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Business Week lists the 40 strongest metro area economies in the US
« on: November 02, 2009, 11:00:02 PM »
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/10/1022_40_strongest_us_metro_economies/1.htm

Interesting list. Mostly in fly over country, with TX coming out a clear winner.
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Re: Business Week lists the 40 strongest metro area economies in the US
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2009, 12:10:58 AM »
Lies. I knew my area would be in there (#30). There are still at times 300 people applying for one job.
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Re: Business Week lists the 40 strongest metro area economies in the US
« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2009, 11:59:34 AM »
I couldn't help but notice that the list seems to be dominated by Red State cities, at least for the to 30 or so entries.
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Re: Business Week lists the 40 strongest metro area economies in the US
« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2009, 12:13:31 PM »
I notice the Houston area was at #10 and said unemployment peaked at 8% which is still a lot.  

The area I work would likely be okay if Dow Chemical's K-Dow deal hadn't crashed and burned last year and led to layoffs.  My company had a few layoffs early last year and barely broke even a couple months, but has a shot at meeting targets for the year now.  Things are improving at least locally, though I fear what will happen if the Dems pass their pet projects.
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Re: Business Week lists the 40 strongest metro area economies in the US
« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2009, 12:16:03 PM »
Come to Texas, I say.  Life is pretty good here, I say.  But dooya lissen? Oh noooooo....

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p.s. - when you take economic growth and factor in incomes vs cost of living, Lubbock comes out in the top ten nationwide.

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Re: Business Week lists the 40 strongest metro area economies in the US
« Reply #5 on: November 03, 2009, 12:18:04 PM »
Quote from: Brad Johnson on November 03, 2009, 12:16:03 PM
Come to Texas, I say.  Life is pretty good here, I say.  But dooya lissen? Oh noooooo....

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p.s. - when you take economic growth and factor in incomes vs cost of living, Lubbock comes out in the top ten nationwide.

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Yeah, but then you have to be near Texas Tech.  :D
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Re: Business Week lists the 40 strongest metro area economies in the US
« Reply #6 on: November 03, 2009, 12:21:58 PM »
Not such a bad thing (except for last weekend when they didn't even bother to show up, letting the Aggies walk off with a win. *grump* ).

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Re: Business Week lists the 40 strongest metro area economies in the US
« Reply #7 on: November 03, 2009, 12:32:13 PM »
Quote from: KPT on November 03, 2009, 12:10:58 AM
Lies. I knew my area would be in there (#30). There are still at times 300 people applying for one job.

I guess it's all relative. 
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Re: Business Week lists the 40 strongest metro area economies in the US
« Reply #8 on: November 03, 2009, 12:46:29 PM »
Quote from: Brad Johnson on November 03, 2009, 12:16:03 PM
Come to Texas, I say.  Life is pretty good here, I say.  But dooya lissen? Oh noooooo....

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p.s. - when you take economic growth and factor in incomes vs cost of living, Lubbock comes out in the top ten nationwide.

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Wife and I are actually trying to pull off a move to Texas right now....
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Re: Business Week lists the 40 strongest metro area economies in the US
« Reply #9 on: November 03, 2009, 12:55:15 PM »
Quote from: JamisJockey on November 03, 2009, 12:46:29 PM
Wife and I are actually trying to pull off a move to Texas right now....
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Two types of things come Texas, Steers and....
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Re: Business Week lists the 40 strongest metro area economies in the US
« Reply #10 on: November 03, 2009, 02:32:44 PM »
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Two types of things come Texas, Steers and....

...oil wells.

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Re: Business Week lists the 40 strongest metro area economies in the US
« Reply #11 on: November 03, 2009, 03:00:41 PM »
Quote from: Brad Johnson on November 03, 2009, 12:16:03 PM
Come to Texas, I say.  Life is pretty good here, I say.  But dooya lissen? Oh noooooo....

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p.s. - when you take economic growth and factor in incomes vs cost of living, Lubbock comes out in the top ten nationwide.

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Now if you could just do something about the heat and humidity...
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Re: Business Week lists the 40 strongest metro area economies in the US
« Reply #12 on: November 03, 2009, 04:10:41 PM »
Dunno.  I kinda like the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders in their current attire...  =D
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Re: Business Week lists the 40 strongest metro area economies in the US
« Reply #13 on: November 03, 2009, 04:22:43 PM »
I'm surprised to see Tulsa so high on the list.
To hear the news out of City Hall it is all doom and gloom about precipitous declines in sales tax revenue and budget shortfalls. They laid of 21 police officers due to budget cuts (but rehired 18 with "stimulas money" Obama Bucks).
Maybe the City is holding on inspite of the morons in the Mayors office and on the city council.
Murder rates are up with something new seemingly every day, most of it gang related, not that youd hear it that way from the local paper or the police spokes person. Kind of have to figure it out based on location, time of day and nature of the killing.
I'm 45 miles away and you couldn't pay me enough to live in Tulsa.
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Re: Business Week lists the 40 strongest metro area economies in the US
« Reply #14 on: November 03, 2009, 05:22:54 PM »
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Now if you could just do something about the heat and humidity...

This is WEST Texas.  Heat, yes.  Humidity, no.

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Re: Business Week lists the 40 strongest metro area economies in the US
« Reply #15 on: November 03, 2009, 05:45:44 PM »
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This is WEST Texas.  Heat, yes.  Humidity, no.

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So what does it cost to even think about having a decent deer hunt or bird hunt?

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« Reply #16 on: November 03, 2009, 06:23:43 PM »
Quote from: Brad Johnson on November 03, 2009, 05:22:54 PM
This is WEST Texas.  Heat, yes.  Humidity, no.

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Re: Business Week lists the 40 strongest metro area economies in the US
« Reply #17 on: November 03, 2009, 06:28:49 PM »
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having public land to hunt them on.

Socialist.  :P
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Re: Business Week lists the 40 strongest metro area economies in the US
« Reply #18 on: November 03, 2009, 06:29:49 PM »
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So what does it cost to even think about having a decent deer hunt or bird hunt?



Depends.  One time, or yearly lease?  Either is expensive. Just one is expensive-er than the other.

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Re: Business Week lists the 40 strongest metro area economies in the US
« Reply #19 on: November 03, 2009, 06:37:09 PM »
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Depends.  One time, or yearly lease?  Either is expensive. Just one is expensive-er than the other.

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I hunt about 40 days a year and I don't pay a dime to hunt. Only time I pay to hunt is to shoot pheasants at game preserves outside the wild bird seasons.
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Re: Business Week lists the 40 strongest metro area economies in the US
« Reply #20 on: November 03, 2009, 06:41:16 PM »
Quote from: charby on November 03, 2009, 06:37:09 PM
I hunt about 40 days a year and I don't pay a dime to hunt. Only time I pay to hunt is to shoot pheasants at game preserves outside the wild bird seasons.


Annual lease, then.

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Re: Business Week lists the 40 strongest metro area economies in the US
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Re: Business Week lists the 40 strongest metro area economies in the US
« Reply #22 on: November 03, 2009, 06:47:33 PM »
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price?
For even thinking about it, or for actually doing it?  :laugh: =D
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Re: Business Week lists the 40 strongest metro area economies in the US
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Re: Business Week lists the 40 strongest metro area economies in the US
« Reply #24 on: November 03, 2009, 06:53:05 PM »
Depends on where and when. Can run from $5 per acre per year to well north of $50.  Around my old stoming grounds you can figure about $15 for decent deer country.  Some places will charge you the acreage lease and turn you loose to do what you want.  Others will charge you a per-gun premium if you go over an agreed-to number of hunters.

All that presumes you can find a place that isn't already leased.  The hunters that lease our family place have been with us for more than 20 years.

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