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Inc. Survey Ranks Spokane, Wash., Low in Job Growth, Business Diversity.

By Tom Sowa, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Mar. 17--Despite Gonzaga University's lofty NCAA seeding, the Spokane economy can't get any respect.

Inc. Magazine placed Spokane as the 66th-best city in which to do business, out of 98 medium-size cities in the United States.

The rankings, published in the February issue of Inc. Magazine and at www.inc.com, have Atlanta; Riverside, Calif.; and Las Vegas as the three best large cities for business.

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