The annual Best Cities for Job Growth rankings has demographer Joel Kotkin channeling his inner John Mellencamp.

Categories: Insights, Job Creation, Research
Tagged: job growth, Joel Kotkin, Kansas, Quality of Place, Texas, Wyoming,

The 2012 Fortune 500 list is out. California is No. 1 with 53 companies headquartered in the state, edging out Texas (52) and New York (50).

Categories: Industries, Research
Tagged: Auto manufacturing, banking & finance, California, Communications and information technology, energy, Fortune 500, Texas,

Energy, technology and manufacturing are the biggest drivers of job growth across the U.S., according to a recent study, and Texas holds the record for the biggest gains across large, medium and small cities.

Categories: Industries, Job Creation, Research
Tagged: Austin, Corpus Christi, energy, Fort Worth, Joel Kotkin, manufacturing, Nashville, private sector employment, Rust Belt, Technology, Texas,

In the past four years, only seven of the nation’s 100 biggest metros added more jobs than they lost during the recession, according to recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Five of those cities were in Texas. What has kept the top metro job creators so resilient – and what are other cities doing to catch up?

Categories: Job Creation, Research
Tagged: Austin TX, Charleston SC, El Paso TX, Houston TX, Nashville TN, private sector employment, recession, San Antonio TX, Texas,

One of the fastest growing job sectors is the green economy, which added 3.1 million jobs last year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Where are the green jobs growing and what potential do they hold for the future U.S. economy?

Categories: Insights, Job Creation, Sustainability
Tagged: California, clean tech, construction, Exports, green economy, green jobs, Illinois, manufacturing, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, solar energy, Texas, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, utilities, Vermont, wind energy,

Ohio was tops among states in 2011 on Site Selection magazine’s annual Governor’s Cup ranking. Ohio had nearly 500 projects that met Site Selection’s criteria. Texas, the winner in 2010, was second behind the Buckeye State, with 464 projects.

Categories: Insights, Job Creation, Site Selection
Tagged: Kentucky, Kentucky economy, Ohio, Ohio economy, Site Selection Governor's Cup Rankings, Tennessee, Tennessee economy, Texas, Texas economy,

High-tech industries are growing across the U.S. Where are the biggest surges in the sector? Some of these locations might surprise you.

Categories: Insights, Job Creation, Site Selection
Tagged: aerospace, biotech, California, Colorado, Delaware, Dell, DuPont, engineering, high-tech industry, information technology, Lockheed Martin, Maryland, Massachusetts, National Science Board, Nevada, New Jersey, pharmaceuticals, Raytheon, science, software design, Texas, Texas Instruments, Utah, Verizon, Virginia, Words With Friends,