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For the last two years, Inc. magazine has examined 274 population centers looking for job creation and other signs that businesses are thriving. What has it found? The big cities are idling, and the real entrepreneurial hotbeds are on the periphery -- where low costs and favorable regulatory environments make it possible to thrive in a tough economy.
Here, Inc.com shares the magazine's 2005 list--as well as its findings from 2004--in a searchable database. Peruse the lists by city size, industry sector, city, state, and more.
Plus, read the features from Inc. magazine that highlight
pertinent facts about the 2005 list, as well as profiles of businesses from
thriving areas:
- The Best Places for Doing Business in America, May 2005
- Report from Reno: A Californian Rolls the Dice
- Report from Virginia: This Sector is Secured
- Report from Green Bay: Everyone's a Knowledge Worker
- How the 2005 Rankings Were Calculated
Do you want to know if your city made the list? Use the following search options to display the entire list by size or drill down to results by City or State.
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