Kansas City, MO Kansas City is a PLUM SELECT 80 market due to its pronounced infrastructure development and strong income growth. Its diverse employment is backed by the public sector and healthcare industries.  Additionally, the bi-state metro is a hub for domestic and international transit, which has continued to attract firms such as Amazon to the…

  PLUM focuses on the El Paso market, due to its optimal location for cross-border manufacturing and trade. El Paso is also a transportation network and premier shipping center status for the southwestern U.S. It has a stable military and government presence, as well as a diversified, youthful workforce. All of these factors contribute to…

  The Knoxville market has become a focus for PLUM due to its prime location for commerce, strong healthcare and education hub, tourism drivers in and around the MSA, continued investment in energy and scientific research, and its growing industrial sector.  Additionally, the Tennessee Valley Authority (the largest public power provider in the US) is…

The Charleston-North Charleston market is a focus for PLUM due to the metro’s stable employment base, its expanding footprint in the technology sector, strong tourism industry, and outsized income growth in the last decade. Additionally, the South Carolina Port Authority’s $2 BN investment in port infrastructure and the locational advantage of serving as the halfway…