Your MesaZona blogger published a post just a few days ago asking if City Manager was punching-above his weight-class or was he only hitting Mesa taxpayers under-the-belt in a shake-down to rob out-of-pocket money from the public to go into more increasing public debt service obligations to fund more and more fields of schemes to benefit the private wealth creation of deep-pocketed millionaires. We are starting to realize that here. At the same time, Jon Talton who lives is both Phoenix and Seattle can see some drastic fundamental differences in the two cities.
The Seattle-area economy punches above its weight — and that’s a huge strength
by Jon Talton
Other places I’ve worked had easy shorthand for their economies. Charlotte: banks. Denver: The business center of the West. Phoenix: tourism and housing. Cincinnati: Procter & Gamble. San Diego: tourism, some research and the Navy. Houston: oil.
Seattle is different. It defies easy generalizations, and that’s a remarkable strength. No wonder we lead in the competition for two coveted elements that can go anywhere: talent and capital.
This took generations to build and still can’t be taken for granted. But if you’re new to town and can’t easily get your arms around the place, this is a big reason why.
The Seattle-area economy punches above its weight — and that’s a huge strength
by Jon Talton
- Bay Area North
- Concentration
- (Other) Fortune 500 headquarters
- Health
- Maritime
- Military
- Trade
- Transportation and logistics
- Tourism
- Universities
- Venture capital and startups
Other places I’ve worked had easy shorthand for their economies. Charlotte: banks. Denver: The business center of the West. Phoenix: tourism and housing. Cincinnati: Procter & Gamble. San Diego: tourism, some research and the Navy. Houston: oil.
Seattle is different. It defies easy generalizations, and that’s a remarkable strength. No wonder we lead in the competition for two coveted elements that can go anywhere: talent and capital.
This took generations to build and still can’t be taken for granted. But if you’re new to town and can’t easily get your arms around the place, this is a big reason why.