Residents start companies again: professionals can open any kind of business, founders look further from home for opportunities, and unemployed residents are much more likely to start their own
In a brand new city, new buildings open at an affordable starting rent. Once the city has rents, new buildings follow them
Business owners who are losing money now give up gradually over the months, instead of many closing at once
Newcomers are drawn to the city by its unfilled jobs and empty homes, so more people move in when there is work and housing for them
Businesses plan their staff from what their own workers produce, so less productive businesses no longer shrink for no reason
Departure reasons are more accurate: a move is only blamed on taxes or other problems when they actually caused it
Farms need fewer workers, and farmers markets and food truck parks are cheaper for developers to build
Fire stations need fewer firefighters to respond to a fire