Raleigh North Carolina is Tops for Business and Career

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Forbes has just released their 11th annual ranking list of the Best Places for Business and Careers. Based on their research, Forbes says that two states are clear winners in 2009: North Carolina and Colorado.

Raleigh, North Carolina tops the list for the third consecutive year based on the strength of strong job growth (both past and projected), low business costs, diversified economic base and a highly educated workforce. Other cities from North Carolina include Durham (ranked third), Asheville (sixth), Wilmington (13th), Winston-Salem (18th) and Charlotte (19th).

Below are the first 25 metro areas as seen on the list from Forbes.

Rank	Metro Area	Cost Of Doing Business (Rank)1	Job Growth Projected (Rank)2	Educational Attainment (Rank)3	Metro Area Population (thou)
1	Raleigh NC	16	15	11	1,086
2	Fort Collins CO	60	13	6	292
3	Durham NC	36	53	8	487
4	Fayetteville AR	11	16	143	442
5	Lincoln NE	21	24	24	296
6	Asheville NC	2	67	125	411
7	Des Moines IA	49	122	44	553
8	Austin TX	143	5	14	1,645
9	Boise ID	17	47	87	601
10	Colorado Springs CO	89	28	25	614
11	Albuquerque NM	34	27	55	847
12	Oklahoma City OK	23	31	97	1,203
13	Wilmington NC	3	34	107	348
14	Denver CO	130	63	20	2,506
15	Huntsville AL	88	2	27	393
16	San Antonio TX	15	6	120	2,032
17	Seattle WA	158	14	15	2,566
18	Winston-Salem NC	7	64	112	469
19	Charlotte NC	57	52	51	1,688
20	Boulder CO	126	8	1	294
21	Eugene OR	20	99	81	346
22	Little Rock AR	31	29	104	674
23	Olympia WA	100	45	41	241
24	Atlanta GA	114	49	34	5,363
25	Nashville TN	42	59	79	1,547

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