















|
 Startups
(As % of all regional businesses 1997)
| 1 |
Miami (Ft. Lauderdale) |
4.10%
|
| 2 |
Atlanta |
3.60%
|
| 3 |
San Diego |
3.50%
|
| 4 |
Phoenix (Mesa) |
3.30%
|
| 5 |
Tampa (St. Petersburg) |
3.00%
|
| 6 |
Denver (Boulder, Greely) |
2.90%
|
| 7 |
Cincinnati (Hamilton) |
2.50%
|
| 8 |
Pittsburgh |
2.40%
|
| 9 |
Minneapolis (St. Paul) |
2.30%
|
| 10 |
Cleveland (Akron) |
2.30%
|
| 11 |
Kansas City |
2.30%
|
| 12 |
Milwaukee (Racine) |
2.00%
|
| 13 |
St. Louis |
2.00%
|
| 14 |
Seattle (Tacoma, Bremerton) |
1.90%
|
| 15 |
Portland (Salem) |
1.80%
|
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