Jackson makes Forbes book list of best places to work/live -"Life 2.0"

[Rural King]

Jackson is listed in the book "Life 2.0" -written by Rich Karlgaard and published by Forbes- that lists the best places to to live and work for folks looking for up and coming, smaller, and less expensive cities in which to reside. The book does not ranks cities, rather places them into categories. It places Jackson in the "Steriod City" group since it has one of the fastest metro growth rates in the country.

Keep up the good work Jackson!!

Not that being listed in a book means a whole lot, but hey it does mean its getting noticed for postive developments, which is never a bad thing.

Link to Jackson Sun article that mentions the listing:

http://www.jacksonsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/ar.../511150310/1046

[sleepy]

Wonder what Jackson's secret is.

I guess it's just big enough, and just centrally located enough, in West Tennessee to really be the center of the area. Plus, I think it has a well-developed road system connecting it to the rest of the region.

[Kyle]

This is great news for Jackson! Another positive is that most of the land is cheap.

[Rural King]

^ Yep its still fairly cheap to buy land outside of Jackson in the county, but the homes going up in or near Jackson city limits are getting pretty pricey.