Go Back   Two Wheel Fix > General > Off Topic

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 04-14-2009, 10:58 PM   #1
RACER X
AMA Supersport
 
RACER X's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Richmond, Tx
Moto: '10 Tuono Factory
Posts: 4,569
Default reasons to live in houston

http://www.houston.org/economic-deve...ngs/index.aspx

Houston #1

Top Metro in the Nation
Site Selection Magazine - March 2009

Best City to Live, Work and Play
Kiplinger's Personal Finance - July 2008

Best U.S. City to Earn a Living
Forbes.com - August 18, 2008

Best City for Your Job
BusinessWeek - June 12, 2008

Best City to Buy a Home
Forbes.com - July 14, 2008

Best City for Recent College Grads
Forbes.com - June 26, 2008

Nation's Healthiest Housing Market
Builder and Hanley Wood Market Intelligence - February 2009

Hottest Labor Market
Bizjournals.com – September 8, 2008

Nominal Job Growth (01/08 to 01/09)
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment – March 2009

Lowest Cost of Living Among Major Metro Areas
ACCRA Cost of Living Index - Third Quarter 2008

Largest IT Service Economy
Onforce, Inc. (VoIP Monitor) – December 5, 2008

Top U.S. Manufacturing Cities
Manufacturers' News Inc. (as reported in the Houston Business Journal) - May 30, 2008

Most Accessible City for the Disabled
The National Organization on Disability - February 14, 2008

Top Local Government Green Power Purchaser
Environmental Protection Agency - July 2008

America's Best Hospitals - Cancer, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
U.S News & World Report - July 2008

Highest Population Growth in the Nation
U.S. Census Bureau (as reported in the Houston Business Journal) - July 10, 2008
Houston #2

Fastest Job Growth (01/08 to 01/09)
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment - March 4, 2009

Nation's Top Export Markets
U.S. Department of Commerce - July 14, 2008
Houston #3

Green Jobs
Global Insight – October 2008

Best Cities for Young Professionals
Forbes.com - July 09, 2008

Number of Fortune 500 Headquarters
Fortune - April 21, 2008

Nation's Most Charitable Cities
Charity Navigator's 2008 Metro Market Charitable Analysis Study
Houston #4

Cities Where Your Nest Egg Goes Farthest
Forbes.com - October 2008

Best Big City for Business
Inc.com - July 2008

Top Ten Up-and-Coming Tech Cities
Forbes.com - March 10, 2008

Top Cities for African Americans
BlackEnterprise.com - September 17, 2007

Best Value in Private Institutions - Rice University
Kiplinger's - February 2009
Houston #6

Top U.S. Real Estate Investment Markets
Urban Land Institute (as reported in the Houston Business Journal) - January 10, 2008

Houston #7

Best Cities for Jobs in 2008
Forbes.com - January 10, 2008
Houston #10

Top Ten Cities for Green Technology Innovation
SustainLane - March 2007

Top Ten Cities for Hispanics
Hispanic Magazine - August 2008

Texas #1

Nation's Number One Exporting State
U.S. Department of Commerce - February 2009

Fortune 500 Headquarters
Fortune Magazine (As reported in the Dallas Morning News) - April 2008

America's Top State for Business
CNBC.com - July 2008

Most Favorable Business Climate in the Nation
Development Counsellors International (DCI) - "Winning Strategies in Economic Development Marketing" - July 2008

Best State To Do Business
Chief Executive Magazine - January 2008

U.S.'s Top Exporting State
WISERTrade - February 2008

2008 Gold Shovel Recipient
Area Development Magazine - June/July 2008
__________________
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
2014 GROM! 181cc of FURY
2010 Aprilia Tuono Factory - SOLD
2009 SFV Gladius - SOLD
2008 Hayabusa - SOLD.
RACER X is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-14-2009, 10:59 PM   #2
Particle Man
Custom User Title
 
Particle Man's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Central NY
Moto: 2003 SV650S
Posts: 14,959
Default

top reason for not: Ed likes Houston.

__________________
I'm not "fat."
I'm "Enlarged to show texture."


Handle every stressful situation like a DOG: If you can't eat it or hump it, pi$$ on it & walk away.
Particle Man is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-14-2009, 11:01 PM   #3
rogue
Wanting to Go Back!!!!
 
rogue's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: North Louisiana
Moto: A Twin
Posts: 4,067
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Particle Man View Post
top reason for not: Ed likes Houston.

__________________
The key to living a full life is to live dangerously, yet not dying stupidly.


My knee pads may be Air-Ride and chrome plated but I have standards as to who I use them on.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dragonpaco
so you're just a cougar who doesnt hunt.....a domesticated cougar
Myspace
rogue is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-14-2009, 11:13 PM   #4
Hydrant
WERA Yellow Plate
 
Hydrant's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Moto: 2003 Suzuki TL1000R, 2002 Honda CBR 600 F4i
Posts: 660
Smile

Racer X

"Best City for Katrina Refugees to take new home - Houston"



The fellow CF'ers in the room will remember that one.
Hydrant is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-15-2009, 08:25 AM   #5
tommymac
Moto GP Star
 
tommymac's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 11,022
Default

Forgot to mention the local FD will come and let you in your house if you lock yourself out

Tom
tommymac is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-15-2009, 09:20 AM   #6
Rider
Moto GP Star
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 12,156
Default

None /theread
Rider is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 03:01 PM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.