Forbes ranks Provo number one on its list of Best Places for Business and Careers. The nearby Brigham Young University campus, a 2.5 percent projected annual job growth through 2014, and a tradition of start-ups that began as university research all factored into this decision. And with an authentic downtown and postcard-worthy wilderness just a drive away, Provo’s idyllic setting is no longer a well-kept secret.

Read Profile‘s comprehensive look at Provo with four company case studies here.