Augusta Mall welcomes millions of guests annually with a grand, two-story entrance flanked by several first-to-market stores and dining options, including P.F. Chang's, The Chop House, Sephora, and Apple. As the area's largest shopping center, Augusta Mall provides locals and visitors with the broadest selection of retailers such as H&M, Michael Kors, and Barnes & Noble. The shopping center offers prime business space for rent alongside heavily trafficked department stores such as Dillard's, Macy's, and JCPenney. Centrally located on one of Augusta's most-traveled traffic corridors, Augusta Mall enjoys excellent visibility and access from I-520, which is travelled by more than 82,000 cars per day. Augusta is the second-largest city in the state of Georgia and is the major center of commerce in the region. The area is a cybersecurity powerhouse for the United States with the extension of the National Security Agency, expansion of Fort Gordon, and the headquarters for the Georgia Cyber Center. Augusta Mall proudly serves over 20,000 active service members, 61,000 retirees, 20,000 medical personnel, and three colleges. The city serves as the cultural, educational, and medical hub for a two-state, 21-county area that extends as far as 75 miles from the city center.