SPN Top 10: Silicon Prairie communities from the Inc. 5000 list

Inc. Magazine does a great job of recognizing companies that are growing fast through its annual Inc. 5000. Since Silicon Prairie News supports entrepreneurs and technologists – we did a quick review of the Inc. 5000 to plaudits to communities doing well. From a raw numbers perspective, Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Louis, and Kansas City dominate.…

Inc. Magazine does a great job of recognizing companies that are growing fast through its annual Inc. 5000.

Since Silicon Prairie News supports entrepreneurs and technologists – we did a quick review of the Inc. 5000 to plaudits to communities doing well.

From a raw numbers perspective, Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Louis, and Kansas City dominate. But many places in the Silicon Prairie have fewer people but still imbue a strong entrepreneurial spirit in their people. Our top ten for the week recognizes which communities in the Silicon Prairie have created the most companies on the Inc. 5000 per capita.

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1 – Fargo
2 – Columbia
3 – Cedar Rapids
4 – Chicago
5 – Sioux Falls
6 – Springfield (MO)
7 – Omaha
8 – Minneapolis
9 – Rochester
10 – Lincoln

The Fargo area has nine companies on the list, and with a total MSA population of under 250,000––which is a tremendous accomplishment. Great job, Fargo!

This story is part of the AIM Archive

This story is part of the AIM Institute Archive on Silicon Prairie News. AIM gifted SPN to the Nebraska Journalism Trust in January 2023. Learn more about SPN’s origin »

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