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2020 S. A. Pop 1.59 million/ Metro 2.64 million/ASA corridor 5 million Census undercount city proper. San Antonio economy and largest economic sectors. Annual contribution towards GDP. U.S. DOD$48.5billion/Manufacturing $40.5 billion/Healthcare-Biosciences $40 billion/Finance-Insurance $20 billion/Tourism $15 billion/ Technology $10 billion. S.A./ Austin: Tech $25 billion/Manufacturing $11 billion/ Tourism $9 billion.
Last edited by Paul in S.A TX; Jan 29, 2011 at 8:59 AM.
It is the city trying to escape the consequences of being a city
while still remaining a city. It is urban society trying to eat its
cake and keep it, too.
- Harlan Douglass, The Suburban Trend, 1925
Fortunately nobody was killed, but this could have been really disastrous. I mean really bad.
And what the hell kind of contractors are building this thing anyway?
Zachry..... It was their second collapse in a year. Remember last year part of the ceiling collapsed in the Justice Center Expansion, delaying work for a couple of weeks?
It is the city trying to escape the consequences of being a city
while still remaining a city. It is urban society trying to eat its
cake and keep it, too.
- Harlan Douglass, The Suburban Trend, 1925
There is a mixed-use proposal that will include 80 town homes and 234,000 square feet of commercial space that will sit on about 26 acres located along 1604 / NW Military in Shavano Park.