Comments on: Is Your City Growing? http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/01/is-your-city-growing.html Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:04:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Steve http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/01/is-your-city-growing.html/comment-page-1#comment-10146 Steve Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:16:11 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/01/is-your-city-growing.html#comment-10146 El Paso's growth is fueled by the military base consolidation and the growth of Fort Bliss in El Paso. El Paso's growth is fueled by the military base consolidation and the growth of Fort Bliss in El Paso.

]]> By: Brad Feld http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/01/is-your-city-growing.html/comment-page-1#comment-10126 Brad Feld Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:47:04 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/01/is-your-city-growing.html#comment-10126 Sorry – I don’t know them.<br /> Sorry – I don’t know them.

]]> By: Michael Stack http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/01/is-your-city-growing.html/comment-page-1#comment-10135 Michael Stack Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:51:56 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/01/is-your-city-growing.html#comment-10135 Having grown up in the Binghamton area, and just visited over Thanksgiving, all I can suggest is maybe it zeroed out a few years ago and had nowhere to go but up. Having grown up in the Binghamton area, and just visited over Thanksgiving, all I can suggest is maybe it zeroed out a few years ago and had nowhere to go but up.

]]> By: Steve http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/01/is-your-city-growing.html/comment-page-1#comment-10124 Steve Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:15:49 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/01/is-your-city-growing.html#comment-10124 Since you are in boulder, do you know a company in Boulder called AK Designs? <a href="http://www.ak.com." target="_blank">www.ak.com.</a>They show this vaporware office chair called the EVO, but it's been "coming soon" for years, and they never return calls nor emails. I was wondering if anyone knew if they were still in business? Since you are in boulder, do you know a company in Boulder called AK Designs? http://www.ak.com.They show this vaporware office chair called the EVO, but it's been "coming soon" for years, and they never return calls nor emails. I was wondering if anyone knew if they were still in business?

]]> By: steve http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/01/is-your-city-growing.html/comment-page-1#comment-10130 steve Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:45:20 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/01/is-your-city-growing.html#comment-10130 doh, my bad, they are based in UT, not colo. please delete my comment. but i can still not contact them. i just discovered they make a ottoman to hold rock band stuff liekt he drums and accessories. amazon comments show that other people have trouble getting in touch with them also. seems like a dumb way to grow by ignoring prospects? doh, my bad, they are based in UT, not colo. please delete my comment. but i can still not contact them. i just discovered they make a ottoman to hold rock band stuff liekt he drums and accessories. amazon comments show that other people have trouble getting in touch with them also. seems like a dumb way to grow by ignoring prospects?

]]> By: Steve Bergstein http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/01/is-your-city-growing.html/comment-page-1#comment-10113 Steve Bergstein Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:08:30 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/01/is-your-city-growing.html#comment-10113 Another "No shit, Sherlock" moment": I've heard several times in the last couple of months that "job losses (or some other measure of economic performance) were worse than expected." I mean, really, why are the people who form these "expectations" surprised? Another "No shit, Sherlock" moment": I've heard several times in the last couple of months that "job losses (or some other measure of economic performance) were worse than expected." I mean, really, why are the people who form these "expectations" surprised?

]]> By: Martin Edic http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/01/is-your-city-growing.html/comment-page-1#comment-6712 Martin Edic Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:59:30 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/01/is-your-city-growing.html#comment-6712 Weirdly enough our area, the Greater Rochester NY area, grew by 5000 since the last census, reversing a trend that went back over fifty years. The city of Rochester shrank but the county we're in (which is contiguous with the city) grew. The only growth in NY outside of NYC. Of course we didn't experience the housing inflation that the rest of the country did. And we have all the fresh water! Weirdly enough our area, the Greater Rochester NY area, grew by 5000 since the last census, reversing a trend that went back over fifty years. The city of Rochester shrank but the county we're in (which is contiguous with the city) grew. The only growth in NY outside of NYC.
Of course we didn't experience the housing inflation that the rest of the country did. And we have all the fresh water!

]]> By: Matt Shobe http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/01/is-your-city-growing.html/comment-page-1#comment-6710 Matt Shobe Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:23:35 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/01/is-your-city-growing.html#comment-6710 I half-expected to see Hunstville, AL on that list. I'm sure they're closer to "holding steady" than most, at least. I half-expected to see Hunstville, AL on that list. I'm sure they're closer to "holding steady" than most, at least.

]]> By: F.E. Forster http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/01/is-your-city-growing.html/comment-page-1#comment-6709 F.E. Forster Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:19:55 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/01/is-your-city-growing.html#comment-6709 Is it odd that the MSNBC contributor includes the State of Louisiana as one of the 13 growing metropolitan areas? The assessment is based on the <a href="http://www.economy.com/dismal/recession.asp" target="_blank">DismalScientist's U.S. Regional Recession Status</a>. The November 2008 data for metropolitan areas in "expansion" include: Pascagoula, MS; Jacksonville, NC; Rapid City, SD; El Paso, Laredo, McAllen, and San Antonio, TX; and all of the areas in and around Washington DC, including Arlington, Alexandria and Bethesda. Texas border towns offer competitive advantages for <a href="http://www.medc.org/" target="_blank">manufacturing</a>/ <a href="http://www.ldfonline.org/" target="_blank">industrial</a>/processing operations, and this partly explains the continued economic expansion in these cities. Is it odd that the MSNBC contributor includes the State of Louisiana as one of the 13 growing metropolitan areas?

The assessment is based on the DismalScientist's U.S. Regional Recession Status. The November 2008 data for metropolitan areas in "expansion" include: Pascagoula, MS; Jacksonville, NC; Rapid City, SD; El Paso, Laredo, McAllen, and San Antonio, TX; and all of the areas in and around Washington DC, including Arlington, Alexandria and Bethesda.

Texas border towns offer competitive advantages for manufacturing/ industrial/processing operations, and this partly explains the continued economic expansion in these cities.

]]> By: Craig Swerdloff http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/01/is-your-city-growing.html/comment-page-1#comment-6689 Craig Swerdloff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:43:09 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/01/is-your-city-growing.html#comment-6689 Can anyone explain Binghamton to me? It must be the only city in upstate NY that is growing. The rest are contracting at a rate similar to Detroit. Can anyone explain Binghamton to me? It must be the only city in upstate NY that is growing. The rest are contracting at a rate similar to Detroit.

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