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Top 25 Cities for Doing Business in America
From the 2004 compilation by Joel Kotkin of Inc.com.
Cities were ranked by job growth and economic strength.
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City |
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City |
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Atlanta, GA |
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1 |
Green Bay, WI |
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1 |
Barre-Montpelier, VT |
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Riverside-San Bernardino, CA |
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2 |
Madison, WI |
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2 |
Missoula, MT |
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3 |
Las Vegas, NV |
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3 |
Sarasota, FL |
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3 |
Casper, WY |
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4 |
San Antonio, TX |
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4 |
Fresno, CA |
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4 |
Rockland County, NY |
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5 |
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray
Beach, FL |
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5 |
Bakersfield, CA |
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5 |
Sioux Falls, SD |
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6 |
Southern New Jersey, NY |
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6 |
Reno, NV |
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6 |
Waco, TX |
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7 |
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood-Pompano
Beach, FL |
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7 |
Albuquerque, NM |
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7 |
Burlington, VT |
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8 |
Jacksonville, FL |
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8 |
Tucson, AZ |
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8 |
Dutchess County, NY |
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9 |
Newark, NJ |
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9 |
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA |
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9 |
Anchorage, AK |
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10 |
Suburban Maryland-Dc, MD |
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10 |
Modesto, CA |
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10 |
Manchester, NH |
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11 |
Orlando, FL |
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11 |
Stockton, CA |
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Bismarck, ND |
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12 |
Phoenix, AZ |
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12 |
Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL |
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12 |
Bryan-College Station, TX |
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13 |
Washington Msa, DC |
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13 |
Corpus Christi, TX |
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13 |
Danbury, CT |
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14 |
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
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14 |
Syracuse, NY |
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14 |
Altoona, PA |
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15 |
San Diego, CA |
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15 |
Springfield, MO |
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15 |
Fargo-Moorhead, ND |
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16 |
Nassau-Suffolk, NY |
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16 |
Monmouth-Ocean, NJ |
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16 |
Las Cruces, NM |
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17 |
Richmond-Petersburg, VA |
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17 |
Westchester County, NY |
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17 |
La Crosse, WI |
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18 |
New Orleans, LA |
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18 |
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA |
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18 |
Newburgh, NY |
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Austin, TX |
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19 |
Baton Rouge, LA |
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19 |
Albany, GA |
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Northern Virginia, VA |
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20 |
Daytona Beach, FL |
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20 |
Medford, OR |
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21 |
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ |
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21 |
Jackson, MS |
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Utica-Rome, NY |
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22 |
Miami-Hialeah, FL |
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22 |
Lancaster, PA |
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Lake Charles, LA |
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Orange County, CA |
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Portland, ME |
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Bristol, VA |
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Oklahoma City, OK |
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Boise City, ID |
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Fort Smith, AR |
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Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY |
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Akron, OH |
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Enid, OK |
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