Knoxville Ranked 10th in Forbes List of Best Places for Business and Careers
The Knoxville business environment has again been recognized by Forbes magazine in its 10th annual Best Places for Business and Careers list.
Knoxville comes in 10th, a drop in ranking from previous years, but still in an elite group of cities with pro-business and pro-career communities.
Knoxville Chamber President and CEO Mike Edwards told the Knoxville News Sentinel, "Corporate America continues to look at indicators such as Forbes' rankings and they continue to see Knoxville listed. … These rankings drive interest in Knoxville and people give us a look that they may not have given us years ago."
Raleigh, NC; Boise, ID and Fort Collins, CO top the list. Nearby Atlanta, GA and Lexington, KY are also in the top 10. Nashville is ranked 15th.
Some of the indicators used to develop the rankings are number of colleges, cost of doing business, cost of living, crime rate, culture and leisure, educational attainment, income growth, job growth and net migration.
See the complete Forbes list of best cities to do business
Read the Knoxville News Sentinel story on the Forbes rankings..