Paragon Relocation is proud to announce that we have been shortlisted in two categories for The U.S. Expatriate Management and Mobility Awards 2012 (The EMMAs) sponsored by The Forum for Expatriate Management.  Paragon is up for Relocation Management Company of the Year and our CEO, Joseph Morabito, is vying for Global Mobility Professional of the Year.  Additionally, Paragon Relocation’s sister company, Paragon GeoImmigration, is a shortlisted nominee for Immigration Provider of the Year.  The full list of all EMMA shortlisted nominees is available here – www.totallyexpat.com.

Shortlisted nominations will be assessed by an independent judging panel and the awards presented to the winners and runners-up at a gala dinner and dance at The FEM Global Mobility Summit to be held at the JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort and Spa in Las Vegas on September 13.

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What are America’s fastest growing job markets in the United States? This is has been a frequent topic of discussion within the Global Mobility industry as well as on this blog in recent weeks in such posts as, America’s Fastest Growing Cities and Jobs follow Innovation and the College Educated. Now NewGeography.com lists its Best Cities for Job Growth 2012 which ranks different cities of all sizes according to their weighted formula.



Here’s how they derived this list:

The index is calculated from a normalized, weighted summary of: 1) recent growth trend: the current and prior year’s employment growth rates, with the current year emphasized (two points); 2) mid-term growth: the average annual 2006-2011 growth rate (two points); 3) long-term trend and momentum: the sum of the 2006-2011 and 2000-2005 employment growth rates multiplied by the ratio of the 2000-2005 growth rate over the 2006-2011 growth rate (two points); and 4) current year growth (one point).

Although the list is different from previous lists we’ve posted on the fastest growing cities in America it has a lot of similar results such as continued growth in innovation centers such as Silicon Valley (San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara) and additional growth in locations which have more business friendly tax policy (such as cities in Texas).

What are the top 10 cities for job growth in the United States?

See the full list of the best cities for job growth in America.

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