Forbes has developed a list of the “Ten Fastest Dying Cities”. Factors considered include unemployment rates and economic growth. Ohio is the most unfortunate with four cities in the top ten. Cities are dying to get on this list…sorry, I could not help myself. Here is the ten cities on the forbes list:
Canton, Ohio
Youngstown, Ohio
Flint, Michigan
Scranton, PA
Dayton, OH
Cleveland, OH
Springfield, MA
Buffalo, NY
Detroit, MI
Charleston, WV
The full story and slide show can be viewed here.
kmhhansen, August 6th 2008 |
Tags: Buffalo, Canton, Charleston, Cleveland, Dayton, Detroit, Dying Cities, Flint, MI, NY, Scranton, Springfield, WV, Youngstown
Posted in Uncategorized
KPMG has just released a report that rates cites based on their tax-friendliness to business. The analysis included cities in 10 countries. The results are broken out by small, medium and large cities. Here is the list for cities of 2 million or more in populations:
1.) San Juan, Puerto Rico
2.) Baltimore
3.) Atlanta
4.) Tampa
5.) Detroit
6.) Phoenix
7.) Minneapolis
8.) Northern Virginia
9.) Denver
10.) Philadelphia
Read more about the most tax-favorable cities.
kmhhansen, August 5th 2008 |
Tags: Atlanta, Baltimore, Detroit, KPMG, Minneapolis, Northern Virginia, Phoenix, Puerto Rico, San Juan, Tampa, Taxes
Posted in Cities with Low Business Taxes