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Columbus (Miss.) tied for seventh as Top U.S. Micropolitan New & Expanded Facilities 2009, via Site Selection Magazine.

Tupelo tied for 12th.

Read the full story on Site Selection Magazine’s site (click here). Excerpts from the press release:

• For metro areas with populations over 1 million, the Top 10 Metros for new and expanded corporate facilities for 2009, in order, were New York-Newark-Edison, N.Y./N.J./Pa.; Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill./Ind./Wis.; Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas; Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich.; Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, Texas; Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio/Ky./Ind.; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa./N.J./Del.; Memphis, Tenn./Miss./Ark.; and Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C./Va. and Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Va. (tied for tenth).

• In the magazine’s ranking of Top Micropolitans — cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people which cover at least one county — Statesville-Mooresville, N.C., claimed the top prize among the nation’s 576 micropolitan areas, followed by Wooster, Ohio, and Pottsville, Pa. (tied for second); Daphne-Fairhope, Ala., and Lincolnton, N.C. (tied for fourth).

• The list:

Top U.S. Micropolitans New andExpanded Facilities in 20091. Statesville-Mooresville, N.C. (20 projects)T2. Wooster, Ohio (13)T2. Pottsville, Pa. (13)T4. Daphne-Fairhope, Ala. (10)T4. Lincolnton, N.C. (10)6. Ashtabula, Ohio (9)T7. Adrian, Mich. (7)T7. Columbus, Miss. (7)T7. Batavia, N.Y. (7)T10. Cullman, Ala. (6)T10. Findlay, Ohio (6)