<p>Austin is great. Keeping</a> Austin weird and No. 1</p>
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In its latest ratings, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine named Austin No. 1 in its “10 Best Cities for the Next Decade.” It cited venture-capital funds, the abundance of business associations, incubators, educational opportunities and networking events as vital factors in the city’s optimistic outlook.</p>
<p>Austin also has been touted the No. 2 most innovative city by Forbes magazine in its “America’s Most Innovative Cities” ranking. Forbes pointed out Austin’s impressive number of patents, and even cited the Cockrell School of Engineering as one of the city’s “secret weapons in the innovation race.”
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