However, in the future outlook ranking, Houston dropped to the 21st spot, after being ranked in the Top 10 every year since at least 2015.įor this, the researchers weigh personal well-being, economics, innovation and governance in a city.īut Jankowski pointed out Houston is third among U.S. “So those are things that bode well for the future of Houston, that we're getting more interest from firms overseas investing or visiting or somehow doing business in Houston.” “We have seen close to 700 different announcements in the region over the last 10 years of foreign firms saying they are going to invest in Houston,” he said. He's encouraged by the report highlighting that Houston is attracting more global firms and appearing more in search results. “It seems like everyone else is competing for the spots from four on down,” Patrick Jankowski, regional economist at the Greater Houston Partnership, said. The top three cities are New York, London and Paris – which have been on top since at least 2012. The index ranks cities' current performance based on a number of metrics, including business activity, human capital, information exchange, political engagement and cultural experience. The report is created every year by business consulting firm AT Kearney and includes an index and an outlook ranking. Houston climbed six spots in the 2019 Global Cities Report index, to No.
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