America's Top 'Brain-Gain' Cities

Pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods, vibrant streets, and a healthy community life are the hallmarks of cities that are attracting young educated talent.

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November 11, 2003, 8:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

The newest trend among educated people, entrepreneurs and the like is to move to certain cities and bring their talent -- and thus jobs and revenue -- to those cities. "In a Darwinian fight for survival, American cities are scheming to steal each other's young. They want ambitious young people with graduate degrees in such fields as genome science, bio-informatics and entrepreneurial management."

Thanks to Peter Jacobsen

FULL STORY: Brain-Gain Cities Attract Educated Young

Sunday, November 9, 2003 in The Washington Post

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