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It's looking good down here in Crown Town. Our financial services is expanding with a mortgage company set to hire 50 new employees in the next 2 quarters.
That's great news for Charlotte! A gradual recovery is good news in most any city these days ...
Last edited by JohnDBaumgardner; 09-10-2010 at 10:05 AM..
That's great news for Charlotte! A gradual recovery is good news in most any city these days ...
Our airport won the award for best airport from some organization. It increased capacity in a time where many airports reduced capacity. I'll have to find the link with that info.
Our airport won the award for best airport from some organization. It increased capacity in a time where many airports reduced capacity. I'll have to find the link with that info.
Charlotte Douglas Int'l is one of this countries cleanest and most impressive airports that I've ever seen. I especially enjoy those big "Rocker Chairs" they have in several of the terminal areas.
Charlotte Douglas Int'l is one of this countries cleanest and most impressive airports that I've ever seen. I especially enjoy those big "Rocker Chairs" they have in several of the terminal areas.
That's how we do it down South. If only there was a porch...
I like Columbus in the midwest its bucking a trend and making positive moves but I'm going with Charlotte I think it potential is massive and even in still somewhat of a recovery faze its growing faster then many other places even some booming ones.
I like Columbus in the midwest its bucking a trend and making positive moves but I'm going with Charlotte I think it potential is massive and even in still somewhat of a recovery faze its growing faster then many other places even some booming ones.
The problem is that the rates of growth are unsustainable. You will not continue to see 30%+ per decade indefinitely, especially not with unemployment rates consistently around 9% and over for years now or with a state government that is directly making the state less attractive as a place to relocate to. Or with rising cost of living, etc. It's not as if NC and its cities are the only choices in the Sun Belt or other regions.
I've said it before, but the only real difference between Columbus and Charlotte to explain the difference in growth rates is location. Had Columbus been located in the South, it would have seen growth just as fast as Austin or Charlotte. That it's in Ohio with its negative, Rust Belt perception (even though it is increasingly an inaccurate reputation) has had limitations. Columbus has been one of the fastest growing metros in the Midwest/Northeast for a reason, but it's still relative to where it is.
The problem is that the rates of growth are unsustainable. You will not continue to see 30%+ per decade indefinitely, especially not with unemployment rates consistently around 9% and over for years now or with a state government that is directly making the state less attractive as a place to relocate to. Or with rising cost of living, etc. It's not as if NC and its cities are the only choices in the Sun Belt or other regions.
I've said it before, but the only real difference between Columbus and Charlotte to explain the difference in growth rates is location. Had Columbus been located in the South, it would have seen growth just as fast as Austin or Charlotte. That it's in Ohio with its negative, Rust Belt perception (even though it is increasingly an inaccurate reputation) has had limitations. Columbus has been one of the fastest growing metros in the Midwest/Northeast for a reason, but it's still relative to where it is.
The unemployment hasn't stopped growth. Even with a higher unemployment number, Charlotte is still growing faster than Columbus. Charlotte really is one of the lucky cities to where unemployment numbers aren't a determining factor when a newcomer/business looks into the city. If it were, I probably wouldn't have moved here from Austin.
The government in NC is very crazy right now, however that definitely isn't making the state "less attractive" for newcomers. NC has two metro areas that have been/are growing very rapidly. According to this: Which Cities Have the Greatest Income-to-Cost Gaps?, Charlotte is one of a few cities with high salaries and a low cost of living. Coincidentally, all four of the cities listed are in the South.
Obviously Charlotte isn't the only hot spot to relocate to in the South; it's not the only hot spot to relocate to. Charlotte, Raleigh, Charleston, and the Texan cities are all 3.50%+ in terms of growth.
The unemployment hasn't stopped growth. Even with a higher unemployment number, Charlotte is still growing faster than Columbus. Charlotte really is one of the lucky cities to where unemployment numbers aren't a determining factor when a newcomer/business looks into the city. If it were, I probably wouldn't have moved here from Austin.
The government in NC is very crazy right now, however that definitely isn't making the state "less attractive" for newcomers. NC has two metro areas that have been/are growing very rapidly. According to this: Which Cities Have the Greatest Income-to-Cost Gaps?, Charlotte is one of a few cities with high salaries and a low cost of living. Coincidentally, all four of the cities listed are in the South.
Obviously Charlotte isn't the only hot spot to relocate to in the South; it's not the only hot spot to relocate to. Charlotte, Raleigh, Charleston, and the Texan cities are all 3.50%+ in terms of growth.
So basically what you're saying is that Charlotte exists in some kind of alternate universe in which economic conditions and government policy plays absolutely no role in growth. This kind of thinking just seems kind of arrogant and flies right in the face of what happened to other regions who thought they were invincible.
So basically what you're saying is that Charlotte exists in some kind of alternate universe in which economic conditions and government policy plays absolutely no role in growth. This kind of thinking just seems kind of arrogant and flies right in the face of what happened to other regions who thought they were invincible.
They certainly do not support what you're suggesting. Charlotte is not some magical wonderland in which something as important as economics doesn't matter. NC and Charlotte are quickly losing the glowing perception they've had for many years. If you don't think that matters, either, you can ask any number of Northern states how important something like that really is, even while their economies have been on par with, or in several cases better than, states that have been seeing high rates of growth.
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