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Texas Triangle-
Houston: 403,202
DFW: 379,863
San Antonio: 80,896
Austin: 80,077
Killen/Temple: 14,552
Waco: 7,943
*couldnt find Bryan/CS numbers, so I'm guessing their economically irrelevant surprisingly.
Total GRP: 966,500
The Piedmont has less than 2/3, or 62.9% of the GAP of the Texas Triangle, so it depends on what your definition of superiority is. But it kind of is, considering the Piedmont has about 19 million residents, while the TX Triangle is closer to 17-17.5 million, so having a million+ less people yet having more than 1.5 times the GRP is being superior.
(2008 Figures from the BEA)
Houston and Dallas/Fort Worth together has a larger economy than the entire piedmont.
I think the real question is, do we really WANT to see both of the areas continuously built up between their major metro areas? It would be an absolute sprawlicious mess.
Texas Triangle-
Houston: 403,202
DFW: 379,863
San Antonio: 80,896
Austin: 80,077
Killen/Temple: 14,552
Waco: 7,943
*couldnt find Bryan/CS numbers, so I'm guessing their economically irrelevant surprisingly.
Total GRP: 966,500
The Piedmont has less than 2/3, or 62.9% of the GAP of the Texas Triangle, so it depends on what your definition of superiority is. But it kind of is, considering the Piedmont has about 19 million residents, while the TX Triangle is closer to 17-17.5 million, so having a million+ less people yet having more than 1.5 times the GRP is being superior.
(2008 Figures from the BEA)
But this is largely based on coprorate HQs which are good but not always the best measure of an area's income - plus oil companies inflate these metrics for Houston significantly
not all that money actually goes to the respective area - just reflected on the P&L of a corporate financial report
Texas Triangle-
Houston: 403,202
DFW: 379,863
San Antonio: 80,896
Austin: 80,077
Killen/Temple: 14,552
Waco: 7,943
*couldnt find Bryan/CS numbers, so I'm guessing their economically irrelevant surprisingly.
Total GRP: 966,500
The Piedmont has less than 2/3, or 62.9% of the GAP of the Texas Triangle, so it depends on what your definition of superiority is. But it kind of is, considering the Piedmont has about 19 million residents, while the TX Triangle is closer to 17-17.5 million, so having a million+ less people yet having more than 1.5 times the GRP is being superior.
(2008 Figures from the BEA)
Because Houston and Dallas the Texas triangle is going to be higher but on the piedmont you left these 8 little MSAs they aren’t apart of the larger ones but between Cullman, Anniston, Gadsden, Tuscaloosa, and Talladega Al, Athens GA. Spartanburg and Anderson SC. They’re over 100,000 each and Together there over 1,000,000 people I know you didn’t add them to the piedmont. So there there's maybe 708,136 like 100,000 more to the Piedmont GRP your just Ignoring. And wouldn’t say the Texas triangle is superior I say the Texas triangle and Piedmont Atlantic is competitive but the triangle has a edge. But everything is not about GRP Besides energy and having a seaport the piedmont area would almost dominate in everything else. Education, Medical, Biotech, Media, Food industry, financial, Retail and etc heck we probably gain more in tourism and convention too. I mean just the idea of combining Atlanta education and research with North Carolina cities is bananas.
Because Houston and Dallas the Texas triangle is going to be higher but on the piedmont you left these 8 little MSAs they aren’t apart of the larger ones but between Cullman, Anniston, Gadsden, Tuscaloosa, and Talladega Al, Athens GA. Spartanburg and Anderson SC. They’re over 100,000 each and Together there over 1,000,000 people I know you didn’t add them to the piedmont. So there there's maybe 708,136 like 100,000 more to the Piedmont GRP your just Ignoring. And wouldn’t say the Texas triangle is superior I say the Texas triangle and Piedmont Atlantic is competitive but the triangle has a edge. But everything is not about GRP Besides energy and having a seaport the piedmont area would almost dominate in everything else. Education, Medical, Biotech, Media, Food industry, financial, Retail and etc heck we probably gain more in tourism and convention too. I mean just the idea of combining Atlanta education and research with North Carolina cities is bananas.
Medical? Nah
Biotech? Maybe
Media? Certainly
Food Industry? Nah
Financial? Yeah
Retail? equal
Tourism? equal
Convention? equal
I think the Piedmont dominates in Media and Financial. But not the others.
But this is largely based on coprorate HQs which are good but not always the best measure of an area's income - plus oil companies inflate these metrics for Houston significantly
not all that money actually goes to the respective area - just reflected on the P&L of a corporate financial report
You always say this, but can you prove it?
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Originally Posted by chiatldal
Because Houston and Dallas the Texas triangle is going to be higher but on the piedmont you left these 8 little MSAs they aren’t apart of the larger ones but between Cullman, Anniston, Gadsden, Tuscaloosa, and Talladega Al, Athens GA. Spartanburg and Anderson SC. They’re over 100,000 each and Together there over 1,000,000 people I know you didn’t add them to the piedmont. So there there's maybe 708,136 like 100,000 more to the Piedmont GRP your just Ignoring. And wouldn’t say the Texas triangle is superior I say the Texas triangle and Piedmont Atlantic is competitive but the triangle has a edge. But everything is not about GRP Besides energy and having a seaport the piedmont area would almost dominate in everything else. Education, Medical, Biotech, Media, Food industry, financial, Retail and etc heck we probably gain more in tourism and convention too. I mean just the idea of combining Atlanta education and research with North Carolina cities is bananas.
Nope.
Education - draw
Medical - Texas Triangle
Biotech - draw
Media - Piedmont
Food Industry - Texas Triangle
Financial - Piedmont
Retail - Texas Triangle
Tourism - I'd say draw for now, but the TT leading in the future
Convention - Texas Triangle
Education - draw
Medical - Texas Triangle
Biotech - draw
Media - Piedmont
Food Industry - Texas Triangle
Financial - Piedmont
Retail - Texas Triangle
Tourism - I'd say draw for now, but the TT leading in the future
Convention - Texas Triangle
Education goes to the Piedmont easily. Atlanta and Raleigh-Durham alone are enough for that one. I'd give Texas a slight edge in the medical field largely because of Houston, but the Piedmont is not very far behind at all. Maybe that's worth looking into though, because it could be equal with Raleigh-Durham, Atlanta, and Birmingham taking the lead in that area. Don't know enough about biotech as an industry in Texas to really say, but that is Raleigh-Durham's specialty.
Medical? Nah
Biotech? Maybe
Media? Certainly
Food Industry? Nah
Financial? Yeah
Retail? equal
Tourism? equal
Convention? equal
I think the Piedmont dominates in Media and Financial. But not the others.
Atlanta Alone is more tourism and conventions from overseas and local. I know it passed Houston for both..
Most visited cities by overall overseas travelers 2009
1. New York City - 7,792,000
2. Miami - 2,661,000
3. Los Angeles - 2,518,000
4. Orlando - 2,399,000
5, San Francisco - 2,233,000
6. Las Vegas - 1,853,000
7. Washington - 1,544,000
8. Honolulu - 1,497,000
9. Boston - 1,140,000
10. Chicago - 1,118,000
11. San Diego - 618,000
12. Philadelphia - 594,000
13. Atlanta - 570,000
14. Houston - 428,000
Top Cities for Leisure Travel.
1. New York City - 20.5%
2. Miami 14.8%
3. Los Angeles 9.8%
4. Honolulu 8.9%
5. Newark 7.7%
6. Guam 6.7%
7. Chicago 5.3%
8. Orlando 5%
9. San Francisco 4.9%
10. Atlanta 2.7%
11. Washington 2.5%
12. Boston 1.8%
13. Philadelphia 1.6%
14. Houston 1.2%
Top Cities for Business Travel.
1. New York City - 17.5%
2. Miami 12.7%
3. Los Angeles 11.9%
4. Chicago 8.8%
5. San Francisco 8.6%
6. Newark 8.3%
7. Atlanta 5.8%
8. Washington 5.6%
9. Houston 3.6%
10. Boston 3.1%
11. Philadelphia 2.5%
12. Honolulu 1.1%
13. Orlando 0.9%
14. Guam 0.3%
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