More Kudos for Charlottesville
Charlottesvlle has garnered another “best” rating. In company with Richmond and Blacksburg, Charlottesville has made Forbes magazine’s annual short list of business-friendly metro areas.
For the tenth consecutive year Forbes magazine has ranked the 200 largest metro areas according to their business accumen. Their top cities have the following qualities: low costs of doing business, an educated labor pool and solid job growth. Also taken into consideration were tax, energy and office space costs and Economy.com’s living cost index.
Of the 10 top metro areas six are in and around state capitals.
Best Metros
Raleigh, N.C.
Boise, Idaho
Fort Collins, Colo.
Des Moines, Iowa
Lexington, Ky.
Atlanta, Ga.
Richmond, Va.
Olympia, Wash.
Spokane, Wash.
Knoxville, Tenn.
Best Smaller Metros
Sioux Falls, S.D.
Iowa City, Iowa
Bloomington, Ind.
Columbia, Mo.
Bismark, N.D.
Morgantown, W.Va.
Rapid City, S.D.
Greenville, N.C.
Charlottesville, Va.
Blacksburg, Va.
Source: Forbes, Kurt Badenhausen (03/19/2008)
Pam Dent, e-PRO, SRES
Real Estate III
Charlottesville, VA
434 960-0161
pam@JumpintoGreenerPastures.com
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