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2012 Forbes' Rankings
| MSA |
Overall Rank
|
Cost of Doing Business
|
Job Growth
|
Education
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines, IA |
4
|
37
|
35
|
54
|
| Nashville, TN |
10
|
32
|
41
|
79
|
| Lexington, KY |
37
|
43
|
94
|
62
|
| Indianapolis, IN |
44
|
47
|
84
|
70
|
| Grand Rapids, MI |
83
|
59
|
120
|
123
|
| Fort Wayne, IN |
87
|
7
|
139
|
146
|
| Madison, WI |
89
|
129
|
38
|
10
|
| Peoria, IL |
100
|
86
|
74
|
123
|
| Chattanooga, TN |
134
|
31
|
142
|
155
|
| Evansville, IN |
158
|
39
|
88
|
174
|
| Kalamazoo, MI |
171
|
68
|
167
|
71
|
| South Bend, IN |
172
|
11
|
157
|
143
|
| Dayton, OH |
180
|
98
|
166
|
143
|
| Toledo, OH |
182
|
67
|
178
|
145
|
| Rockford, IL |
191
|
54
|
168
|
167
|
There were 200 MSAs in this study. Rank #1 went to Provo, UT and the lowest ranking was held by Modesto, CA.
The full 2012 list is available at Forbes.com.
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