New industries continued to grow in Georgia after World War II. Atlanta benefited most because people moved to the city looking for jobs in new businesses. In 1947, Ford Motors opened a new plant in Hapeville. A year later, General Motors also opened a plant in Doraville.
Of all the new businesses, Lockheed had the most impact. After the war, Bell Aircraft closed its plant in Marietta. It reopened a few years later as Lockheed. Lockheed produced needed aircraft, and it was Georgia's largest employer by the end of 1950's. Atlanta has had many office parks. Office parks are places built in parts of the city made to house offices. With so many businesses moving into and starting in Atlanta, new office parks allowed the city to accommodate them. By the end of the 1940's, more Georgians worked in industy and factory jobs than on farms.
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