Best Places for Business and Careers

I saw this article and was very surprised to see some of the biggest growth markets in the country for job opportunities and company expansions come from North Carolina and Colorado. I really had no idea that North Carolina is doing so well and that practically six of the top 20 cities come from the state. Even funnier is the notion that all of these cities have Division I basketball teams that most often thrive during competition. I would have thought North Carolina would be struggling mightily with the banking industry going down in flames especially in Charlotte where Bank of America has its corporate headquarters. Additionally, U.S. Airways which houses itself in Charlotte is also struggling to deal with the lack of passengers going on vacations during this economy downturn. I guess the markets are much better prepared to deal with the economy than I thought and it is nice to see that even in rough times, cities are able to prepare in advance for such an occurrence and build up business empires that will keep the city and state afloat. Investing in greater technology seems to be paying strong dividends and it is something that cities around the nation might want to explore in the future.