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THE OFFICE OF MAYOR STEPHEN R. REED |
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HARRISBURG RANKED IN TOP BEST CITIES IN THE U.S. FOR PROFITABLE EMPLOYEES
Harrisburg has been listed in the top five best cities in the United States as being the most profitable for employees, according to Salary.com, which surveyed median base salaries for over 2,500 different types of occupations and compared them to the costs of housing, taxes, living costs, unemployment rates and job growth. In its posting’s today on AOL Find A Job, it stated “Harrisburg has recently been recognized as one of the most revitalized cities in the nation and has come a long way in business and culture from being considered a distressed city in the early 1980’s.” The other top five best cities were New London, Connecticut, Huntsville, Alabama, Baltimore, Maryland and Tulsa, Oklahoma. Mayor Stephen R. Reed said: “The continued progress of our city now routinely gets national attention, for which we are grateful. Coming being listed as the second most distressed city in America to where we are today has been an arduous endeavor but with the progress being made now, our best days are still ahead and the future for Harrisburg is bright.” |
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