[chris0681]

I wasnt saying that I wanted to stay in Gaylord because I do not.. Ive been in northern lower Michigan most of my life and I needed to know of another place to move to, Im in my late 20s and I went to college 6 years for business, and my girlfriend has a teaching degree. I know the unemployment rate is bad all over, but I'm talking a year and a half down the road. I know Orlando is basically a tourist place, but I'll take the nice weather there over the snow here. And in Orlando the flights are usually cheaper then other places in Florida to fly back to Michigan to see family. Basically we both want to be alot closer to an urban area, I was just curious if Chicago was worth it because after I use my moving money, I'm pretty much staying there for 10 years or more.

[magellan]

Most of the job growth in the next decade in the U.S. is going to be centered around urban metropolitan areas of AT LEAST 1 Million people, where employers can tap into a highly concentrated area of talent (as we move further away from mfg). Seek out one of those. Everything else is going to shrink.

Gaylord might be a nice place to "visit," but its long term fortunes have already been written (sorry to say). I'm an optimist, but there are also economic realities.

Forget Florida (or Nevada). Their economies are based on a house of cards (tourism, retail, baby boomer retirees, low paying service jobs, cheap land, cheap illegal labor to build houses). If I were young and single again, I'd head to the Boston-Washington corridor. In fact, D.C. is a fabulous city for young people, and the architecture and neighborhoods are incredible (but pricey).

Good luck. Maybe you'll move back and start a business here in MI someday.

[KMSFLA]

Originally Posted by magellan

...Forget Florida (or Nevada). Their economies are based on a house of cards (tourism, retail, baby boomer retirees, low paying service jobs, cheap land, cheap illegal labor to build houses). If I were young and single again, I'd head to the Boston-Washington corridor. In fact, D.C. is a fabulous city for young people, and the architecture and neighborhoods are incredible (but pricey)....

Excellent post. I agree, if I was single and in my late twenties I would move to D.C. I travel there on business quite frequently. Interesting place with a highly educated population. Very dynamic. I work for a large corporation headquartered in D.C. and they have so many unfilled positions up there that they advertise with banners on the sides of buses. It appears from your post that you have a Masters in business. I'm afraid Florida would be a disappointment for you.

[scolls]

Originally Posted by magellan

Gaylord might be a nice place to "visit," but its long term fortunes have already been written (sorry to say). I'm an optimist, but there are also economic realities.

Finally, someone on this forum who gets it.