High-Tech Firms Get Small-Town Benefits

Entrepreneurs enjoy office space that comes at a fraction of the leasing costs in big cities. The cost of living is less, so wages are lower, yet still appealing to their employees. And, with hardly any traffic, there’s less money wasted on high gas prices and less stress among employees.

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Gen X View of the World – What constitutes a “cool community” to set you up to be an attractive destination for the Gen Xers.

Rebecca Ryan of Next Generation Consulting is the best that I’ve seen talk on what drives the Gen X generation. "BoomtownUSA by Jack Schultz" Ryan rolled off statistics such as that in addition to advice on how communities might make themselves more attractive to this newest demographic group.

http://www.matr.net/article-20909.html

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