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.… Read more.
Legacy acquires approx. $2 million retail building, shadow anchored by Super Wal-Mart
Camas, WA – September 22, 2011 – Legacy Real Estate Investments, Inc. closed on September 19th on 5419 Redwood Road which consists of 8,680 square feet of prime retail space. The property is located on the southeast corner of 5400 South and Redwood Road in Taylorsville, Utah and shadow anchored by a Super Wal-Mart. The property is currently 87% occupied by three tenants including Bajio Grill, Monarch Dental and a Go Wireless/Verizon store.
Salt Lake City and Utah in general have not been hit as hard by the recent recession with Utah unemployment at 7.3% which is significantly below the national statistic.… Read more.