When urban planners talk about master planned communities, so often they will look for meaningful high paying jobs to support the citizens of the community. Of course, if you were designing a master planned community or you were an urban planner and knowing a thing or two about the up and coming high-tech fields, you might consider various research and development companies.

Economic development association executives often consider the recruitment of high-tech firms with high paying jobs to the region. This insures that they are not caught behind the eight ball with a dying industry. In many parts of our nation manufacturing which was once over 30 percent of our industry has now shrunk to under 17 percent. In fact, those regions which have even a lower percentage of manufacturing often do better economically than their counterparts.

Research and development type companies offer quite a bit, as they also draw in the fairy strong small-business supply chain added additional jobs in the service sector adds support type businesses. Thus, it makes a lot of sense to consider leading edge high-tech firms in urban planning. Research companies often create new business, spin offs and attract venture capitalists to your region, which inevitably will finance other deals and bring in more companies in the latest and greatest next new thing. This will ensure that your region will stay economically viable for years to come. Consider this in 2006.

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