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Old 09-19-2010, 01:11 AM
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The recession has reshaped America. Once hot FL, Las Vegas, and California have fizzled out. People are even moving out of Florida in droves.

Is Oklahoma City, with its rich energy industry, and business friendly climate become the next mega boom city? Could it be an Atlanta of the great plains?
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Old 09-19-2010, 02:28 AM
 
Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma
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Isn't Dallas-Ft. Worth the Atlanta of the Great Plains?
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Old 09-19-2010, 07:43 AM
 
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
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Is Oklahoma City, with its rich energy industry, and business friendly climate become the next mega boom city? Could it be an Atlanta of the great plains?
The Oklahoma City metropolitan area would have to double and then double again to be near Atlanta's population size. Over the last 9 years there has been growth of about 12% or about 1.3% per year on average. At that rate Oklahoma City will hit 5 Million in about 110 years.

On the other hand it is entirely possible that something could happen that changes the rate either up or down. And there does seem to be a certain size that might cause growth to accelerate although I do not see how to determine what that size might be.

So probably not but it is hard to predict the future.
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Old 09-19-2010, 06:56 PM
 
Location: Pawnee Nation
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Could it be an Atlanta of the great plains?
more like the Omaha of Oahu...........or maybe the Seattle of New Mexico......
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Old 09-19-2010, 07:45 PM
 
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more like the Omaha of Oahu...........or maybe the Seattle of New Mexico......
LOL! I don't think the OP has ever been to the state of OK.

Keep OK a flyover state. Go away. No vacancy. Send in the minutemen, MK!

But seriously, I don't see OKC becoming anything more than OKC. Thank god for that. We already have a thread because there are "no quality grocery stores in OK". Geez. OK has had it's share of boom towns. They tend to wither away when the boom goes bust.
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