"Pardon our Progress..." blog post by Jeff Schiffman of Tulane Admissions about America's fastest growing city
Arts & Entertainment, Business & Economy, Health, City Life, Recovery
August 2nd, 2012
Photo Cred: Jeff Schiffman
“Last week, Forbes Magazine named New Orleans the fastest growing city in America. That’s pretty cool news for us. One thing that is even cooler is, according to the Forbes article, one in nine residents of NOLA moved here post Hurricane Katrina. Many of them are recent Tulane graduates who have fallen in love with this town and have taken great jobs locally as we continue this trend of growth and upward mobility. I was thinking about how much is going on in NOLA these days- it seems like everywhere you look, there is a brand new hospital being built, new restaurants, shops, and an all around feel of burgeoning growth. I’ve posted a lot before on the entrepreneurial sector that has really taken off the last year. This sense of growth and entrepreneurship are pretty cool opportunities for any new Tulane student, and all newcomers to this town in general.”
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