Boulder among top 100 of nation’s business-friendly metros

Forbes magazine recently ranked Boulder No. 77 out of the 200 Best Places for Business and Careers in the nation.

Common themes for the business-welcoming metros included solid job growth, an educated labor supply and low business costs, according to Forbes. The rankings cover the 200 largest metro areas (populations over 240,000) as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget and are based on factors such as five-year historical job and income growth, migration trends, labor, tax, energy, office space costs, cost-of-living index (which factors in housing, transportation, food and other household expenditures), crime, educational attainment, presence of four-year colleges, and cultural and recreational opportunities.

Other Colorado metros landing on the list: Fort Collins/Loveland was the only metro to break into the top 10 at No. 3, while Colorado Springs was 16th and Greeley 57th.