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Originally Posted by Schertz1
My post did not say it would rival DFW or Houston, I said it would be closer, more competitive. I also wouldn't begin to compare this hypothetical region to Denver, M/SP or Seattle, all of which are basically slow growth areas. San Antonio/Austin, IMO is already better. I also think the next five years will really show the difference.
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You're just going off population. Phoenix is growing faster than Chicago, but which would you consider more important? Population growth isn't everything. Hell, compare the companies in each city. Combined, Austin/SA have what, Whole Foods, Valero, USAA, Tesero, and Dell has the only national companies? In Seattle you have Starbucks, Microsoft, and Nordstom (top of my head), in Minny you have Target, Best Buy, and General Mills (top of my head). ANd guess what Denver/Seattle/Minny have that A/SA doesn't? Inner city light rail (well, at least Austin has some kind of rail coming forward this Fall).
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