Posted on 07/10/2007 7:42:23 PM PDT by Sicvee
I was watching the All-Star game and I turned away as they were following some stupid dog in McCovey Pond, meanwhile missing Ichiro's inside the park home run. Did they really follow the dog while they were pitching to Ichiro, or is it my fault I missed it? Anyhow I wanted to make a list of the top ten most influential cities in the US, to promote discussion. There shouldn't be much argument about the top 4. But the rest may be worth discussion. And I don't have an axe to grind, because I'm 80 miles from Seattle and 110 from Portland, both lovely places, liberal strongholds, and of not much import in the greater scheme. Anyhow here's my list and the reasons:
1. Washington--the most important decisions are made here. 2. New York--except for the money decisions--they are made here before Washington. 3. Chicago--the money, for the whole central USA 4. Los Angeles--for Hollywood and the lifestyle things 5. San Francisco--Bank of America, Silicon Valley, unofficial capitol of the West, freaking liberal culture 6. Dallas--so much power in Texas, centered here 7. Boston--political influence beyond its size 8. Miami--for the extent that its power extends into Latin America, rather than north into this country. 9. Atlanta--capitol of the South 10. Philadelphia--biggest of the rest, Frankie Avalon, Bobby Rydell, I'm running out of reasons.
I didn't know that. That's impressive. I think a lot to do with that is not having a state income tax and a good business climate.
Geographically and economically, it's a great place for companies of all sizes.
And for the record, I agree there are more oil/gas companies in Houston. Many of the operators on the Barnett play are based in Houston.
Here’s the list of CITIES with the most Fortune 500 companies headquartered there. New York City leads the list by far followed by Houston.
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/cities/
Good find. NY is up there eh?
bttt
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