Forbes ranks Bowling Green 12th... (Lexington, Louisville: house, unemployment rate, transfer)

[dixiegirl7]

In the nation among the best small metropolitan cities to work and do business in. In 2006, Bowling Green ranked 14th on the list. The rankings themselves measure the costs of doing business, job growth, local education levels and metropolitan population. Bowling Green’s best ranking was in the area of job growth.
Owensboro ranked 52nd and Elizabethtown ranked 120th. No other Kentucky cities were on the list for best small metropolitan cities to work and do business in.

On the list for larger metro areas, Lexington came in 5th and Louisville was 91st.


Bowling Green Daily News

[InLondon]

Way to go Bowling Green! Lexington is typically ranked very good.

[bowlinggreenorbust]

Originally Posted by dixiegirl7

In the nation among the best small metropolitan cities to work and do business in. In 2006, Bowling Green ranked 14th on the list. The rankings themselves measure the costs of doing business, job growth, local education levels and metropolitan population. Bowling Green’s best ranking was in the area of job growth.
Owensboro ranked 52nd and Elizabethtown ranked 120th. No other Kentucky cities were on the list for best small metropolitan cities to work and do business in.

On the list for larger metro areas, Lexington came in 5th and Louisville was 91st.


Bowling Green Daily News

That doesn't surprise me We were transfered here because P*erot Systems is moving their call center from Plano, Tx to BGKY. I don't know how many other companies are doing the same, but I know that they're generating a ton of jobs.

As far as the local education, hubby actually interviewed someone with a BS in Computer Science who couldn't tell him how to find an IP address.

[dixiegirl7]

Originally Posted by bowlinggreenorbust

That doesn't surprise me We were transfered here because P*erot Systems is moving their call center from Plano, Tx to BGKY. I don't know how many other companies are doing the same, but I know that they're generating a ton of jobs.

As far as the local education, hubby actually interviewed someone with a BS in Computer Science who couldn't tell him how to find an IP address.

To be fair, that one person who is not so great at what they do is not representative of the education in the area overall. I think Bowling Green ranks as it does because of Western Kentucky University being here and many graduates decide to stay in Bowling Green. Also, we have a very good vocation/technical college with Bowling Green Technical College being local. Employers do not have a hard time usually, finding skilled labor even thought he unemployment rate remains low here.

As far as companies locating here and generating job growth, we have an amazing Chamber of Commerce and our county government headed up by our County Judge Executive, Mike Buchannon does a great job.

[city_data_poster]

Yeah, but where does BG rank in the "eligible single women between the ages of 35-50" category?

[blue_eyedgirl]

I'm not suprised at all. Bowling Green is a great city and offers an excellent quality of living.

[louisville_sky]

I was born in Bowling Green and lived there until May 2007, and I can definitely understand why they ranked so highly on this list. The city and county are booming -- the city grew 30% from 1990 to 2006, and Warren County grew 35% from 1990 to 2007 (source: www.census.gov). The city was recently designated a Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Edmonson County to the north (MSA population 116,001 as of 2007). Bowling Green is poised in the very near future to become Kentucky's third-largest city, surpassing Owensboro, which grew by only 3.6% from 1990 to 2006.

The county has also consistently had the second-lowest unemployment rate in the state (second to Fayette County). Western Kentucky University's enrollment continues to climb every year. I don't remember the last time Bowling Green didn't have another business opening or another road being widened to accommodate traffic. Downtown has seen a revitalization the past few years, and it includes construction of a minor league baseball stadium, which will house a team relocating from Columbus, Georgia. It also includes the recent opening of a brand new downtown park named Circus Square. There is just so much going on there right now, and I actually sort of miss it!