The Silicon Valley Leadership Group reviewed and ranked major tech hubs (Silicon Valley; RTP; Boston; Seattle; Austin; Portland and San Diego). Of course Silicon Valley is the largest tech center, but it was great to see RTP recognized #1 overall in the study which included:
- unemployment rates
- housing affordability
- traffic congestion costs
- eighth grade math achievement
- electricity costs
- percentage of population with health insurance
- state tax rates
Here is a good article in today's News & Observer which talks more about it.
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