Expansion Management's Hottest 50 Cities

Expansion Management - 2006 America's 50 Hottest Cities Criteria: "For the past eight years, we have asked 80 prominent site location consultants to choose the 50 best cities in the U.S. for business expansions and relocations." 1. Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, Tenn. MSA 2. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz. MSA 3. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Ga. MSA 4. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas MSA 5. San Antonio, Texas MSA 6. Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, N.C.-S.C. 7. Memphis, Tenn.-Miss.-Ark. MSA 8. Jacksonville, Fla. MSA 9. Knoxville, Tenn. MSA 10. Birmingham-Hoover, Ala. MSA 11. Tucson, Ariz. MSA Tulsa, Okla. MSA 13. Denver-Aurora, Colo. MSA Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla. MSA 15. Richmond, Va. MSA 16. Raleigh-Cary, N.C. MSA 17. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Wash. MSA 18. Austin-Round Rock, Texas MSA 19. Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, Texas MSA 20. Kansas City, Mo.-Kan. MSA 21. Albuquerque, N.M. MSA 22. Huntsville, Ala. MSA 23. Oklahoma City, Okla. MSA 24. Pittsburgh, Pa. MSA 25. Charleston-North Charleston, S.C. MSA 26. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, Fla. MSA 27. Indianapolis, Ind. MSA 28. Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill.-Ind.-Wis. MSA 29. Columbus, Ohio MSA 30. Longview, Texas MSA 31. Louisville, Ky.-Ind. MSA 32. Colorado Springs, Colo. MSA 33. Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio-Ky.-Ind. MSA 34. Winston-Salem, N.C. MSA 35. Rochester, N.Y. MSA 36. Omaha-Council Bluffs, Neb.-Iowa MSA 37. Mobile, Ala. MSA 38. Des Moines, Iowa MSA 39. Reno-Sparks, Nev. MSA 40. Boise City-Nampa, Idaho Orlando, Fla. MSA 42. Jackson, Tenn. MSA 43. Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Tonawanda, N.Y. MSA 44. Syracuse, N.Y. MSA 45. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. MSA 46. Greenville, S.C. MSA 47. Greensboro-High Point, N.C. MSA 48. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va. MSA 49. Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, Ore.-Wash. MSA Salt Lake City, Utah MSA>