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According to Forbes.com, Colorado Springs has ranked 12th in the top cities for business and careers.  Colorado had four cities make the list. 

Cities were evaluated based on reasonable business costs, strong economic outlooks, and a solid quality of life.  Many of the cities this year were in the West and Midwest.

Rank	Metro Area	Cost Of Doing Business (Rank)1	Job Growth Projected (Rank)2	Educational Attainment (Rank)3	Metro Area Population (thou)
1	Des Moines IA	49	10	46	563
2	Provo UT	20	39	38	556
3	Raleigh NC	22	14	12	1,126
4	Fort Collins CO	34	21	11	298
5	Lincoln NE	14	72	30	298
6	Denver CO	113	49	22	2,552
7	Omaha NE	48	54	56	850
8	Huntsville AL	112	2	37	406
9	Lexington KY	25	32	39	471
10	Austin TX	160	12	19	1,705
11	Ogden UT	30	105	100	542
12	Colorado Springs CO	90	50	29	626
13	Cedar Rapids IA	44	1	118	256
14	Boulder CO	136	17	1	303
15	Fayetteville AR	22	35	133	465
16	San Antonio TX	11	9	137	2,072
17	Charlotte NC	42	31	53	1,746
18	Seattle WA	158	83	14	2,611
19	Portland OR	106	104	43	2,242
20	Salt Lake City UT	62	70	70	1,130
21	Asheville NC	10	114	87	413
22	St. Louis MO	40	41	82	2,853
23	Durham NC	107	84	10	501
24	Columbus OH	77	55	48	1,802
25	Boise ID	8	107	96	606