TOP MICROPOLITANS OF 2025: Williston Barrels Up To No. 1
How did a western North Dakota oil boomtown become America’s top micro?
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Read Cover StoryHow did a western North Dakota oil boomtown become America’s top micro?
Chicagoland, the Lehigh Valley and Siouxland lead the pack of highperforming metropolitan areas across three population tiers.
With 49 facility investments qualified for Site Selection’s Conway Projects Database, the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area of Pennsylvania — known to most as the Lehigh Valley and to many as the home of Bethlehem Steel, Crayola and Martin Guitars — is the No. 1 Tier-2 metro area for corporate facility projects in 2025.
Company projects are attracted to the tri-state region known as Siouxland like bees to honey.
Two cities on the Mississippi exhibit record project numbers and resilience.