Miami made the short list on fDi Magazine’s major cities of the future, ranking fifth. Topping the list was New York, followed by Chicago, Houston and Los Angeles.
Miami ranked No. 8 on the magazine’s list of North American cities of the future for 2009-2010.
Miami also ranked third among major cities for lowest unemployment and as a major city for best business friendliness. The city ranked fourth among major cities for best foreign direct investment strategy.
“The rankings are a measure of Miami-Dade’s economic potential, not only of our ability to attract new foreign direct investment projects, but also our strategy to promote Miami-Dade as the business center of the Americas,” Beacon Council President and CEO Frank Nero said in a news release.
The survey, which took more than six months to research, involved the data collection of nearly 400 North American cities.
In the small city category, Fort Lauderdale ranked as the second best for business friendliness.
Major cities have a population of more than 1 million, while small cities have a population greater than 100,000, but smaller than 500,000.
