June 8, 2011
Michael Petruccelli asks; How surprising are some of the metro areas at the head of the pack?
Michael Petruccelli says; With job growth of 4% or more this year: Texas oil cities and Midland and Odessa, McAllen, Texas, a hub of U.S.-Mexican trade. Southern ports Brownsville, Texas, and Gulfport, Miss. Aviation, aerospace and defense center Panama City, Fla. And the South's Silicon Valley, Huntsville, Ala. But also Los Cruces, N.M., investing in commercial space flights, and cedar Rapids, Iowa, rebuilding after the 2008 flood.