Another Forbes ranking

Another day, another ranking, another wake-up call.

In the new normal of 10% record unemployment, Greensboro ranks near the bottom and Winston-Salem doesn't even crack the top ten in a new Forbes ranking of the top 50 “Best places for business and careers” metro areas. The Business Journal reports the Gate City is at number 41, but Winston-Salem is number 18. These set of ranking include the overall cost of doing business, projected job growth, educational attainment and population.

BizJournal:

Greensboro actually topped the ranking in terms of the cost of doing business from labor, energy, taxes and office space. Winston-Salem ranked number seven on that list. Both areas did much more poorly in Forbes’ ranking system in terms of job growth and educational attainment.

Winston-Salem edged out number-19-ranked Charlotte, but other North Carolina metros came in higher. Raleigh topped the list at number one. Durham ranked number three, Asheville number six and Wilmington number 13.

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E.C. :)