Wilmington Ranks High In Report For Economic Productivity

A California-based economic think tank has ranked greater Wilmington as one of the state’s most economically productive regions in 2013.
 
The Milken Institute, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that tracks economic productivity and trends across the U.S, ranked metro Wilmington as the fourth best-performing city in North Carolina and the 77th best-performing large city metro in the country, according to its 2013 Best-Performing Cities report released Thursday. 
 
The economic report analyzed new jobs, wage and salary growth as well as technology industry growth including high-tech gross domestic product growth and concentration in New Hanover, Pender and Brunswick counties.
 
Greater Wilmington’s national rank jumped 37 places on the 2013 list – outpacing economic performance in larger metros such as Chicago, Los Angeles and New Orleans, according to the report. See Full Article