CdA Among Top Performing Cities

Item: Cd’A ranked among top performing cities: City earns high marks in job creation, economic growth /Rick Thomas, CdA Press

More Info: The Coeur d’Alene Metropolitan Statistical Area jumped into second in the Milken Institute/Greenstreet Real Estate Partners Best Performing Cities Index for 2008, up from sixth in 2007. The index ranks U.S. metropolitan areas by how well they are creating and sustaining jobs and economic growth. The components include job, wage and salary and technology growth.

Question: Anti-growth elements in the community continue to harp that urban renewal efforts aren’t producing many quality jobs. Isn’t this ranking proof that they’re wrong — as usual?