I was in this situation many years ago.
I went to work for a company in Atlanta that was closing an office in Houston TX and moving the product support here. I went to Houston for a month to learn the product line then came back to Atlanta to begin setting up for the new product line. At some point they decided to move the product line to another division in Portland ME, so I was needed to go there to setup support for the product line and train someone to service it.
The entire time I was in Maine the company tried to get me to move there permanently, part of the reason was they were telling me there was no position for me in the Atlanta office since the position I was hired for had been relocated to Portland. I was told they needed to hire someone for me to train and by the time that was done they would find a position for me in Atlanta.
Nine months later they still had not hired someone for me to train and were still trying to convince me to stay permanently. I finally gave them an ultimatum saying I am leaving for Atlanta on this day, with or without a position with the company in Atlanta.
They hired someone, I trained them for two weeks, then moved to Atlanta and they had a position for me when I returned to Atlanta.
I say all that to say this, If they value what you have done and bring to them, they will do what is necessary to keep you, If they don't, maybe you don't want to be working for them.
Good luck with your choice, YOLO
I too live in Atlanta, and yes the economy was better so I was certain I could find employment.
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