As Sam Sees It
While often touted as a city for the "young and the restless," Sam says Atlanta lost some ground on attracting younger workers to its confines due to a general lack of job growth in the region. But that's changing: "We're really coming out of the pit," he says, noting a projected 40,000 in new jobs in the coming year, especially among tech companies. "It's a war for talent among cities, and the cities who win that war," will get the new jobs, he says. (We already got both Upton brothers on the Braves, so we've already won one battle for young talent.)