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Top 10 "Megaregions"

Top 10 "Megaregions"RE: Top 10No. 8 - DaustinThere was no mention of the Dallas/Ft Worth area. It may have come back a bit, however, the chip industry in Austin is no where what it use to be back in the mid 90's - early 2000. Dell has moved a large...

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Discussion threads 2008-03-26

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What Is a "Megaregion"?

What Is a "Megaregion"?Megaregions and PovertyIt is true that a megaregion is concept useful for analyzing future needs, supply and demand, provide ideas for the changing patterns of urbanization and suburban developments. However, many of these megaregions have important clusters of poverty, New York, Los Angeles or Chicago have millions...

Tags: Free trade, megaregion, poverty, Megaregion

Discussion threads 2008-03-25

Megaregions of North America (Image Gallery: "Who's Your City")

Megaregions of North America (Image Gallery: "Who's Your City")Phoenix-TucsonActually this megaregion is quickly moving to an area larger than simply Phoenix south to Tucson. The North expansion from Phoenix to Prescott is being buildout nearly as fast and we will soon has one metro area expanding from Prescott in...

Tags: Megaregion, Tucson, Image Gallery

Discussion threads 2008-04-10

Who's Your City?: What Is a Megaregion?

Forget the best cities to work in. Richard Florida envisions a world in which megaregions -- composed of several cities -- represent a new and powerful economic unit. Adapted from Florida's new book Who's Your City? Today, megaregions range in size from 10...

Tags: City, Population, Globalization, Workforce Management, Leadership, Strategy, Management, Human Resources, Richard Florida, Who's Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life, Books, Creative Class, Knowledge Worker, Urban Communities, Economic Conditions

Articles 2008-03-19

Richard Florida: Who's Your City

Considering your next big career move? In exclusive excerpts from his new book, “Who’s Your City?,” Richard Florida explains why that decision should be all about location, location, location — and profiles the top new regions for great jobs and companies.Three crucial economic ingredients – talent, innovation, and creativity –...

Tags: City, Clustering, Professional Development, Career, Nicole Solis

Articles 2008-03-25

Image Gallery: "Who's Your City"

Richard Florida maps out the biggest megaregions, multi-city economic centers, and concentrations of workers based on personality type in these maps from his latest book, "Who's Your City? How the Creative Economy is Making the Place Where You Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life." by BNET Editorial

Tags: Who’s Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life, Richard Florida, Books, Creative Class, City, Knowledge Worker

Image galleries 2008-03-24

The Future According to Richard Florida

Let me just say this straight out: I hate the name of Richard Florida's new book, "Who's Your City?" Has he confused his 'where' with his 'who'? Is he anthropomorphizing cities? Is he having a Pedro Martinez moment? I hate the title so much...

Tags: Michael Fitzgerald, Richard Florida

Blog posts 2008-03-26

Who's Your City: How Creative Class Cities Will Beat the Recession

In this interview with BNET, Richard Florida explains why his latest book “Who’s Your City?” matters to workers during a recession and how a business's location affects not only the talent pool, but also its ability to innovate. ...

Tags: Florida, NorCal, Workforce Management, Outsourcing, Human Resources, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Paul Kaihla, Who's Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life, Richard Florida, Books, Creative Class, City, Knowledge Worker, Urban Communities, Economic Conditions, Recession, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Barack Obama, Politics

Articles 2008-03-20

Who's Your City: Top 10 Megaregions

These ten megaregions generate the bulk of America's economic output and stand to be the biggest areas for job and economic growth, according to Richard Florida, author of Who's Your City? ...

Tags: Richard Florida, Chicago, Boston, biotechnology, talent, finance, commercial real estate, America, New York, job, banking, supply chain, logistics, transportation, venture capital, brand, manufacturing, performance, network, computer

Articles 2008-03-19