Best Places to do business
Posted by Moonage on 11 May 2006 | Tagged as: National Politics
Forbes Magazine just did a thing on The Best Places for Business.
Without a whole lot of explaining, here’s their Top 25:
| Rank | City | Cost of Doing Business | Job Growth | Education | Population |
| 1 |
Albuquerque NM |
1 | 60 | 54 | 793,100 |
| 2 |
Raleigh NC |
43 | 52 | 11 | 934,200 |
| 3 |
Houston TX |
21 | 77 | 70 | 5,257,100 |
| 4 |
Boise ID |
51 | 22 | 91 | 534,100 |
| 5 |
Knoxville TN |
26 | 35 | 93 | 654,200 |
| 6 |
Phoenix AZ |
55 | 16 | 88 | 3,813,000 |
| 7 |
Nashville TN |
28 | 64 | 79 | 1,414,000 |
| 8 |
Durham NC |
24 | 117 | 6 | 457,600 |
| 9 |
Fayetteville AR |
23 | 7 | 141 | 399,700 |
| 10 |
Indianapolis IN |
47 | 80 | 64 | 1,637,300 |
| 11 |
Des Moines IA |
45 | 62 | 43 | 516,000 |
| 12 |
Rockingham County NH |
93 | 106 | 37 | 414,200 |
| 13 |
Oklahoma City OK |
4 | 98 | 102 | 1,152,500 |
| 14 |
Huntsville AL |
14 | 45 | 28 | 364,800 |
| 15 |
Atlanta GA |
37 | 104 | 35 | 4,806,700 |
| 16 |
Fort Collins CO |
70 | 53 | 7 | 274,400 |
| 17 |
Washington DC-Northern VA |
159 | 30 | 8 | 4,054,900 |
| 18 |
Albany NY |
134 | 108 | 42 | 846,500 |
| 19 |
Poughkeepsie NY |
110 | 55 | 100 | 671,400 |
| 20 |
Portland OR |
8 | 115 | 49 | 2,089,100 |
| 21 |
Lexington KY |
2 | 145 | 36 | 430,900 |
| 22 |
Little Rock AR |
38 | 85 | 106 | 643,600 |
| 23 |
Mercer NJ |
169 | 32 | 21 | 368,500 |
| 24 |
Asheville NC |
19 | 84 | 121 | 391,500 |
| 25 |
Dallas TX |
60 | 141 | 32 | 3,885,400 |
Without digging too deep, what sticks out? I’ll try the list a little
different:
| 1 |
Albuquerque NM |
| 2 |
Raleigh NC |
| 3 |
Houston TX |
| 4 |
Boise ID |
| 5 |
Knoxville TN |
| 6 |
Phoenix AZ |
| 7 |
Nashville TN |
| 8 |
Durham NC |
| 9 |
Fayetteville AR |
| 10 |
Indianapolis IN |
| 11 |
Des Moines IA |
| 12 |
Rockingham County NH |
| 13 |
Oklahoma City OK |
| 14 |
Huntsville AL |
| 15 |
Atlanta GA |
| 16 |
Fort Collins CO |
| 17 |
Washington DC-Northern VA |
| 18 |
Albany NY |
| 19 |
Poughkeepsie NY |
| 20 |
Portland OR |
| 21 |
Lexington KY |
| 22 |
Little Rock AR |
| 23 |
Mercer NJ |
| 24 |
Asheville NC |
| 25 |
Dallas TX |
Does that make my point a little clearer?
2 Comments »
on 11 May 2006 at 9:38 pm 1.insider said …
Nice analysis.
on 11 May 2006 at 9:41 pm 2.Moonage
said …
Generally the “nicer” ones are the easiest. I don’t get too much lip on these. If I have to think real hard, no one else ever gets it. Glad you enjoyed it. Even gladder you get it.
( Can ya tell I quit smoking? )