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Maps
The Surprising Metros That Bounced Back From the Recession First
So far there are only three of them in the U.S. The rest of us are still working on it.
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To Get America Growing Again, We Have to Look to Our Most Productive Metro Areas
The United States is not just as a single national economy but a collection of city and metro economies, and they're growing at starkly different rates.
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Rankings
These Are the Cities That Can Show Us How to Create Jobs
America's most competitive large metros for job growth.
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Charts
Where High-Growth Company Founders Start Out and Where They End Up
The flow of entrepreneurial talent and which metros are "producing," "exporting," "importing," and "consuming" it.
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Maps
What to Consider in Deciding Whether to Rent or Buy
Updated data from metros across the United States.
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Maps
America's Best Places for a Raise
Where you live can determine how much more you'll be making next year.
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The Geography of Bars and Restaurants
America's best cities for eating and drinking, according to Trulia.
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Postcard
Gay Pride Parades Around the World
Costumes, flags, floats and other scenes from cities.
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Best Places for New College Grads, 2012
The job market for this year's college graduates is tough, but choosing the right city can make all the difference.
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Maps
A Fantasy Transit Map for San Francisco
A chat with the cartographer who dreamed up this latest entry into the aspirational transit future genre.
