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Inc.com Boomtown 2006

 
 
 
Congratulations!
 
Punta Gorda MSA Voted #22
 

Punta Gorda MSA was once again recognized this time by Inc.com , "this website for Inc.magazine delivers advise, tools, and services, to help business owners and CEOs start, run, and grow their businesses more successfully." This year's rankings used four measures of growth to rank all areas for which data sets were available from the past 10 years - 393 regions in total. The index is calculated from a normalized, weigthed summary of: 1) recent growth trend; 2) mid-term growth; 3) long-term trend; and 4) current year growth.

 

Top 30 Overall Best Cities:
Punta Gorda MSA
Overall Rank: 22
 
Rank

2005 Non-Farm Employment
 Yuma, AZ
1
50,800
 St. George, UT
2
46,700
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
3
209,700
 Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL
4
88,500
 Coeur d'Alene, ID
5
54,900
 Bellingham, WA
6
80,500
 Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL
7
121,800
 Naples-Marco Island, FL
8
124,100
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV
9
879,300
Idaho Falls, ID
10
52,600
Casper, WY
11
37,800
McAllen-Edinburg-Pharr, TX
12
189,700
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
13
86,200
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL
14
74,800
Morgantown, WV
15
57,500
Prescott, AZ
16
58,900
Bend, OR
17
63,800
El Centro, CA
18
43,000
Fayettevill-Springdale-Rogers, AR
19
194,500
Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL
20
312,000
Logan, UT
21
49,100
Punta Gorda, FL
22
41,100
 Greeley, CO
23
77,800
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, L
24
747,700
Reno-Sparks, NV
25
219,900
Winchester, VA
26
56,900
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
27
210,900
Orlando, FL
28
1,014,600
 Laredo, TX
29
79,000
Olympia, WA
30
96,300
     
 
Source: Inc.com May 2006
   
         
18501 Murdock Circle, Suite 502 • Port Charlotte, FL 33948 • 941/627-3023 • FAX 941/627-6314

Charlotte County Economic Development Office

18501 Murdock Circle, Suite 502

Port Charlotte, FL  33948

(941) 627-3023 ● (800) 729-5836

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