They're looking to nearby smaller cities in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee. They're picking places like Knoxville, Tennessee; Greenville, South Carolina; Huntsville, Alabama; and Asheville, North Carolina; which she collectively refers to as "the Villes." AdvertisementAdvertisementWhy CEOs moved their lives — and their businesses — to FloridaWall Street moved to South Florida in droves in 2020 and 2021. Billionaire hedge-fund CEOs — like Citadel's Ken Griffin — paid record-shattering amounts for South Florida homes , added offices, and moved their businesses there entirely from New York, Chicago, and Silicon Valley. They bought a 2,400-square-foot, four-bedroom home on an acre of land for the same price in Greenville, South Carolina.

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