Percentage of Houstonians who are transplants (Austin, Atlanta: relocate, money, places)

[DANNYY]

Originally Posted by RenaudFR

25% ? This port is already enormous ! It's enough to surpass the LA port ?
With that + a real growth of the Texas Medical Center ( "the Silicon Valley of medicine" ), a huge growth of the green energy..etc..I think this city will be really diversified, the oil/gas sector share is lower each year in the Houston's economy.
The growth of the port = really good news for the city because in 2014 the Panama channel/canal (sorry I'm not sure of the translation) will be larger, and Obama wants to double exports in 5 years..And Texas is the first exporter state in the US !

^^ Yeahh that's what the article I read stated. Because of the Panama Canal expansion being completed and open in 2014.

Port of Los Angeles by itself isn't larger than Port of Houston, but Port of Long Beach & Port of Los Angeles combined are one of the top three most important ports in the country. Los Angeles is still regarded as the most important port/trade city in America.

List of world's busiest ports by cargo tonnage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Only New Orleans (Southern Louisiana combined ports) are larger than Houston, and they're not growing nearly fast enough to keep their rank.

[Wonderful Jellal]

Originally Posted by OmShahi

^^ Yeahh that's what the article I read stated. Because of the Panama Canal expansion being completed and open in 2014.

Port of Los Angeles by itself isn't larger than Port of Houston, but Port of Long Beach & Port of Los Angeles combined are one of the top three most important ports in the country. Los Angeles is still regarded as the most important port/trade city in America.

List of world's busiest ports by cargo tonnage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Only New Orleans (Southern Louisiana combined ports) are larger than Houston, and they're not growing nearly fast enough to keep their rank.

I'm not sure about that, but apparently the Corpus Christi's port is growing quickly too.

[texas7]

I'm surprised at how many native Houstonians I still meet though.

[DANNYY]

Originally Posted by RenaudFR

I'm not sure about that, but apparently the Corpus Christi's port is growing quickly too.

Port of Los Angeles is globally far more significant. The Pacific Rim and trading with the Asian Tiger nations is the main cause.

Port of Houston is a gateway trade port with Latin America. It's growing in significance, but not at that level of global recognition yet.

Los Angeles has it won on significance for sure, no questions asked.

[Wonderful Jellal]

Originally Posted by OmShahi

Port of Los Angeles is globally far more significant. The Pacific Rim and trading with the Asian Tiger nations is the main cause.

Port of Houston is a gateway trade port with Latin America. It's growing in significance, but not at that level of global recognition yet.

Los Angeles has it won on significance for sure, no questions asked.

Yeah I know it's just a small port, but this growth a good thing

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by OmShahi

Port of Los Angeles is globally far more significant. The Pacific Rim and trading with the Asian Tiger nations is the main cause.

Port of Houston is a gateway trade port with Latin America. It's growing in significance, but not at that level of global recognition yet.

Los Angeles has it won on significance for sure, no questions asked.

Question? How is it not more globally significant when the port of Houston gets significantly more foreign tonnage?

[crone]

If the Governor wins again, and gets his TTC the ports in Texas and LA will be kaput. Those goods will come into Mexico and trucked north.

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by crone

If the Governor wins again, and gets his TTC the ports in Texas and LA will be kaput. Those goods will come into Mexico and trucked north.

They took o'r joorbs

[Wonderful Jellal]

Originally Posted by crone

If the Governor wins again, and gets his TTC the ports in Texas and LA will be kaput. Those goods will come into Mexico and trucked north.

Not atall

[vwgto]

There are still plenty of natives around. Maybe not in the planned communities, but everywhere else. I would contrast it to Atlanta around 20 years ago where it became a magnet for the entire East Coast - - and natives were very hard to find in that immediate metro area.