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Best Cities to Earn a Living

kmhhansen — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:04:18 +0000

Forbes has issued its list of the best cities for earning a living. Houston topped the list based on its business environment, low unemployment, and high wages. Oil industry profits were cited as one of the primary drivers of the Houston economy. Minneapolis (large well know companies), Boston (biotech industry), and Washington D.C. (government related jobs) also made this list. To compile the list Forbes drew from it’s own list of 400 of the best large companies and 200 of the top small companies. They also considered median incomes, cost of living, and job-growth forecasts. Here is the list of the top ten:

1.) Houston

2.) Minneapolis

3.) Boston

4.) Washington D.C.

5.) New York City

6.) Pittsburgh

7.) San Francisco

8.) Dallas

9.) Milwaukee

10.) Philadelphia

Learn more about the best cities to earn a living.

San Juan Puerto Rico Tops Cities with Best Tax Environment

kmhhansen — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:18:16 +0000

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.

Ten Healthiest Cities

kmhhansen — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:22:53 +0000

AARP’s list of the healthiest cities in the United States was published last week. Ann Arbour Michigan topped the list with 86% of it’s residents exercising exercising daily. Other criteria used in the rankings included the number of physicians per capital; the availability of medical care; the environment; eating habits; and, the number of citizens covered by health insurance.

The top ten cities are:

1. Ann Arbor, Michigan

2. Honolulu, Hawaii

3. Madison, Wisconsin

4. Santa Fe, New Mexico

5. Fargo, North Dakota

6. Boulder, Colorado

7. Charlottesville, Virginia

8. Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota

9. San Francisco Bay Area, California

10. Naples-Marco Island, Florida

Read more about the healthiest cities in the United States.

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