The Top 20 Large Cities for Doing Business for 2007
By: Michael A. Shires Inc.com Magazine
Employment base of 450,000 or more.
1 Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev
Manufacturing, Business Services, Leisure
2 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz.
Retail, Business Services, Leisure
3 Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Business and Financial Services, Education and Health
4 Orlando-Kissimmee, Fla.
Business and Financial Services, Wholesale, Leisure
5 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif.
Retail, Business Services, Transportation
6 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, Fla.
Business Services, Leisure, Transportation
7 Raleigh-Cary, N.C.
Education and Health, Government
8 Honolulu, Hawaii
Information,Transportation
9 Northern Virginia
Business Services, Retail
10 Salt Lake City, Utah
Business Services, Education and Health
11 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla.
Business Services, Leisure, Retail
12 Jacksonville, Fla.
Business Services, Leisure, Education and Health
13 Washington, D.C.-Arlington-Alexandria, Va.
Business Services, Wholesale
14 Nashville, Tenn.
Business Services, Retail
15 Sacramento, Calif.
Leisure, Business Services
16 Austin-Round Rock,Texas
Business Services, Wholesale
17 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas
Business Services, Transportation, Utilities
18 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett,Wash.
Business Services, Information, Manufacturing
19 Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, Md.
Business Services, Leisure, Education and Health
20 Portland, Oreg.-Vancouver-Beaverton, Wash.
Business Services, Manufacturing
Complete rankings formulas etc.....
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