Mercedes-Benz USA on Thursday will hold a ceremonial opening its permanent home in Sandy Springs, a North American headquarters that will eventually house about 1,000 high-paid corporate jobs.
The $93 million complex at Abernathy and Barfield roads near Ga. 400 is a calling card for company, and a symbol of the company's new start in metro Atlanta after it announced plans in early 2015 to move from New Jersey. The open also is a coda of sorts for one of Gov. Nathan Deal's highest profile corporate recruitments as his second term nears its end and as the state competes for another high-profile prize: Amazon's second headquarters and the promise of 50,000 jobs.
The campus comprises more than 200,000 square feet of office space on 12 acres, and features a conference center, child care facility, cafeteria, coffee bar and a walking trail.
Few new companies in metro Atlanta have made as much of a marketing splash as Mercedes has in that time, signing a deal to put its name on the new Atlanta Falcons stadium, which opened this past summer.
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