Forbes: America's Fastest-Recovering Cities

[WillyT]

Top Ten Here:

1 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metro Area
2 San Antonio, TX Metro Area
3 Austin-Round Rock, TX Metro Area
4 Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area
5 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area
6 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area
7 Rochester, NY Metro Area
8 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metro Area
9 Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area
10 Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area

Full List Top 100 Here: http://www.forbes.com/2009/11/19/cities-recovery-unemployment-lifestyle-real-estate-top-ten-chart.html?partner=msnbc

Article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34112641/ns/business-forbescom/

My city, Sacramento, is ranked 82nd. Right between Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

I have no idea what that means.

:shrug:

[WilliamPitt]

1. Boston is #25

Sounds about right: http://www.truthout.org/071709A

[WhiteTara]

2. you've been groped by the boobenfurhre

he's such an ass, he owes $79,000 in back taxes!

[seabeyond]

3. texas, .... amarillo, we were hardly hit and coming out. lasted a couple months. nt

[bluestateguy]

4. That's good to see to PA metro areas on that list

And who knows, maybe all of those Texas areas being in recovery would help Obama in that state in '12.

[PJPhreak]

5. The Austin-Round Rock, TX Metro Area

Has always seemed to do well,I just wish I could afford to live there again.

I miss Zilker Park,Barton Springs and Sixth Street.

[EndersDame]

16. I love it in 78745 it is still a working class hood!

78744 is pretty nice too and not too expensive

[bridgit]

6. Yay! We're eighty-2, we're eighty-2!!

:bounce: :toast: :party: :kick:

[WillyT]

8. WooHoo, LOL !!!

:bounce::woohoo::bounce:

:rofl:

:hi:

[asdjrocky]

7. That's funny,

I spent a lot of time in Council Bluffs and Omaha during the caucus, seemed just like my depressed little city, Stockton Ca. Actually now that I think of it, Stockton is a lot worse, way more abandoned and foreclosed homes, no real business or industry to speak of and the highest drop out rate and teen pregnancy rate in California.

Shit, now I'm depressed. Anyone want to move to Council Bluffs with me? I know some people.

[JPZenger]

12. Stockton had one of highest foreclosure rates

As of several months ago, Stockton CA had one of the highest foreclosure rates in the US.

[StarfarerBill]

9. Knoxville is #32.

Yay...

[johnaries]

10. Nashville is 19! woo-hoo! nt

[JPZenger]

11. State Capitols and Medical Hubs

These are state capitals of states that did not have huge increases in spending before the recession, plus university and health care hubs (such as Pittsburgh).

[Nyquil Man]

13. Little Rock MSA is #11.

Go LR go! :kick:

[distantearlywarning]

14. Go Pittsburgh!

I love my city and I'm really happy that it's doing so well right now.

[JonQ]

15. Alright Texas Cities

Keep up the good work.

Don't worry all you duers out there who despise us, we don't mind our tax dollars being used to bail you out, much. ;-)

[WillyT]

17. A Kick For Those Who Haven't Seen This....

:kick: