The Mahoning Valley is among four long-suffering Rust Belt cities in the U.S. ranking near the top of Forbes Magazine's fastest-growing industrial areas.
The magazine named the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman area as the fifth fastest-growing industrial area among those of comparable sizes in the country.
According to the story, "manufacturing has grown consistently over the past 21 months, and now, for the first time in years, according to data mined by Pepperdine University's Michael Shires, manufacturing regions are beginning to move up on our list of best cities for jobs." Other rust belt cities on the list include Lansing, Mich., Elkhart-Goshen, Ind., and Anderson, Ind.
According to a release from the Youngstown-Warren Regional Chamber, just last month the area registered the third highest percentage job gain in the last 12 months in the U.S. behind only Raleigh, NC, and Milwaukee, Wis.
"We're pleased with the national attention the Mahoning Valley is receiving for its significant job growth over the last year," said Walt Good, the chamber's vice president for economic development, business retention and attraction. "We expect that growth to continue based on the strong interest we are receiving for additional economic projects in our area. We are working tirelessly to bring these deals home."
The complete list includes:
- Yakima, Wash.
- Sebastian-Vero Beach, Fla.
- Palm Coast, Fla.
- Anderson Ind.
- Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Ohio
- Midland, Texas
- Modesto, Calif.
- Yuma, Ariz.
- Lansing-East Lansing, Mich.
- Elkhart-Goshen, Ind.
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