Well, if you don't count taxes and a "listless" population-increase projection, the area is not a bad place to set up business.
Here's an interesting paragraph from the JSOnline report:
With 2.1% of its work force employed as scientists and engineers, metro Milwaukee trailed some of the rival regions only by narrow margins. It compared with 2.5% for Minneapolis and 2.3% for Charlotte - both big university towns - but lagged the 3.5% for Austin.
....and Austin, home of the University of Texas-Austin, is NOT a 'big university town'?
A better way to look at those numbers is as follows:
'...Minneapolis, home to 3M Corp and Medtronics, Charlotte, the "Research Triangle" town, and Austin, which houses a major IBM installation...'
See, people go where the JOBS are--not to "college towns."
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There's another little firm in Austin called Dell. Not to mention Texas Instruments has a research facility there as well, I think.
Another thing...I don't think most people associate Minneapolis as a "college town".
Correct--although there are a couple there--St Thomas and UM-Minneapolis campus (off the top.)
Didn't know Dell was in Austin!
BTW, is Honeywell still in the Twin Cities?
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