Cost of Doing Business

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Forbes Magazine's ranking of the top 150 metro areas for the Best Places for Business and Careers, included three categories: cost of doing business, job growth and educational attainment. The top 25 metro areas in the cost of doing business category were:|ret||ret||tab|

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1.Tulsa, Okla.|ret||ret||tab|

2.Omaha, Neb.|ret||ret||tab|

3.Oklahoma City, Okla.|ret||ret||tab|

4.Lexington, Ky. |ret||ret||tab|

5.Boise, Idaho|ret||ret||tab|

6.Lafayette, La. |ret||ret||tab|

7.Shreveport, La.|ret||ret||tab|

8.Albuquerque, N.M.|ret||ret||tab|

9.Montgomery, Ala.|ret||ret||tab|

10.Mobile, Ala.|ret||ret||tab|

11.Beaumont, Texas|ret||ret||tab|

12.Des Moines, Iowa|ret||ret||tab|

13.Louisville, Ky. |ret||ret||tab|

14.Salem, Ore.|ret||ret||tab|

15.Hickory, N.C.|ret||ret||tab|

16.Davenport, Iowa|ret||ret||tab|

17.Huntsville, Ala. |ret||ret||tab|

18.Corpus Christi, Texas|ret||ret||tab|

19.Augusta, Ga.|ret||ret||tab|

20.Johnson City, Tenn.|ret||ret||tab|

21.Springfield, Mo.|ret||ret||tab|

22.Brownsville, Texas|ret||ret||tab|

23.Jackson, Miss.|ret||ret||tab|

24.Little Rock, Ark.|ret||ret||tab|

25.Baton Rouge, La.|ret||ret||tab|

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