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Old 03-10-2007, 11:06 AM
 
Location: Concord, NC
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Originally Posted by 2KidsforMe View Post
Charlotte NC comes to mind. Lots of shops & places to eat. Nice skyline, thriving banking community, and it's growing & growing.
Actually, Charlotte's metro has almost 2 million people. But I agree, it has a great downtown area.

Some mid-sized metros with a really nice downtowns are Asheville, NC, Greenville, SC and Charleston, SC. Really beautiful!
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Old 03-11-2007, 03:45 PM
 
Location: Omaha, NE
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Omaha is an up and coming city... has 859,000 in it's CSA and Lincoln has 281,000 sitting just half an hour away...

Here is alot of information on the Omaha Metro:

CSA population about 859,000
Omaha combined with nearby Lincoln CSA 1.2million

a.Omaha was ranked in the top 20 in 2003 for best jobs in the us according to:
b.top 20 here in the us for quality of life:
c.#5 according to msnbc.com for raising a baby
d.Study ranks the Omaha metro the #30 funnest metro in america
e.#41 for highest per capita income in the US
f.crime rate if very low
g.#7 best big city place to live according to money magazine
h.#15 overal for jobs,
h.#32nd in median household income
h.#12th cost of living rank
h.#55 job growth

ahttp://www.nbc30.com/news/2608638/detail.html
bhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16775895/
chttp://www.move.com/new-homes/before...e-a-family.cms
dhttp://www.bestjobsusa.com/sections/CAN-bestplaces2003/index.asp (broken link)
ehttp://bea.gov/bea/newsrel/MPINewsRelease.htm
fhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_..._by_Crime_Rate
ghttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/money...bigcities.html
h.http://www.forbes.com/home/2007/02/1...obs_table.html
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Forbes Magazine ranked Omaha 15th overall for jobs, 32nd highest in median household income, 17th in unemployment, 12th in cost of living rank 55th in job growth out of all the metros in the nation...

Says Forbes (2/15/07) http://www.forbes.com/2007/02/15/bes...ml&partner=rss

Complete rankings here: http://www.forbes.com/home/2007/02/1...obs_table.html

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http://www.omahachamber.org/pdf/EconomicOutlook.pdf

This one was just released and is the latest
it spells out household income vs US
Cost of living vs US
population of individual counties in Omaha metro and how much they grew by
from 2000 to 2006 and projections to 2011. It lays out the job growth here and by what categories... And what to expect in the next year 2007
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Old 03-11-2007, 03:52 PM
 
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Default Kansas

We recently moved from Wichita, KS and I am surprised at how much I miss it. The cost of living is low, the temperature is great and they have a wonderful school system. I wish I still lived there.
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Old 03-12-2007, 07:37 AM
 
Location: Marshall-Shadeland, Pittsburgh, PA
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I am starting to think this word Vibrant is CodeSpeak for Jammed, Over Priced, Stressful, Hectic.

Just folks trying to get out of some God forsaken place they made Jammed, Over Priced, Stressful, Hectic to some new Paradise place that they will remake into, you guessed it, Jammed, Over Priced, Stressful, hectic.
.

You mean like what the mass influx of NY/NJ residents are doing to Monroe County, PA?
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Old 03-14-2007, 09:18 PM
 
Location: Morgantown, West Virginia
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Boise, ID
Portland, ME
Honolulu, HI
Anchorage, AK
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Old 06-09-2008, 09:24 AM
 
Location: Anchorage AK
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Default Anchorage

I've lived in Anchorage for a while, and not only is it beautiful but there is a lot to do in the city. You just have to know where to look. There are a lot of great places to eat downtown, and a lot of outdoor things to do in the area. Its near some of the greatest national parks in the country and ive its always interesting.
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Old 06-09-2008, 11:10 AM
 
Location: Englewood, Near Eastside Indy
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Originally Posted by ehenningsen View Post
Omaha is an up and coming city... has 859,000 in it's CSA and Lincoln has 281,000 sitting just half an hour away...

Here is alot of information on the Omaha Metro:

CSA population about 859,000
Omaha combined with nearby Lincoln CSA 1.2million

a.Omaha was ranked in the top 20 in 2003 for best jobs in the us according to:
b.top 20 here in the us for quality of life:
c.#5 according to msnbc.com for raising a baby
d.Study ranks the Omaha metro the #30 funnest metro in america
e.#41 for highest per capita income in the US
f.crime rate if very low
g.#7 best big city place to live according to money magazine
h.#15 overal for jobs,
h.#32nd in median household income
h.#12th cost of living rank
h.#55 job growth

aStudy Ranks America's Most Fun Cities - News Story - WVIT | Hartford
bThe five best cities to have your baby - Parenting & Family - MSNBC.com
cThe Best Places to Raise a Family - Move.com
dBestJobsUSA.com (http://www.bestjobsusa.com/sections/CAN-bestplaces2003/index.asp - broken link)
eMetropolitan Area Personal Income
fUnited States cities by crime rate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
gMONEY Magazine: Best places to live 2006: 10 Best Big Cities
h.Table: Best Cities For Jobs - Forbes.com
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Forbes Magazine ranked Omaha 15th overall for jobs, 32nd highest in median household income, 17th in unemployment, 12th in cost of living rank 55th in job growth out of all the metros in the nation...

Says Forbes (2/15/07) Best Cities For Jobs - Forbes.com

Complete rankings here: Table: Best Cities For Jobs - Forbes.com

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http://www.omahachamber.org/pdf/EconomicOutlook.pdf

This one was just released and is the latest
it spells out household income vs US
Cost of living vs US
population of individual counties in Omaha metro and how much they grew by
from 2000 to 2006 and projections to 2011. It lays out the job growth here and by what categories... And what to expect in the next year 2007

Why are there so many people on this board from Omaha that constantly want to gloat about their city as though anyone cares?
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Old 06-09-2008, 11:14 AM
 
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Why are there so many people on this board from Omaha that constantly want to gloat about their city as though anyone cares?
They probably suffer from an inferiority complex.
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Old 06-09-2008, 11:34 AM
 
Location: New Mexico to Texas
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I was thinking the same thing as the above posters, from the sound of it Omaha is going to be the next Phoenix and one of the fastest growing in the nation and I've never heard a word about it outside of this forum.I dont see anything special about the place. Everyone from Omaha on here must be members of the Chamber of Commerce.
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Old 06-09-2008, 04:23 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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noooooope, thank you three contestants please try again, how about do some research first before you start talking about Omaha being nothing special. Have fun getting sun burnt in Albuquerque.

I love my city and I like to tell people about it so they don't think my city is some redneck town in Nebraska!f

And, my city is actually doing well and is growing with a very powerful economy, compared to Indianapolis which is growing slllllloooooooooooowwwwwwlllllllllyyyyyyyyyy and Albuquerque, which is over shadowed by Phoenix and hardly has a Skyline to even note
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