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LoL, there is not that much of a difference when the UI of the cities is seperated by 1%.
The 80 billion dollar difference in gdp, is huge.
Relax, Minneapolis is a good town.
Just not as good as Seattle.
The end. That's it. It's over.
I think you would want to look at GDP per capita....and not just who has the bigger GDP. The Seattle Area might be slightly larger than MSP. I agree with the other poster.....there is really no objective bases to suggest that Seattle is any better than Minneapolis.....other than personal preference.
Cities Hosting the Most Fortune 500 Companies This is a list of metropolitan areas ranked by number of Fortune500 companies by metropolitan area. Minneapolis has 18, Seattle has 9.
Now it's clear you can deal in hyperbole, but outside of weather these cities have a lot in common. I can absolutely see the case being made for Minneapolis over Seattle. Claiming that Seattles economy is MUCH BETTER is ignorant. Minneapolis has a service based economy that is among the most stable in the country. Please get your facts straight before using terms like "MUCH BETTER".
Overall, the Minneapolis area has more companies (public and private headquarters) with revenue of over $499M:
Minneapolis - 71
Seattle - 42
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Originally Posted by indentured servant
there is really no objective bases to suggest that seattle is any better than minneapolis.....other than personal preference.
Cities Hosting the Most Fortune 500 Companies This is a list of metropolitan areas ranked by number of Fortune500 companies by metropolitan area. Minneapolis has 18, Seattle has 9.
I'd be willing to bet Amazon and Microsoft alone employ more people in the Seattle area than those 18 do in the twin cities. Due to the tech and aerospace clusters in the region, there are many smaller companies that still provide comparable jobs to what you would find at a fortune 500 company. Not to mention all the larger companies located elsewhere that have large offices in the area to take advantage of the tech and aerospace resources in the area.
I'd be willing to bet Amazon and Microsoft alone employ more people in the Seattle area than those 18 do in the twin cities. Due to the tech and aerospace clusters in the region, there are many smaller companies that still provide comparable jobs to what you would find at a fortune 500 company. Not to mention all the larger companies located elsewhere that have large offices in the area to take advantage of the tech and aerospace resources in the area.
Amazon and Microsoft combined have less revenue that the two largest companies headquartered in MN(combined). Do you even know the companies headquartered in the area to make that claim? Perhaps this will help:
The largest company headquartered in the Twin Cities is private-Cargill which had more revenue than any Seattle based company. Which I have no idea why i'm stating that, because someone is going to come back with some other baseless emphatic statement that will be ignorant as f*** and the cycle will continue.
Seattle is great you guys, I don't even think that MSP is better, but they really aren't that different. I'm sorry if that rattles your homer chains.
I'd be willing to bet Amazon and Microsoft alone employ more people in the Seattle area than those 18 do in the twin cities. Due to the tech and aerospace clusters in the region, there are many smaller companies that still provide comparable jobs to what you would find at a fortune 500 company. Not to mention all the larger companies located elsewhere that have large offices in the area to take advantage of the tech and aerospace resources in the area.
One of the things that sets Minneapolis apart is the diversity of its economy. The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) recognizes ten different economic sectors. These are: energy, materials, industrials, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, financials, health care, information technology, telecommunication services, and utilities.
The following is for all cities in the world--these are the 2012 numbers for "The Global 2000" corporations.
Among the number of sectors represented, Minneapolis is represented in seven (ranked 20th) Seattle is represented in four (ranked 78th).
Minneapolis is ranked in the top fifty world cities for the following sectors (7): Utilities, Materials, industrials, health care, financials, consumer staples, and consumer discretionary.
Seattle is in the top fifty in these sectors: information technology and consumer discretionary.
Minneapolis's top ranking is in healthcare--5th in the world. Seattle's top ranking is in information technology--6th in the world.
Among Global 2000 corporations, Minneapolis ranks 21st in the world for revenue. Seattle ranks 33rd.
For total employees among Global 2000 companies, Minneapolis ranks 12th in the world. Seattle ranks 41st.
Note that Seattle's economy is massively dependent upon only two economic sectors, while Minneapolis's economy is one of the most diverse in the world.
One of the things that sets Minneapolis apart is the diversity of its economy. The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) recognizes ten different economic sectors. These are: energy, materials, industrials, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, financials, health care, information technology, telecommunication services, and utilities.
The following is for all cities in the world--these are the 2012 numbers for "The Global 2000" corporations.
Among the number of sectors represented, Minneapolis is represented in seven (ranked 20th) Seattle is represented in four (ranked 78th).
Minneapolis is ranked in the top fifty world cities for the following sectors (7): Utilities, Materials, industrials, health care, financials, consumer staples, and consumer discretionary.
Seattle is in the top fifty in these sectors: information technology and consumer discretionary.
Minneapolis's top ranking is in healthcare--5th in the world. Seattle's top ranking is in information technology--6th in the world.
Among Global 2000 corporations, Minneapolis ranks 21st in the world for revenue. Seattle ranks 33rd.
For total employees among Global 2000 companies, Minneapolis ranks 12th in the world. Seattle ranks 41st.
Note that Seattle's economy is massively dependent upon only two economic sectors, while Minneapolis's economy is one of the most diverse in the world.
Wow that's pretty good when you consider Amazon didn't exist then and now is one of the world's largest companies. Why are you using 14 year old info.
Wow that's pretty good when you consider Amazon didn't exist then and now is one of the world's largest companies. Why are you using 14 year old info.
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I think you lost a decade somewhere. The numbers are from 2012, the last time the numbers were compiled by McGraw-Hill. "The Global 2000" represents the two thousand largest companies in the world.
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