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Are they as appealing or friendly to business as Georgia though?
O YEH!! Espically NC, NC will pay and geve major companies Incintives if they relocate or just locate in NC growing up I've seen it all over the news where other states like VA and GA were trying to compete with us trying to lure companies into the state!
I just do not agree with that. It represented Georgia or maybe even the immediate region. But not the entire region. No offense, but it didn't represent us out in Texas. That's just me.
I would agree with this too. Atlanta has very little influence in Texas. If I had to pick a Southern city outside of Texas that was most influential or connected to the state, it would probably be Nashville, New Orleans, or Oklahoma City. To me, it seems like we have more connections and influences form Southern California or Midwestern cities then Atlanta.
Those are only estimates and they have been shown to be wrong before. But I do think that eventually, North Carolina will become more populous than Georgia. But no city in North Carolina will catch up with the behemoth that is Atlanta anytime soon.
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You can't lie though with the Raleigh Durham being the fastest growing Metro in the US(US Census Press Releases (http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/013426.html - broken link)) and fast growing cities like Greensboro Winston-Salem High Point Asheville Wilmington Fayetteville and all the other cites ESPICALLY CHARLOTTE!! soon CLT will be in the same or bigger League then ATL!
The only truly fast-growing cities in NC are Charlotte, Raleigh, and Wilmington. Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point, Asheville, and Fayetteville all post average growth rates. And no, Charlotte will NOT be "in the same or bigger league than Atlanta" anytime soon. Atlanta's metro area is already over three times as large as Charlotte's (5.3 million vs. 1.7 million). And with our high unemployment and the banks losing luster, we're probably not going to be growing as fast as we once were in the foreseeable future. It will still be faster than average, but not as much as we used to.
I would agree with this too. Atlanta has very little influence in Texas. If I had to pick a Southern city outside of Texas that was most influential or connected to the state, it would probably be Nashville, New Orleans, or Oklahoma City. To me, it seems like we have more connections and influences form Southern California or Midwestern cities then Atlanta.
Yeah I agree with you especially about New Orleans. Not necessarily with Nashville and OKC to an extent.
Yeah I agree with you especially about New Orleans. Not necessarily with Nashville and OKC to an extent.
I think Nashville more for culture (Country music is the first thing that comes to mind). But I have met people more moving form Nashville to Texas (or visa versa) than Atlanta. OKC is probably limited to North Texas.
I would agree with this too. Atlanta has very little influence in Texas. If I had to pick a Southern city outside of Texas that was most influential or connected to the state, it would probably be Nashville, New Orleans, or Oklahoma City. To me, it seems like we have more connections and influences form Southern California or Midwestern cities then Atlanta.
I do agree that Atlanta has little influence on TX. When you have Houston and Dallas within your state, why would it? However, the earlier poster said that Atlanta has little influence outside of GA. Wrong. Atlanta is a regional center for the Southeast and has been for decades.
I do agree that Atlanta has little influence on TX. When you have Houston and Dallas within your state, why would it? However, the earlier poster said that Atlanta has little influence outside of GA. Wrong. Atlanta is a regional center for the Southeast and has been for decades.
That was probably my post you're talking about. Let me expand on that. I was saying that Atlanta does not have influence over the entire region as a whole. Meaning from Texas to Virginia. I do know that Atlanta has influence over the majority of the region. But the edges of the South like VA, TX, and even Southern Florida is a huge stretch. This is why I called Atlanta the center of the South because it historically has more ties to the majority of the region than either Texas city does. But as far as Atlanta having the olympics representing the South, I disagree with that.
That was probably my post you're talking about. Let me expand on that. I was saying that Atlanta does not have influence over the entire region as a whole. Meaning from Texas to Virginia. I do know that Atlanta has influence over the majority of the region. But the edges of the South like VA, TX, and even Southern Florida is a huge stretch. This is why I called Atlanta the center of the South because it historically has more ties to the majority of the region than either Texas city does. But as far as Atlanta having the olympics representing the South, I disagree with that.
Notice I said Southeast. I personally would not tie VA in because of its' proximity to DC and southern FL because of Miami. TX I already qualified.
So, I don't disagree with your statement that I highlighted.
Well speaking for myself. ATL had influence in the town I grew up in because lots of my friends planned to move to ATL to purse a career in the entertainment industry. Three of them have already made the move, and one is doing music videos right now.
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