Should Austin have been higher or lower on 2017 list of best U.S. tech cities? Local experts weigh in

Austin ranked as the seventh-best tech city in the U.S., according to rankings released this month by Cushman and Wakefield, a commercial real estate services firm. Silicon Valley still reigns supreme, with San Jose, California, and San Francisco ranking first and second, respectively. The list described a “tech city” as one in which tech plays a larger role in the city’s economic trajectory and analyzed factors such as the concentration of talent, capital and growth opportunity. Washington D.C., Boston and Raleigh, North Carolina, also placed in the top five. “I’m surprised that North Carolina is ahead of us on the […]

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