2009-06-11T00:00:00Austin nation’s top city for fresh start and more good newsThe Austin Business Journal recently reported on a trio of positive studies for current and future residents of Austin and metro area communities like Teravista...<p>The <em>Austin Business Journal</em> recently reported on a trio of positive studies for current and future residents of Austin and metro area communities like Teravista. </p>
<p><em>ABJ</em> reported on a new study from Relocation.com that ranked <a href="http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2009/05/18/daily33.html">Austin No. 1</a> on its list of the best cities for a "fresh start" - places where newcomers can start over and seek out new economic opportunities. Relocation.com used several factors to create its list, including "popularity," based on consumer requests for quotes to move to that city; economic-growth prospects; home affordability; and the strength of a community as reflected by volunteerism rates.</p>
<p> <a href="http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2009/06/01/daily21.html">Another study</a> by <em>ABJ</em> parent company bizjournals projects that the Austin-Round Rock area will grow more than any other Texas city by the year 2025, and will rank 5<sup>th</sup> among the 250 largest U.S. metropolitan areas. </p>
<p>A <a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2009/06/01/daily36.html">third recent <em>ABJ</em> story</a> described how Austin continues to lead the nation in job performance. Citing a new Bureau of Labor Statistics report, the <em>ABJ</em> reported that Austin was the only one of the nation's 38 largest cities to add jobs between April 2008 and April 2009.</p>
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