5. Richmond, Va. -- 275 points: This region has benefitted from a migration toward Virginia, as well as residual effects of proximity to Washington, though it may end up slipping somewhat in future rankings now that one of its largest companies, Circuit City Stores Inc., has fallen into bankruptcy.
Richmond lost 13 points in the rankings from last year and thus slipped from third place to fifth. Circuit City's ejection from the S&P 500 contributed to that slippage. Richmond also lost ground in concentration of Russell 2000 companies. But the area remained at the top of the list in the concentration of Fortune 1000 companies.
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