Penton’s Expansion Management Magazine Releases 2007 "Quality Of Life Quotient” Rankings
6/28/2007
NEW YORK (June 28, 2007) - Penton Media's Expansion Management, a business magazine for executives of companies actively looking to expand or relocate their facilities, today released its 2007 "Quality of Life Quotient" rankings. Iowa and Wisconsin offer the most (eight) "Five-Star Quality of Life Metros," a distinction awarded to the top 20 percent of metro areas in the study. The states of Texas, New York and Pennsylvania were next, with five each. A list of this year's "Five-Star Quality of Life Metros," as well as various top 10 listings for each of major quality of life category, is available in the June 2007 issue of Expansion Management and on the Web at
www.expansionmanagement.com .
Among metros with populations of over 1 million, Rochester, N.Y., ranked No.1, followed by Pittsburgh, Pa., Austin, Texas, Boston, Mass., and San Jose, Calif. Madison, Wis., Des Moines, Iowa, Raleigh, N.C., Lexington, Ky., and Springfield, Mo., topped the list for midsize Metros, while Fargo, N.D., Columbia, Mo., Sioux Falls, S.D., Iowa City, Iowa, and Bismarck, N.D., led the list of metros with populations under 400,000.
The rankings evaluated housing affordability, crime rates and public schools, as well as the standard of living, traffic and commuting, commercial air access, continuing education opportunities and adult education levels. In all, a total of 362 MSAs were evaluated based on nearly 50 statistical criteria.
"We all have expectations of owning a comfortable home in a safe neighborhood with excellent schools," said Bill King, chief editor of Expansion Management. "We view it as part of our birthright as Americans and, quite frankly, can enjoy that lifestyle in most cities in the U.S. The real issue has become the income level required to afford the American Dream and that's a question of vital interest to employers looking to expand or relocate business facilities."
For additional information on the "2007 Quality of Life Quotient" rankings, contact Bill King at (913) 338-1503 (BillKing@penton.com ).
Expansion Management is part of Penton's industry-leading Commercial Real Estate Group, which includes the National Real Estate Investor®, Retail Traffic® and Lodging Hospitality® brands. The magazine distributed to more than 44,000 CEOs, vice presidents, directors and other officers of companies that have indicated they are considering expanding into new geographic areas. In addition to its bimonthly magazine, the publication offers e-newsletters, Webcasts, conferences and additional digital information for its audience. For more information, visit www.expansionmanagement.com .
Penton Media, Inc. is the largest independent business-to-business media company in the U.S., serving more than six million business professionals every month. The company's market-leading brands are focused on 30 industries and include 113 trade magazines, 145 Web sites, 150 industry trade shows and conferences, and more than 500 information data products. Headquartered in New York City, the privately held company is owned by MidOcean Partners and U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP, and its co-investors. For additional information on the company and its businesses, visit www.penton.com .