Governor: Norfolk Southern moving headquarters to Atlanta
ATLANTA — Railroad company Norfolk Southern Corp. is moving its headquarters from Norfolk, Virginia, to Atlanta, bringing with it 850 jobs and more than $500 million in economic investment, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal announced Wednesday.
The company plans to build a new headquarters campus with 750,000 square feet (69,600 square meters) of office space in the city’s Midtown area, according to records from Atlanta’s economic development authority.
“When you consider those 850 new jobs on top of —in excess of — 4,700 jobs that are currently Norfolk Southern employees in the state of Georgia, they suddenly become a major player in our state’s economy,” Deal said at Wednesday’s news conference.
“This is the 17th Fortune 500 company to come to our state either initially or by way of relocation,” Deal added.