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The Smartest Americans are Heading West

posted by martyb on Friday October 13 2017, @04:12PM   Printer-friendly
from the had-better-stop-driving-when-you-reach-the-ocean dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

Three cities in Colorado — a state whose fortunes have been tied to the boom and bust of oil, gas and other commodities — are among the top 10 leading destinations for the nation's best and brightest as old cow and mining towns morph into technology hubs, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Boulder, the small college town located just north of Colorado's capital, is ranked No. 1 nationally in the Bloomberg Brain Concentration Index, which tracks business formation as well as employment and education in the sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics. Fort Collins and Denver follow at No. 4 and No. 10, respectively.

Are the best and brightest taking up skiing, or seeking higher ground amid rising sea levels?

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 14 2017, @01:36AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 14 2017, @01:36AM (#582127)

    Or make normal tea in a pressure cooker, raise the boiling point a bit for the altitude...