[HopToIt]

In another thread, a poster asked what FL can do to attract more businesses to FL, and what FL can do to create better paying jobs... so I thought I'd post this link that just came out. http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/be...d-careers.html

Between the top 50 big metro areas, and the top 50 smaller metro areas throughout America, Florida only had one. Gainesville, at 50th. 10 of the top 20 were in either NC or CO.

FL needs to do something besides leaning on the tourists' shoulders for money! Top 25 of big metro areas and small metro areas below:


1 Raleigh NC 2 Fort Collins CO 3 Durham NC 4 Fayetteville AR 5 Lincoln NE 6 Asheville NC 7 Des Moines IA 8 Austin TX 9 Boise ID 10 Colorado Springs CO 11 Albuquerque NM 12 Oklahoma City OK 13 Wilmington NC 14 Denver CO 15 Huntsville AL 16 San Antonio TX 17 Seattle WA 18 Winston-Salem NC 19 Charlotte NC 20 Boulder CO 21 Eugene OR 22 Little Rock AR 23 Olympia WA 24 Atlanta GA 25 Nashville TN

1Sioux Falls SD 2Greenville NC 3Morgantown WV 4Bloomington IN 5Columbia MO 6Bismarck ND 7Fargo ND 8Lafayette IN 9Iowa City IA 10Auburn AL 11Charlottesville 12Bloomington IL 13Rapid City SD 14College Station 15Billings MT 16Las Cruces NM 17Santa Fe NM 18Bend OR 19Bowling Green KY 20Ames IA 21State College PA 22Ithaca NY 23Athens GA 24Grand Junction CO 25Corvallis OR

[ACTS Mom]

I agree! Florida needs to get more industry in here that is not tourist-dependent. Orlando seems to be 'trying' to do the medical-corridor thing, which would be good, but we need more than that. It would be nice if we could get businesses in optional energy sources here that would provide jobs and a better envioronment that is less oil dependent.

The only thing I've seen lately trying to come into our area is Niagara Bottling Co. which is causing a huge problem with residents, but will likely be approved. The Water Mgt. District will approve their drawing almost 500,000 gallons a day from the aquifer, but meanwhile are cutting our watering days to ONCE per week in the fall.

Doesn't say a lot for Florida's leadership in getting the right companies here.