San Francisco Tops Fortune List of Best U.S. Business Cities
Fortune ranks San Francisco as the top domestic business city, overtaking New York and others. The report cites high rents and earthquakes as drawbacks but praises the region's tech strength and corruption-free environment. Singapore named top global business city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
San Francisco
Fortune Magazine
U.S
San Francisco Bay Area
Atlanta
Deaver
Fortune
Singapore
Fortune ranks San Francisco Bay Area among top global cities
Fortune and Arthur Andersen analyzed unemployment, transit, recreation, and expert interviews to rank cities. San Francisco Bay Area clusters Oakland Emeryville Berkeley Palo Alto and Silicon Valley, with 3Com Park and $25 billion in exports marking its tech dominance. Singapore leads globally, Hong Kong drops to sixth amid political shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Coast
Stock Exchange
Pacific Rim
Fortune
San Francisco
Oakland
Emeryville
Berkeley
Palo Alto
Intel
Genentech
Silicon Valley
3Com
Candlestick Park
Arthur Andersen
Singapore
Hong Kong
China
Kenneth Kuhl
San Francisco Bay Area
London
Sah Yow
Frankfurt
Atlanta
Toronto
Paris
Tokyo
Global warming warned in IPCC regional impact study
An international panel of scientists from over 30 countries warned that the next century will bring a 2 to 6 degree Fahrenheit rise in average temperatures, a third of glaciers melting, and sea level rise of 0.5 to 3 feet by 2100. Poorer regions along coasts and small islands face the worst effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
IPCC
Orbiting Lab Tests Spin of Simulated Planet in Oil
At Space Center Houston scientists aboard Columbia study a baseball sized steel ball in silicone oil to model atmospheric flows. The 16 day mission includes seven astronauts and several experiments watching oil flow around the sphere as it spins, heats and receives electricity. Earlier they shook water droplets for a separate medicine research trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Space Center, Houston
Columbia
Earth
Shuttle
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
Prosecutors cite embezzlement in Selena murder case
prosecutors presented evidence that Yolanda Saldivar embezzled from Selena and from other employers to bolster a life sentence. The defense challenged admissibility but most evidence was allowed for the punishment phase. Saldivar faces 5 years to life if convicted by the jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Walt Disney Studios
Victor Salva
Hollywood
Salva
Nathan Winters
Concord
Winters
Houston
Yolanda Saldivar
Selena
Saldivar
Singer
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Joel Casteneda
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frisco
Denver
Boston
Seattle
Austin
Dallas-Fort Worth
Phoenix
Robert T. Watson
White House
Science and Technology Policy
Amencon Heant
Association
Disney
Los Angeles Times
Dallas Morning News
Nueces County
Mike Westergren
Chronicle-Telegram
Lacocaawn
Mayorony Hall
Avon Belden Road
Orth Aid Vile Orie
Ead Yng
Jaycox
ABE
Spediicatas
Avalante
Crydall
North Ridgewe
Ohio
Lorain County
North Rdgeville
Ohio Department of Intustrial Relations
Ehepmn
North Ridgeville
Aeffry J Armbruster Mayer
Tunnals
Comrades
Nenor
Lepol
Menniy Oasis
ETA
Loran County
Ridge Road
Elyna
Wiliam Dople
Executive Difet Fy Ater Tasficay
Aid
Apple Sale
Melatosa
Jonathan
Ida
Rex Lees
St Rt
Our Awn Honey Miller Orchards
Vermulian
Middle Ridge
Miller Orchards Vermilion
Middle Raige
DeChant's
Sheffield Vilage
Abbe
Salle Toad
Hilltop Orchards
Butternut Ridge Obertin
Pples & & Iae
Biter Ridge
Oberlin
Lost
Teee Ee
W River Rd
Bell Ave
Obertin Rd
Russia
Easti
Weiler
Gail
Lake
Sheffield Lake
World Lines
Chronicle Telegram
East Ave
Elyhia
Yellow Barrel of Magic
Ridgeview
Center Ridge Ad
Ridgeville
Cox
Miccellaneous
Bihan
Spaghett
Iron United Methodist
Don
George Anderson
Saar
Tedrick
Jd Robinette
Atty
Alty L_ Busch
Dwuduydus
Davey Jones
Credit Consultants
Sunselors
Awesome Services
Ntotaurant
C-T
Samerciel Locati
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!