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Mutiny, I see Columbia as most influential in SC. Because it is the capitol, biggest and most centrally located.
I won't necessarily argue with that, but the Port of Charleston is pretty much THE economic engine of SC which is the main reason I put Charleston first. But you can make an argument for Columbia also.
But all three--Charleston, Columbia, and Greenville--are pretty close to each other. There aren't any huge gaps between first and third in SC like in other states since all three metros are roughly the same size.
You measure the economic impact of certain entities/sectors of the economy, which in Georgia's case would be things like Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the port of Savannah/all of Georgia's ports, tourism/convention business, etc. The port has a statewide economic impact unlike anything else in the state aside from Hartsfield-Jackson.
You are right. I would give Austin the edge due to it being the state capital and home to UT. Texas would be one of the larger economies in the world if it was a country. State capitals have a lot of influence on that of course. San Antonio the easy pick for 4th.
Albany is the state capital but having the government there makes it useless since the NY govt is horrible.
Buffalo would be third.
No way Rochester is more important than Albany. Seriously?
Albany's size has nothing to do with it (although the metros are comparable at a million+). Its the political center for the state and the worlds most important city. The connection between Albany and NYC is undeniable as a lot of stuff that happens in NYC has to go through Albany.
Most would argue the most important corridor in NYS in from Albany to NYC.
In Ohio, Cincinnati? (the largest metro in the state?) Only in the dreams of Ohio's other "2-Cs"--what were their names again?
Not true, the largest Metro Area in Ohio is Cleveland (2,077,240). Cincinnati's metro area is only 1,625,406 in Ohio; 2,130,151 if you add the Indiana and Kentucky counties. Columbus is larger in Ohio than Cincinnati, too. (1,836,536). btw, Cleveland and Columbus are the other C's
I want to say Jersey City (Newark and Trenton being the most vital cities)
But I'll mention Paramus due to the 3 malls and $5 billion in annual revenues making it one of the largest shopping Meccas in the nation.
Overall
1. Newark
2. Trenton
3. Jersey City
4. Atlantic City
5. Paramus
I'd throw Paterson or Elizabeth in the mix, but I'm not sure what makes them so important outside Union and Passaic County. New Brunswick or Hoboken could be more important than Paterson/Elizabeth for all I know. Jersey City could knock Trenton off as runner up in the near future, if it ever sees the tremendous growth Hoboken saw this past census.
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Virginia presents an interesting case, especially when you throw in the fact that they have counties that essentially function as cities. Just going by incorporated municipalities, I'd probably go with VA Beach with Richmond being first and Norfolk second. Throwing counties into the mix puts Fairfax County first, Richmond probably ranking second, and Norfolk third.
I totally disagree. I'd put it as:
Arlington
Alexandria
Fairfax (city)
Reston
Norfolk
Richmond
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All other VA cities
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