Not only has Fort Bend
County, Texas been named one of 10 places for professionals get
ahead in business, but it “topped” the list developed by the
trusted online financial magazine, Forbes.com.
Posted by: melissa in MyBlog on Feb 11, 2010
Not only has Fort Bend
County, Texas been named one of 10 places for professionals get
ahead in business, but it “topped” the list developed by the
trusted online financial magazine, Forbes.com.
Forbes narrowed down their list to only include counties “where the median household income was $75,000 per year or higher, to focus on places where you can earn a solid salary and move up quickly, rather than ones that went from low to average incomes.”
The success of this Houston suburb is solidly based on a 10% growth in income between 2007 and 2008 with an added 5% spike in employment since 2007, bringing up the numbers to 5,913 new jobs. The reason why this success was possible is due to the overall diversity of Texas’ industry sectors, including energy, education and hospitality, which in turn have fueled rapid population growth over the past several decades. Many of Forbes’ 400 Best Big Companies also make their home in Texas, particularly Baker Hughes, Texas Instruments and Thermo Fisher.
Fellow residents commented that “Fort Bend County is an economic powerhouse that is very family-friendly, surprisingly international and diverse, and seem[s] to care about [its] history.” “It is probably one of the best places to live and bring up a family. Excellent all around.”
So reconsider Wall Street or Silicon Valley as the nation’s leading centers of business and take a serious look at Fort Bend County, Texas, the #1 place for growing business.
Source: Forbes.com