Augusta Ranks High in 9 National Publications
12/17/2009
Mayor Deke Copenhaver
Mayor Copenhaver's Weekly Updates
Friends,
I wanted to share with you Augustas newest ranking on a Forbes list released just this week. On their list of 100 Cities Where Americans Are Getting Richer, Augusta ranked 44th. The list ranks cities where incomes for educated workers are growing fastest. The amount of national attention we are now garnering on what seems to be a weekly basis is incredible and I believe it can only lead to great things in the coming year. In order to keep track of the rankings, I put together a bullet pointed list which Im attaching. These are only the rankings going back through August!
Thanks,
Deke
-Metro Monitor 23rd among the strongest metro performances across 4 indicators
-Miliken Institue/Greenstreet Real Estate Partners Augusta is ranked #82nd Best Performing Cities Index (components include job, wages & salary and technology growth)
-Forbes #5 in the nation Best Bang For the Buck Cities
-Forbes #22 Fastest Recovering Cities in America
-Business Week #23 Forty Strongest Metro Economies
-Business Week #11 Americas 25 Next Recovering Job Markets
-Business Week #6 Strongest Building Markets for Housing
-Business Week #21 30 Strongest Housing Markets in the United States
-Forbes #44 100 Cities Where Americans Are Getting Richer
http://www.forbes.com/2009/12/15/income-cities-rich-lifestyle-real-estate-salary-unemployment.html
