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发帖数: 167 | 1 Lots of jobs, a low cost of living and great music
This is the story of a good town that knew how to get better.
Austin has always been graced by its location--nestled in the Texas Hill
Country, it has too much rolling terrain, too much in the way of grass and
wildflowers, to be mistaken for the flat and dusty Texas of the imagination.
Built around government (the state capitol dome lords over downtown) and
education (the state university is the city's largest employer and cultural
force), it's | l***i
发帖数: 167 | 2 Lots of jobs, a low cost of living and great music
This is the story of a good town that knew how to get better.
Austin has always been graced by its location--nestled in the Texas Hill
Country, it has too much rolling terrain, too much in the way of grass and
wildflowers, to be mistaken for the flat and dusty Texas of the imagination.
Built around government (the state capitol dome lords over downtown) and
education (the state university is the city's largest employer and cultural
force), it's both artsy and smart. What it never was, however, was an
economic juggernaut. Then in the late 1980s, as the state's economy stalled,
Austin's most powerful boosters took a look at what places like San Jose were
doing right, says Bill Renfro, who heads the city's chamber of commerce. If
that city could be built on technology, the thinking went, why couldn't
Austin?
Of course, the story has a happy ending. The city succeeded in wooing
start-up shops and creating a remarkably hospitable business environment. A
young UT student named Michael Dell built a computer company in town that now
employs 19,800 and has seen its stock price increase by some 52,000% since
its 1988 IPO. Today, Austin sometimes seems to have as many techies as San
Jose has. In recent job growth, Austin ranks seventh in the nation--and in
future job growth, third. Its unemployment rate falls in the lowest 10%. At
the same time, it's affordable: The cost of living is in the lowest 30% of
all metro areas.
But Austin wouldn't make MONEY's Best Places list if it were just a tech
boomtown. In addition to the outdoors appeal of the Hill Country, the
city--with a metro area of just over a million--boasts symphonies, art
museums, film festivals, good restaurants and good football as well as some
of the best live music in the country. For those looking for safe, clean
water, it has that too. So in one sense you could say they're lucky in
Austin. Then again, the city had a good thing going even before it saw its
first microchip; it just took a while for everyone to catch on. | F*******n
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: Lots of jobs, a low cost of living and great music
: This is the story of a good town that knew how to get better.
: Austin has always been graced by its location--nestled in the Texas Hill
: Country, it has too much rolling terrain, too much in the way of grass and
: wildflowers, to be mistaken for the flat and dusty Texas of the imagination.
: Built around government (the state capitol dome lords over downtown) and
: education (the state university is the city's largest employer and cultural
: force), it's both artsy and smart. What it never was, however, was an
: economic juggernaut. Then in the late 1980s, as the state's economy stalled,
: Austin's most powerful boosters took a look at what places like San Jose were
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