Springfield ranks first in Missouri as "Best Performing City" in 2008
Sep 15, 2008
Springfield is first among Missouri cities for the fourth year for creating and sustaining jobs and economic growth.
According to the 2008 “Best Performing Cities” index compiled by The Milken Institute/Greenstreet Real Estate Partners, Springfield, Missouri ranked 42 overall on the list of the 200 largest metro cities. This rank is up from 47th in 2007 and 77th in 2005. While no data was available in 2006, Springfield has steadily moved up in the ranks since 2005. In 2008, the index ranked St. Louis at 152 and Kansas City at 77.
The 2008 best-performing city was Provo-Orem, Utah. Other cities in the top ten included: Raleigh, Salt Lake City, Austin and Charleston.
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2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
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Springfield |
62 |
77 |
47 |
42 |
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Kansas City |
109 |
126 |
116 |
77 |
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St. Louis |
151 |
144 |
125 |
152 |
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