Which of these smaller southern metro regions is the most likely to boom and grow like crazy (state, places)
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Columbia has the tools. State capital and large flagship school is a good recipe for varying degrees of healthy population and economic growth (Austin/UT, Cbus/OSU, Phoenix(Tempe)/ASU, Madison/UW etc.
Savannah then Wal-Mart country. Birmingham and Waco are lol choices
Based on what? This is why I hate the CvC thread. Because people with zero knowledge of any given city just weigh in without a clue. Or they base their observations on a one-day business trip ten years ago or a quick drive past downtown on the interstate. Birmingham is a city that's reinvented itself over the past decade. To wit:
Columbia has the tools. State capital and large flagship school is a good recipe for varying degrees of healthy population and economic growth (Austin/UT, Cbus/OSU, Phoenix(Tempe)/ASU, Madison/UW etc.
I agree, Columbia has a very favorable geographic location on the eastern seaboard and decent climate (for the region). The state also seems headed toward a more progressive vibe which has hindered economic growth in the past. That along with NC's well-publicized regression has opened doors for SC that I don't think might have existed if NC had continued it's inclusiveness of the past.
I can tell you the least likely one to boom - Waco. Fixer Upper has put it on a lot of peoples' radars, but it'll be held back by the fact that it's a complete dump. Plus Baylor is in deep caca for covering up the culture of rape fostered by the willful ignorance of disgraced former head football coach (and all-around dirtbag) Art Briles and senior administrators at the school. I really hope the NCAA gives them the death penalty. I wouldn't let my daughters go there even if they got a full ride.
I don't know if Savannah will have the industry to truly boom. It's a great, popular place but I don't know if it has the economy to compete with others.
Huntsville seems to be doing well, at least for being in AL. I've heard a lot of good things about NW Arkansas and that's it's been growing well. Little Rock is actually a pretty nice place to visit. Great scenery just to the west. Half decent bar scene. Nice riverfront area. Tough to choose between these.
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Originally Posted by bluescreen73
I can tell you the least likely one to boom - Waco. Fixer Upper has put it on a lot of peoples' radars, but it'll be held back by the fact that it's a complete dump. Plus Baylor is in deep caca for covering up the culture of rape fostered by the willful ignorance of disgraced former head football coach (and all-around dirtbag) Art Briles and senior administrators at the school. I really hope the NCAA gives them the death penalty. I wouldn't let my daughters go there even if they got a full ride.
Ain't that the truth. Waco is one of my least favorite places in Texas (excluding west Texas - never been so I can't judge). There's one little nice area just northwest of downtown but it really is just a crap hole. The countryside to the east is one of the ugliest parts of Texas IMO (gulf coastal plain near Houston gets a shout out for that). It has to compete with DFW to the north, Temple/Killeen/Belton to the near south and Austin to the even farther south.
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