Ray A. Smith
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910 appearances
20 recordings
1 series
first heard Jun 2018
last heard Nov 2024
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It's becoming a foodie city.
And so there are a lot of cultural aspects in addition to the affordability and the job growth that's still continuing.
They're pointing out how their cities aren't sleepy towns, basically.
They tout burgeoning downtown scenes and trendy restaurants.
And it's all an effort to sort of make people think about these cities in a different way.
Because people usually think of cities like, obviously, New York and San Francisco as sexier cities to be.
And these cities are really making a point with marketing campaigns and branding campaigns to sell their cities, basically.
The metro Atlanta chamber
For example, this spring they launched a campaign aimed at new grads and professionals under 40, and they're promoting the area's diverse career paths, but also its cultural scene and its social scenes and even its green space.
So they're really trying to market their cities as something you just don't fly over.
At the moment, those cities include Salt Lake City, Seattle, and Portland, Oregon.
They were among the cities that ranked in the bottom 10, and that's primarily due to their slower hiring rates, lower wages, once cost of living is factored in.
So they have some work to do.
New graduates should consider where they are most likely to find the job and an affordable life, even if that might mean that they earn less there than they would in more expensive cities.
It's affordability.
It's the cost of living there.
It's how much you're being paid.
It's a combination of all these factors.
And a lot of people that we talked to told us that what really is important, especially when you're starting your career, even if it's not a city that you imagine you would be,
is can you afford it?
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