Even just writing this post felt cathartic.AileenHi Aileen, I personally love Columbus Ohio and as someone who works with a lot of out of state investors - there's so many catalysts for why you should invest here.

On those really rare occasions when something truly innovative comes along, it spreads like wildfire.

http://www.finalternatives.com/node/25345 Companies With More Women Board Directors Experience Higher Financial Performance, According to Latest Catalyst Bottom http://www.catalyst.org/media/companies-more-women-board-directors-experience-higher-financial-performance-according-latestwww.economist.com/news/international/21645759-boys-are-being-outclassed-girls-both-school-and-university-and-gaphttp://www.forbes.com/sites/eliseackerman/2013/02/24/superiority-of-female-workers-confirmed-study-finds-women-really-do-work-longer-and-harder-than-men/Sorry to dwell off topic but if boys can’t keep their egos out and behave like men AND focus their comments on actual professional issues and knowledge sharing, AND leave contextually derogatory comments and known stereotyping sentences aside, then BP is nothing but high school street talk - I have not interest in that!

Hi Harris, I personally love Columbus Ohio and as someone who works with a lot of out of state investors - there's so many catalysts for why you should invest here.

There are innovators watching this forum, just because you want to get mad about this thread today doesnt mean somebody 15 years from now wont take this into account and do something about it.

I'm not sure if this is the traditional approach to finding a partner or mentor, but here's to a little innovation and something different.I've read a lot about finding a mentor and what that means for the mentor as well as the student.

As far as BIG players that are innovative and investor-friendly, I really like Keller-Williams.But I also work with an agent who is part of a SMALL brokerage based here in Dallas and they go out of their way to work with our team.

.- People are moving west for a social and economic climate that is more open, innovative, and entrepreneurial.- People are moving from the coasts to the interior of the country to escape congestion and to lower their cost of living and doing business.These are a few indicators to consider when we have a economic downturn.Other quantitative indicators include:- Critical mass population- The rate of population growth- The rate of job and income growth- Potential for future real estate appreciation- Vacancy rates- Quantity of land available for development- Lifestyle Improvement Originally posted by @Johnson H.

When you add to that the fact that the City of Chicago LOST 13,000 "innovation" jobs while other large cities gained thousands, if not tens of thousands of such jobs, then you realize just how much Illinois is circling the drain.

There's this awesome part of my generation that is obsessed with success, growth, innovation, freedom, and entrepreneurship.