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SOURCE;  Daily Real Estate News | July 12, 2011 |

6 Best Cities for Business, Careers

 
According to Forbes Magazine's ’ 13th annual Best Places of Business list to  find cities with the most jobs and lower costs of doing business, venture to the nation's heartland, Eighty percent of the top 25 regions on Forbes’ list this year are from the center of the nation.

Forbes evaluates 200 larger metro areas considering job growth,  business and cost of living, income growth, projected economic growth, and educational levels.

The midland’s success is largely due to  oil, gas, and mining and high crop prices that have added jobs.

“These economies run in cycles, and these booms and busts are often decades in the making,” Sterling says.

Many of the cities topping the list also boast at least one strong university and strong entrepreneurial activity.

Here are the top six cities to make Forbes’ list:
Raleigh, N.C.
Des Moines, Iowa
Provo, Utah
Lexington, Ky.
Fort Collins, Colo.
Nashville, Tenn.

Source: “Raleigh Tops Forbes’ Best Places for Business 2011,” Forbes.com (July 11, 2011)