Lincoln #3 for Hot Cities for Entrepreneurs (small cities)

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Lincoln #3 for Hot Cities for Entrepreneurs (small cities)

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From Entrepreneur magazine... http://www.entrepreneur.com/bestcities/ ... ll,00.html

Omaha is #13 on the 'medium' sized city rank...
http://www.eomaha.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2711

Rank City 'Young Company Rank' 'Rapid Growth Rank'
1 Auburn-Opelika, AL 2 1
2 Wilmington, NC 1 9
3 Lincoln, NE 12 2
4 Yuma, AZ 3 11
5 Green Bay, WI 4 10
6 Jonesboro, AR 16 3
7 Huntsville, AL 7 15
8 Laredo, TX 5 17
9 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA 33 4
10 Springfield, MO 23 8
11 Anchorage, AK 30 5
12 Las Cruces, NM 6 18
13 Sioux Falls, SD 27 7
14 Rapid City, SD 31 6
15 Missoula, MT 24 12
16 Dothan, AL 9 20
17 Flagstaff, AZ-UT 15 19
18 Lawrence, KS 38 13
19 Casper, WY 35 14
20 Elkhart-Goshen, IN 34 16
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Post by jsheets »

So basically about any college city with a decent University? It doesn't match perfectly, but pretty close...
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Post by Omaha Cowboy »

Actually Omaha ranked #12 :wink: ..

Good for both Lincoln and Omaha..

Now we need to work on that #44 state ranking..

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Post by Linkin5 »

Or Lincoln and Omaha just need to break off and make their own state. :lol:
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Post by Swift »

Agreed.
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Post by lorne »

tax rates are the problem. Raise taxes the economy withers. Lower taxes and the economy strengthens.

Course that logic is too common sense for the likes of the government.
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Post by Swift »

lorne wrote:tax rates are the problem. Raise taxes the economy withers. Lower taxes and the economy strengthens.

Course that logic is too common sense for the likes of the government.
Or economic factualities. :roll:
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