Military cities among strongest, weakest economic performers p1 - Military Transition - Military Times EDGE

The El Paso, Texas; Little Rock, Ark.; San Antonio; Norfolk, Va.; and Washington metropolitan areas were among the 20 strongest performing economically among 100 studied under the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program. Brookings is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington. The rankings are based on changes in employment, manufacturing and home prices over about the past year. The Charleston, S.C.; Colorado Springs, Colo.; and Seattle metro areas were among the middle 20 performers, and the Jacksonville, Fla., Las Vegas and Los Angeles metropolitan areas were among the 20 weakest performers.