Colorado has placed two cities in the top five of Forbes’ latest ranking of America’s “best places for business and careers,” published Wednesday.
The 14th annual list places Fort Collins at No. 3 and Denver at No. 5.
Both rankings are improvements over last year, when Fort Collins places No. 5 and Denver No. 9. Fort Collins was rated No. 4 in 2010 and No. 2 in 2009; Denver was No. 6 in 2010 and No. 14 in 2009.
Forbes evaluated the nation’s 200 largest metro areas on job trends, business costs, income growth, quality of life and the educational level of the labor force, among other factors.
“Many high-tech companies including Hewlett-Packard, Intel, AMD, Amago, among others, have relocated to Fort Collins to take advantage of the resources of [Colorado State University] and its research facilities,” Forbes says of Fort Collins. “Up and coming industries within the area include clean energy, bioscience, and agri-tech businesses.”
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