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To: Mike Winn who wrote (6480)	12/15/1997 11:40:00 PM
From: Dan Spillane	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 42804

Time to get into Vitesse too? Opinions appreciated. Message 2974535

To: Mike Winn who wrote (6480)	12/15/1997 11:51:00 PM
From: Dan Spillane	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42804

Interesting trivia; according to a recent study ...I am MORE PRODUCTIVE than many of you (I live in Seattle) The country's leading information-technology centers are also its most productive areas, according to a recent study. San Jose, Calif. - the unofficial capital of Silicon Valley - and Microsoft Corp.'s hometown of Seattle come out on top of a Sprint Corp. "productivity index" of the nation's 50 largest metropolitan areas. Baltimore came in at 41 out of the 50. But other Rust Belt cities were ranked lower. Philadelphia was 42nd, and Pittsburgh was worse at 45th. Sprint hired Decision Analyst Inc., a Texas-based research firm, to create the index. It was based on objective categories, including population growth, income, company earnings and employment. "There is a definite message to business owners based on the results of our survey," said Sue Sentell, vice president of marketing for Sprint's business division. "The better-educated and better-trained your work force is, the more productive your business is likely to be." Sentell said it's no mystery why Seattle, Denver and Atlanta came out in the top 10. When it comes to revenue and earnings growth, information technology - a strength in those cities - has outpaced other industries over the past decade.