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TEXAS METROS ARE TOP PERFORMERS
SANTA MONICA, CA (Milken
Institute) – Texas made a strong showing in "America’s
Best-Performing Cities," the Milken Institute’s annual ranking
of metros based on economic growth.
Although
Provo-Orem, Utah, came out the winner among the 200 large metros that were
studied, six major Texas metros made the top 25. Austin–Round Rock was
ranked fourth, McAllen-Edinburg-Mission seventh, Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood
13th, San Antonio 15th, Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown 16th and
Dallas-Plano-Irving 23rd.
Within the small
metros division, which included 124 areas, Texas dominated.
Midland ranked first in the nation. Longview and Odessa came in at seventh
and tenth, respectively. At 37th, El Paso showed the biggest gain among
small metros, jumping 85 spots from its 2007 position.
Courtesy of
RECON
Real Estate Center Online News
September 19, 2008
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