The mayor of New York pays homage to business in almost everything he does. His office is modelled on the "bullpen" of a trading floor. His administration uses business methods to improve everything from city services (for example, providing 24-hour public helplines) to long-term planning. He sees New York as a corporation, city workers as talent, and the public as customers-and by and large New Yorkers love him for it. Michael Bloomberg is a successful businessman as well as a popular mayor. But he is hardly alone in regarding himself as the CEO of his city. A growing number of mayors see their job as promoting business-friendly environments and selling their cities abroad. The mayor of Houston, Annise Parker, boasts about providing a "concierge service" for companies. The mayor of San Francisco, Ed Lee, has established a Tech Chamber of Commerce to complement the traditional chamber. The mayor of Portland, Sam Adams, has a plan to double the city's exports. A former mayor of Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa, says his biggest regret over his time in office is that he did not spend more time promoting his city in Latin America and Asia.
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