Professor Elam

The Milken Institute has generated its list of the top US cities to create jobs, guess what, four Texas cities are in the top ten.  Frankly I think all these surveys are biased to Austin and Silicon Valley simply because so many well heeled tech types and venture capital types inhabit those watering holes. I was not able to access the rest of the list but would assume San Antonio is there, after all we are between the Valley at Number 4 and Austin at Number 1. I have heard two presentations from Rack Space here in in SA and were I starting something, I would much prefer San Antonio with its far lower costs than Austin and its traffic friendly two loops. Throw in the balance of tourism, medical, and the I 35 NAFTA thruway along with lower real estate costs and this is a winner. 

By the way, does anyone remember who Mike Milken is or was, gee this is a great country for re inventing one's self…

1. Austin-Round Rock, TX
2. Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 
3. Salt Lake City, UT 
4. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 
5. Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 
6. Durham, NC 
7. Olympia, WA 
8. Huntsville, AL 
9. Lafayette, LA 
10. Raleigh-Cary, NC