BUSINESS BUZZ
The table below shows the cities where managers are most optimistic about expanding in 2025.
| Ranking | City | State |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Los Angeles | California |
| 12 | Orange | California |
| 13 | Frisco | Texas |
| 14 | Miami | Florida |
| 15 | Huntington Beach | California |
| 16 | San Bernardino | California |
| 17 | Irving | Texas |
| 18 | Sacramento | California |
| 19 | Concord | California |
| 20 | Vancouver | Washington |
| 21 | Brownsville | Texas |
| 22 | West Palm Beach | Florida |
| 23 | Houston | Texas |
| 24 | Fresno | California |
| 25 | Honolulu | Hawaii |
| 26 | Plano | Texas |
| 27 | Providence | Rhode Island |
| 28 | Garden Grove | California |
| 29 | Elizabeth | New Jersey |
| 30 | Thousand Oaks | California |
| 31 | San Diego | California |
| 32 | Baltimore | Maryland |
| 33 | Arlington | Texas |
| 34 | Stockton | California |
| 35 | Riverside | California |
| 36 | Santa Clarita | California |
| 37 | Grand Rapids | Michigan |
| 38 | Knoxville | Tennessee |
| 39 | Springfield | Missouri |
| 40 | Palmdale | California |
| 41 | Murfreesboro | Tennessee |
| 42 | College Station | Texas |
| 43 | Atlanta | Georgia |
| 44 | Reno | Nevada |
| 45 | Rochester | New York |
| 46 | Oceanside | California |
| 47 | Lancaster | California |
| 48 | Killeen | Texas |
| 49 | Chicago | Illinois |
| 50 | Jacksonville | Florida |
| 51 | Cleveland | Ohio |
| 52 | Anaheim | California |
| 53 | Lubbock | Texas |
| 54 | Birmingham | Alabama |
| 55 | Akron | Ohio |
| 56 | Dayton | Ohio |
| 57 | Kent | Washington |
| 58 | Santa Clara | California |
| 59 | Arvada | Colorado |
| 60 | Dallas | Texas |
| 61 | Long Beach | California |
| 62 | Cincinnati | Ohio |
| 63 | Fort Wayne | Indiana |
| 64 | Fremont | California |
| 65 | Baton Rouge | Louisiana |
| 66 | Glendale | Arizona |
| 67 | Fort Lauderdale | Florida |
| 68 | Charleston | South Carolina |
| 69 | Bridgeport | Connecticut |
| 70 | Mesquite | Texas |
| 71 | Columbia | South Carolina |
| 72 | Coral Springs | Florida |
| 73 | Clovis | California |
| 74 | Simi Valley | California |
| 75 | Austin | Texas |
| 76 | Milwaukee | Wisconsin |
| 77 | Tucson | Arizona |
| 78 | Kansas City | Missouri |
| 79 | Aurora | Colorado |
| 80 | Durham | North Carolina |
| 81 | Toledo | Ohio |
| 82 | Scottsdale | Arizona |
| 83 | Fayetteville | North Carolina |
| 84 | Salt Lake City | Utah |
| 85 | Pembroke Pines | Florida |
| 86 | Kansas City | Kansas |
| 87 | Hollywood | Florida |
| 88 | Syracuse | New York |
| 89 | Stamford | Connecticut |
| 90 | Pasadena | California |
| 91 | Palm Bay | Florida |
| 92 | Vallejo | California |
| 93 | Rochester | Minnesota |
| 94 | Berkeley | California |
| 95 | Phoenix | Arizona |
| 96 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania |
| 97 | San Antonio | Texas |
| 98 | Tampa | Florida |
| 99 | New Orleans | Louisiana |
| 100 | Santa Ana | California |
| 101 | St. Petersburg | Florida |
| 102 | Yonkers | New York |
| 103 | Fort Collins | Colorado |
| 104 | Macon-Bibb | Georgia |
| 105 | Naperville | Illinois |
| 106 | Pomona | California |
| 107 | McAllen | Texas |
| 108 | Cedar Rapids | Iowa |
| 109 | Allentown | Pennsylvania |
| 110 | Wilmington | North Carolina |
| 111 | Ann Arbor | Michigan |
| 112 | Corpus Christi | Texas |
| 113 | Madison | Wisconsin |
| 114 | Fontana | California |
| 115 | Des Moines | Iowa |
| 116 | McKinney | Texas |
| 117 | Grand Prairie | Texas |
| 118 | Peoria | Arizona |
| 119 | Paterson | New Jersey |
| 120 | Jackson | Mississippi |
| 121 | Fullerton | California |
| 122 | Round Rock | Texas |
| 123 | Fairfield | California |
| 124 | Charleston | West Virginia |
| 125 | Fort Worth | Texas |
| 126 | Charlotte | North Carolina |
| 127 | Indianapolis | Indiana |
| 128 | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma |
| 129 | Memphis | Tennessee |
| 130 | Henderson | Nevada |
| 131 | Newark | New Jersey |
| 132 | Chula Vista | California |
| 133 | Garland | Texas |
| 134 | Norfolk | Virginia |
| 135 | Port St. Lucie | Florida |
| 136 | Hialeah | Florida |
| 137 | Montgomery | Alabama |
| 138 | Newport News | Virginia |
| 139 | Cary | North Carolina |
| 140 | Rancho Cucamonga | California |
| 141 | Salinas | California |
| 142 | Lakewood | Colorado |
| 143 | Springfield | Massachusetts |
| 144 | Denton | Texas |
| 145 | Escondido | California |
| 146 | Gainesville | Florida |
| 147 | Waco | Texas |
| 148 | Victorville | California |
| 149 | Carrollton | Texas |
| 150 | Abilene | Texas |
| 151 | Independence | Missouri |
| 152 | Hartford | Connecticut |
| 153 | Portland | Maine |
| 154 | Columbus | Ohio |
| 155 | San Francisco | California |
| 156 | Las Vegas | Nevada |
| 157 | Louisville/Jefferson County | Kentucky |
| 158 | Albuquerque | New Mexico |
| 159 | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania |
| 160 | Greensboro | North Carolina |
| 161 | Lincoln | Nebraska |
| 162 | Laredo | Texas |
| 163 | Winston-Salem city | North Carolina |
| 164 | Huntsville | Alabama |
| 165 | Worcester | Massachusetts |
| 166 | Little Rock | Arkansas |
| 167 | Columbus | Georgia |
| 168 | Augusta-Richmond | Georgia |
| 169 | Sioux Falls | South Dakota |
| 170 | Amarillo | Texas |
| 171 | Tempe | Arizona |
| 172 | Mobile | Alabama |
| 173 | Shreveport | Louisiana |
| 174 | Santa Rosa | California |
| 175 | Clarksville | Tennessee |
