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AMAZON AND THE BATTLE FOR TOMORROW’S COMMUNITIES
“In fact, over two-thirds of tech workers think it is either ‘not that important’ or ‘not at all important’ to live and work in Silicon Valley while pursuing a career in technology – compared to 31.8 percent of tech workers who do.”
commutes, lower housing costs, and less pollution. It’s not that metro cores are unattractive, rather it’s that values other than compensation also count. Want the best place to raise a family? According to Niche.com you might want to look at the Philadelphia suburb of
not another. While money and career advancement are surely important, other reasons stand out as well. For many people big cities and huge metro cores are less and less alluring. People want the benefits of modern living with what they see as a better lifestyle, one they associate with shorter
There are a lot of reasons why people choose to locate in one place and
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