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Old 08-23-2021, 01:46 PM
 
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Many other states / cities would disagree.

(Raleigh to Boulder, CO to Silicon Valley, CA)

It's tough to convince talented college grads (and entreprenuers) to leave Seattle and Portland. But Texas is calling .

SA is lacking in public transit (which is a requirement of DOT for employers to reduce vehicle trips).
SA is lacking in high tech talent / portability of high earning careers.
SA lacking in continuing professional education and research. (which the need for that is changing due to international communication and educational structure. / access to information)

SA is a desirable enough city and location, but does not raise to the top tier of selection committee requirements for company re-location.
I apologize for not saving you the trouble of typing all of that out. I intended to say "Talent pool doesn't always stay where the universities are.".
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Old 08-23-2021, 02:04 PM
 
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What? Career Point doesn't count?
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Old 08-24-2021, 03:49 PM
 
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What? Career Point doesn't count?
Let's also not forget the cable repair techs that proudly graduated from DeVry.

THEY'RE SERIOUS ABOUT SUCCESS.
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Old 08-24-2021, 05:43 PM
 
Location: San Diego CA>Tijuana, BC>San Antonio, TX
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Old 08-24-2021, 06:13 PM
 
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in order to get San Antonio to get Fortune 500 companies we need to get our politicians to stop thinking backwards and trying to keep San Antonio a one horse town. They need to really step up and update this town. Until we do that.. we can continue to watch them go everywhere but here.
Some people like SA the way it is - a quintessential Texan metro with midsize town feel. I've seen so many TX natives complain about the rate at which their hometowns grow and get tired of traffic, toll roads, too many constructions popping everywhere, crowded places, crimes, increasing property taxes and commute time and so on to the point they would move to the foothills of East Tennessee. I've noticed that given the average age of a typical this forum's members, it makes sense.

On the other hand, lots of young, carrier-focused people like the growth sunbelt cities like Dallas, Austin, and Atlanta are experiencing because growth comes with new places to do/eat/see and availability of jobs.

Now, my question is: can a typical sunbelt city still manage to remain as a laid-back town without losing its character, affordability, and sprawling outwards too much despite the insane growth?
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Old 08-25-2021, 05:01 PM
 
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Some people like SA the way it is - a quintessential Texan metro with midsize town feel. I've seen so many TX natives complain about the rate at which their hometowns grow and get tired of traffic, toll roads, too many constructions popping everywhere, crowded places, crimes, increasing property taxes and commute time and so on to the point they would move to the foothills of East Tennessee. I've noticed that given the average age of a typical this forum's members, it makes sense.

On the other hand, lots of young, carrier-focused people like the growth sunbelt cities like Dallas, Austin, and Atlanta are experiencing because growth comes with new places to do/eat/see and availability of jobs.

Now, my question is: can a typical sunbelt city still manage to remain as a laid-back town without losing its character, affordability, and sprawling outwards too much despite the insane growth?

The problem with this ideology is that SA has already jumped that shark.

We're 2+ million and growing. No amount of pushback will put the toothpaste back in the tube, so it's high time to elect people who see positive growth as the wave of the future.
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Old 08-26-2021, 06:56 PM
 
Location: We_tside PNW (Columbia Gorge) / CO / SA TX / Thailand
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Some people like SA the way it is - a quintessential Texan metro with midsize town feel. ..

....

Now, my question is: can a typical sunbelt city still manage to remain as a laid-back town without losing its character, affordability, and sprawling outwards too much despite the insane growth?
Keep the niche jobs, industries, communities.
Focus on your strengths.
Let the other cities fight the growth and high cost housing, schools, and transportation.

Figure out how best to serve and retain your niche.
Don't bother competing, especially with nearby metro of Austin.
Be a compliment / desired destination. (Not necessarily a career destination)

SA has a lot to capitalize on in the realm of senior / retirement central purpose.
Retirees bring a lot of cash, and use a lot of expensive services (financial planning, medical, shopping, food, recreation), BUT retirees don't burden the school systems, utilities, transportation, big box (econo) retail.

Retirees are very cheap to have around for the economic benefit.
SA could serve them well, create an excellent cash flowing economy, do minimal capital projects that would make seniors very happy and comfortable. And reap tremendous benefit, yet stay quintessential.

Best of both.... and a very strong chance to retain an excellent quality of life and economy for next 50yrs.

There are some very detailed regional economic development plans that exploit this model. (Keep the seniors happy and we'll served, enjoy a very pleasant, healthy, and economical culture and city.)
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Old 08-27-2021, 08:36 AM
 
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Ed Whitaker retired.
DFW is bigger telecom market. People forget Verizon was the merger of Dallas based GTE with Bell Atlantic.
Nokia, Alcatel, MetroPCS (HQ), Juniper Networks, Motorola, ZTE, and XO Communications (acquired by Verizon). Richardson, TX is locally known as the "Telecom Corridor".
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Old 08-27-2021, 08:44 AM
 
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There are only four tier one universities in Texas. UT Austin, UT Arlington, Rice, and Texas A&M.

Despite the fact A&M is tier one, there is still no fortune 500 headquartered in College Station. Talent pool doesn't stay where the universities are.
Actually, the # of Tier 1 schools in Texas is higher than four- Texas Tech University and the University of Houston, which qualified in 2012, and the University of Texas at Dallas, which qualified in 2018. UT Arlington was the latest to receive that designation. https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08...gton-tier-one/
What's interesting is that neither SMU nor TCU are so designated which I assume is they lack curriculums that are research oriented and, thus, qualify for related grants. That said, I think SMU and TCU in terms of overall rankings are higher than UT-A.
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Old 08-27-2021, 08:54 AM
 
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The problem with this ideology is that SA has already jumped that shark.

We're 2+ million and growing. No amount of pushback will put the toothpaste back in the tube, so it's high time to elect people who see positive growth as the wave of the future.
To imply that growth is eternal is not to think about cities like Philly, Detroit, Baltimore, Cleveland or Pittsburgh. They all lost residents.
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