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Phoenix sweats out top ranking for business recruitment
The Business Journal of Phoenix - 10:08 AM MST Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Phoenix may have ranked as America's Sweatiest City Monday, but economic developers will find a better claim to fame in the city's No. 1 ranking Tuesday by Expansion Management magazine.
Phoenix topped large metro areas as the best place for recruitment and attraction. Charlotte, N.C., was No. 2. Arizona ranked as the top state.
Maricopa County, however, came in at No. 4 behind counties encompassing the Charlotte area, Fort Myers, Fla., and Austin, Texas.
Two Arizona cities also made the midsize cities list: Tucson at No. 4 and Flagstaff at No. 5. Canton, Ohio, was No. 1. Arizona also was represented on the small cities list with Yuma taking the No. 7 spot. St. Joseph, Mo., was No. 1 in that category. Pinal County took the No. 10 spot among small counties.
The magazine, geared to company executives looking to expand or relocate their facilities, worked with the National Policy Research Council think tank to develop the rankings. The council analyzed the relocation activity of 19 million companies over the past eight years, to determined the most popular commercial relocation destinations. |
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