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Springfield, Missouri |
May
15, 2006 |
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INC. MAGAZINE RATES
SPRINGFIELD ECONOMY
AMONG NATION'S BEST |
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Steady job growth during last few years
has landed Springfield on Inc. Magazine's list of Hottest
Mid-Sized Cities for entrepreneurs. The report appears in the May
issue of the magazine and tracks job growth rates over several
periods in order to determine the index rankings. "As always, our
list...puts the focus on job growth, which we believe is the best
measure of a region's economic vitality--especially as it applies to
entrepreneurs."
Springfield ranked 25th in the mid-sized cities category which
includes metro areas with an employment base of 150,000 to 450,000.
(Springfield's current workforce is 217,608, as of March 2006.)
Also included on the mid-sized cities list are several of
Springfield's peer cities such as Fayetteville, Boise, Knoxville and
Des Moines. Kansas City and St. Louis were the only other Missouri
cities to make any of the of the index coming in at 44 and 48,
respectively, on the large cities list. |
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Inc Magazine full article |
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mid-sized cities section |
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podcast interview with the contributing editor |
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