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Forbes Magazine released its 11th annual survey of best places in the US for Business and Careers. Raleigh was ranked highest for the third year in a row. Durham ranked third. Also ranked were Asheville (6), Wilmington (13), Winston-Salem (18) and Charlotte (19).

Our rankings looked at the 200 largest metropolitan areas in the U.S., which range from the New York metro and its 11.7 million people to Olympia, Wash., with a population of 241,000. We examined each on 11 different criteria. Economic research firm Moody’s Economy.com supplied data on job growth over the past five years and projections through 2011. Economy.com also provided business and living cost data as well as income growth and migration trends.

Greenville, NC also ranked second in the survey of Best Places for Small Business and Careers. Rankings were based on the following criteria: cost of doing business, educational attainment, income growth, job growth projected, and net migration.

It’s always nice to hear a little good news, among the job losses and coming consumer credit crunch.

How do things look from your view?

Tags: Asheville, Charlotte, Durham, Forbes Best Places, Greenville, Raleigh, Wilmington, Winston-Salem

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