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Old Posted Jul 11, 2016, 12:33 AM
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Originally Posted by grunge View Post
My impression of downtown San Antonio is at best deadbeat. The Frost Tower is scheduled to breakground in 2016 but still nothing.

Conversely when neighboring Austin announces new buildings they don't dilly daly around and construction begins within weeks.

If San Antonio purports to be one of America's fastest growing cities then there should be cranes dotting the skyline by now.

What is the delay!
San Antonio has more industry, larger corporate base, a bigger overall economy than its neighbor but things just take longer in S.A.
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2020 S. A. Pop 1.59 million/ Metro 2.64 million/ASA corridor 5 million Census undercount city proper. San Antonio economy and largest economic sectors. Annual contribution towards GDP. U.S. DOD$48.5billion/Manufacturing $40.5 billion/Healthcare-Biosciences $40 billion/Finance-Insurance $20 billion/Tourism $15 billion/ Technology $10 billion. S.A./ Austin: Tech $25 billion/Manufacturing $11 billion/ Tourism $9 billion.
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