COMMENTARY | By all accounts, Nashville, Tenn., is a great place to live. In fact, jobs are flocking to the state in general, and the Middle Tennessee region in particular.
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Persisting Divides in Global Competitiveness as Switzerland, Singapore and Finland Top Competitiveness Rankings in 2012
Finland in third position, overtaking Sweden (4th).
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SWITZERLAND tops the latest global competitiveness ranking of 144 countries by the World Economic Forum, best known for its annual shindig in Davos (a Swiss ski resort). It is closely followed by Singapore, while Finland has replaced Sweden in third place. That may be some comfort to the Finns, whose economy is lagging while Sweden’s is thriving. Via Ulla M. Saikku Delete the scoop?
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"The story "Jobs may outstrip people" by Duane Marsteller of The Tennesseean illustrates a surprising dilemma the region faces. It is the same story in Detroit. That doesn't even include the promise of "Cloud Computing." Northeastern University Economist Barry Bluestone finds the same thing happening all over the place.
That's because each generation's size is shrinking. People are having fewer kids, a combination of more workplace opportunities for women and the high cost of having and raising children. And far from the image of the permanently sputtering economy, businesses are attracted to America for its skilled labor, dynamic infrastructure and purchasing power."