Thursday, March 10, 2011

Seattle Economic Transformation.

Recent post from Seattle Business Mag. Click around the links.  This blog is a worth-while follow.


Seattle's Economic Transformation As Seen By a Harvard Economist

Edward L. Glaeser, economics professor at Harvard and the author of “Triumph of the City,” talks of Seattle's success
Seattle has used high-rise construction and good public transportation to support growth and bolster its economy.
As the 2010 Census rolls out, much of the attention of news organizations is focused on the continuing growth of Texas and Florida, but there is much to be learned from the less extreme, but still significant, population growth in less sunny places, like Seattle.
Seattle is one of the few large cities outside the Sun Belt that is growing more quickly than the country as a whole. The city’s growth reveals the benefits of concentrating smart people in dense cities.

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