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Greenwood-Leflore again ranked by Site Selection
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The Mississippi Business Journal
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March 21, 2005
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Site Selection magazine, in its March 2005 issue, has named Greenwood-Leflore County as one of the "Top 100 Micropolitan Statistical Areas" in the nation for 2004, coming in 82nd.
By Census Bureau definition, a micropolitan area is basically a county with one or more communities of more than 10,000 population but less than 50,0000, and no communities of more than 50,000. And a majority of the people who live in the community must also work there. According to the Census Bureau, there are 674 micropolitan areas in the U.S.
"Site Selection's 'Top 100' is based upon the number of significant new corporate facilities that locate in the area during the previous year. To be counted, projects have ...