Do You Work in a "Great Place?"

Thinking about starting a new glass business? Among considerations such as finding your niche and selecting which products to sell, professionals looking to set up a new business must consider location, location, location. As such, Fortune magazine has ranked the 296 Census-designated metro areas according to business friendliness and lifestyle offerings to form a list of the top "great places" to work. The list considered factors such as tax rates, job growth and the number of airline flight connections with a 60-mile radius, as well as the number of parks and art venues within a 15-mile radius, health infrastructure and average temperature. Strong population growth and low crime rate were also factored in.

Rank	City	Launching Score	Living Score	% New Businesses
1	Bellevue, Wash	99	96	15
2	Georgetown, Texas	100	84	17
3	Buford, Ga.	99	85	18
4	Marina del Ray, Calif.	97	84	16
5	Bethesda, Md.	98	82	13
6	Portland, Ore.	97	82	15
7	Denver	99	75	16
8	Charlotte	95	79	15
9	Fort Worth	98	74	16
10	Franklin, Mass.	91	79	11
11	American Canyon, Calif.	70	100	12
12	Durham, N.C.	96	74	13
13	Manchester, N.H.	93	76	12
14	Virginia Beach	98	71	14
15	Salt Lake City	96	72	17
16	Novato, Calif.	84	81	13
17	Santa Fe	91	73	14
18	Charlottesville, Va.	97	64	13
19	Boise	92	68	17
20	Raleigh	86	74	16
21	Iowa City	85	75	11
22	Omaha	96	66	12
23	Minneapolis	75	82	14
24	Fargo, N.D.	87	69	14
25	Scottsdale	89	66	17

Source: Fortune magazine

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