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Article: Good business climate: Lafayette-West Lafayette is one of Forbes magazine's Top 25 Best Small Metro Areas.(REGIONAL REPORT NORTH CENTRAL)
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- Indiana Business Magazine
- Article date:
- August 1, 2005
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EARNING A SPOT ON THE Forbes magazine list of Top 25 Best Small Metro Areas for good business climate means measuring up in cost of doing business, workforce-education levels, and job and income growth. That's the business end. On the community side, crime rate, culture and leisure, and cost of living come into play.
Lafayette-West Lafayette's good readings on every count landed it at Number 23 out of 168 communities in the latest ranking.
Achieving those kudos came from tangibles--affordable facilities and utilities, residents' aim-high view of education, and an aggressive approach to keeping and attracting good jobs, locals say. Add to that music and ...