Economic Strength In the South

[AlabamaGuy2007]

Policom released their 2006 economic strength rankings for large metropolitan areas. A full explanation of the criteria is provided in the report. The South is well represented on this list:

(I'm just listing the core cities for the metro areas)

1 - Charlotte

2 - Nashville

4 - Birmingham

6 - Atlanta

12 - Memphis

16 - Dallas

24 - Orlando

25 - Raleigh

27 - Richmond

29 - Houston

45 - Austin

46 - VA Beach

47 - Tampa

52 - Durham

56 - San Antonio

57 - Jacksonville

58 - Knoxville

59 - Little Rock

60 - Jackson

62 - Montgomery

68 - Naples

69 - Cape Coral

70 - Miami

71 - Chattanooga

76 - Columbia, SC

80 - Winchester, VA

81 - Charlottesville

83 - Greensboro

92 - Charleston, SC

93 - Charleston, WV

95 - Huntsville, AL

Here's the link:

South's Economic Strength

[rjp212]

I like that the Micropolitan area that I live in (Statesville-Mooresville) is ranked 15th and is located right next to the number 1 metropolitan.

[monsoon]

Read the readme for this section. This is a pointless topic.