients such
as BellSouth, AT&T, and Atlanta Gas, the company hasn’t had
to go far to find a fit for its network engineering services.
Byers says he never considered going anywhere else, having
completed undergraduate and graduate degrees in electrical
engineering at Georgia Tech and an MBA at Georgia State,
which he calls "the icing on the cake." In fact, while taking
classes for his MBA at night and working by day, he set up
the books for his firm in his accounting class, a system the
company continues to use today.
 Rosser’s identity is tied closely to Atlanta as well. Located in
the heart of downtown, the architectural and engineering
firm has played a role in designing and constructing some
of the city’s most recognizable landmarks: the Georgia
Dome, Turner Field, and
CNN headquarters.
Currently completing the new World of Coca-Cola near the Georgia
Aquarium, Rosser is also part of the team handling program management
for expansion of the airport, including the recently opened fifth
runway and an international terminal scheduled for completion
within the next five years.
"The airport expansion has the possibility of being as
momentous to the city as some of the events of our past," says
Little, Rosser’s Chairman.
Atlanta also has been a supportive setting for the reinsurance
business, which provides insurance for insurance companies.
"To be close to my customers, a good transportation system
is essential, and with Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
Airport, the world is at my front door," says Holland. The
professionalism of the Georgia Department of Insurance as a
home state regulator, an attractive quality of life for employees,
and a well-educated workforce are the advantages Holland
cites for doing business here. Contributing to the quality of
that workforce, according to Holland, is Georgia State’s
Department of Risk Management and Insurance, one of the
top-ranked programs in the nation.
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