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To: RealityNotFantasy who wrote (27725)	3/3/2005 2:55:27 PM
From: JakeStraw	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 306849

>>In my opinion, in the next few years, businesses will migrate to lower cost areas even more so. Yeah I'm sure businesses will have no problems attracting/recruiting some top professional types in Dark Hollow, West Virginia, or Pig Slop, Arkansas :^)

To: RealityNotFantasy who wrote (27725)	3/3/2005 2:58:03 PM
From: JakeStraw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

>>High Cost of Living diminishes Quality of Life. You probably better rethink that statement... Remember, there's a good reason why certain areas have a "high cost of living".

To: RealityNotFantasy who wrote (27725)	3/4/2005 12:24:21 PM
From: John Vosilla	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

In my opinion, in the next few years, businesses will migrate to lower cost areas even more so. Some truth to that but don't forget 2/3 of total business activity is serving the local community. Helps explain why we can have such booms these days in many high growth sunbelt markets with no corporate presence and now a very expensive cost of living while some rust belt areas are dirt cheap and very depressed. Best bets this next cycle might be Houston and Dallas with the best combination of sunbelt location, big city infrastructure in place, lots of available land for growth, affordable housing and huge population growth