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Best-Performing Cities and Microbusiness Activity: Exploring Policy Implications of Online Economies
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Cities with diverse, stable economies, not high-tech, top 2003 Milken Institute Best Performing Cities list
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Seven Florida Metros Among Top 20 on Milken Institute's 2004 'Best Performing Cities' Index
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America's Best Performing Cities: Job-Creating Florida Metros Dominate Milken Institute Index
![Florida metros again score well in Best-Performing Cities Index; places creating jobs in U.S. change due to tech rebound, energy activity, trade](/themes/custom/milken_emulsify/images/default-search-thumbnail.png)
Florida metros again score well in Best-Performing Cities Index; places creating jobs in U.S. change due to tech rebound, energy activity, trade
![Technology-based metros top 2008 Best-Performing Cities Index; those dependent on oil industry, trade also rise on annual ranking](/themes/custom/milken_emulsify/images/default-search-thumbnail.png)
Technology-based metros top 2008 Best-Performing Cities Index; those dependent on oil industry, trade also rise on annual ranking
![Texas metros, led by No. 1 Austin, fill top ranks of 2009 Milken Institute Best Performing Cities Index; oil and gas sector, and avoidance of subprime mortgages, fuel their gains](/themes/custom/milken_emulsify/images/default-search-thumbnail.png)
Texas metros, led by No. 1 Austin, fill top ranks of 2009 Milken Institute Best Performing Cities Index; oil and gas sector, and avoidance of subprime mortgages, fuel their gains
![Milken Institute's annual review of U.S. Best Performing Cities: Texas still on top](/themes/custom/milken_emulsify/images/default-search-thumbnail.png)
Milken Institute's annual review of U.S. Best Performing Cities: Texas still on top
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Milken Institute's annual review of U.S. Best-Performing Cities: Tech is back, and so are some traditional manufacturing towns
![Milken Institute's Annual Review of U.S. Best-Performing Cities: a Tale of Tech--and Energy Austin Reclaims the Top Spot](/themes/custom/milken_emulsify/images/default-search-thumbnail.png)
Milken Institute's Annual Review of U.S. Best-Performing Cities: a Tale of Tech--and Energy Austin Reclaims the Top Spot
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