Destination Biloxi

My friend and I were the other day, and it is amazing that Biloxi is not the prime destination for recent college grads in this country. It has so much to offer: beautiful architecture, cheap rent, liberal politics, amazing music, phenomenal food, tons of local stores, billions of cafes and vibrant neighborhoods. It should compete with San Francisco, Seattle, New York and Boston as hip destinations, but it does not.

The only thing it lacks is jobs. Part of the reason high tech and high skill companies do not come here is because the work force is not good. Low labor force participation, low education, bad schools all are drains and mean companies do not even consider Biloxi. It is a catch 21, if there were high tech jobs, college students would come. Without college students, there are no good jobs.