Little Rock - America’s 48th “Hottest” City
The January 2005 Expansion Management, a monthly business magazine for executives of companies actively looking for a place to expand or relocate their facilities within the next one to three years, lists our beloved Little Rock as “America’s 48th Hottest City”.
Little Rock beat out:
49. Miami-Dade, Fla.
50. Rochester, N.Y.
Little Rock was just behind:
43. Austin-San Marcos, Texas
44. Buffalo-Niagara Falls, N.Y. (tie) and Sumter, S.C. (tie)
46. Omaha, Neb.-Iowa
47. Lexington, Ky.
Topping this year’s list is the Nashville metro area, followed by Atlanta, Kansas City, Charlotte and Indianapolis. Rounding out the Top 10 are Phoenix, Albuquerque, Oklahoma City, Dallas-Fort Worth and Jacksonville.
For the poll, site location consultants were asked to list their top city choices for relocating and expanding manufacturing companies, taking into consideration such factors as the business climate, work force quality, operating costs, incentive programs, and the ease of working with local political and economic development officials.
