Where are the fast growing areas in the US?

Las Vegas.

-- Cheers,

--Mitch

SW Kansas has a shortage of tradesmen , builders etc and Medical people, added to a minor building boom currently under way????????????????????

Hua! Richard Kanarek

Gunner, How about the whole California Central Valley? They seem to be standing up houses like crazy between Modesto and Sac a tomatoe.

Check out the Colorado "Front Range". This is the part along I25, just east of the Continental Divide. It has been building for some time, with no end in sight (famous last words). Southern Colorado is a bit slower, I'd look from Colorado Springs up to Wyoming. The section between Denver and Fort Collins might be a good bet. Loveland (just south of Fort Collins, different from the mountain pass) is getting a new hospital soon, both Loveland and Fort Collins have hospitals already.

Lots of local politics as the small towns try to grab land away from middle sized towns. A nice place climate wise, winters are pretty mild. Not much moisture, but Californians should be used to that.

We know just how much is happening there; that's why we moved from Loveland to rural Maine. We've got a house with 10 acres for sale, let me know if your friend wants to talk to my real estate agent.

Steve Smith

Gunner wrote:

San Diego. Can't find enough good constructors or medical professionals

Construction, residential and commercial, in San Antonio and Austin has been insane for several years. No signs of letting up.

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Everyone is talking about housing, which is booming all over the place due to low interest rates. Wages are much higher in industrial and commercial construction which was hit hard by 9/11, but is now picking up nicely all over the country. Construction of small gas fired cogens was a booming field the last few years but thats over now. I'm sure you're aware of the boom & bust opportunities in the oil field, all indications are that natural gas prices will stay high enough to ensure a lot of oil patch and pipeline work, for a while : ) All of the building trades: pipefitters, ironworkers, millwrights, pile drivers, carpenters, electricians, boilermakers are looking for reliable, stable individuals with reliable transportation. If I was to recomend a course to someone with the goals of your aquaintance it would be this: pick a service of your choice, as was already mentioned, join as a reservise, either Nat. Guard or Active Reserve, and pick a construction MOS. Take that training down to the building trades union of your choice and join up. There he will get to go thru more training courses in the trade and safety than he'll have time to attend. Certifications are available (and required on many jobsites) these days in everything from driving a forklift to building scaffolding. Those certifications plus strong skills in the trade plus a good work ethic are a ticket to make money in construction. Carpenters, plumbers and electricians of course can work in house building as well as industrial & commercial. If one is willing to travel his opportunities expand of course. LA and the surrounding area has a lot to recomend it, many powerhouses, many roads, many buildings, many docks, wharfs and piers, and earthquakes too, mild weather allows outside work year round. Too much traffic and too many people but you didn't mention quality of life, just make as much money as he can.

JTMcC.

Phoenix, Las Vegas.

Fastest Growing Cities

Las Vegas is the fastest growing area in the nation, according to a Census 2000 report. Recent population growth has been greatest in the suburbs. The central cities in metropolitan areas averaged growth of

3.5 percent in the 1990s, while areas outside the central cities climbed 12.5 percent.

Metro Area Growth* Population

1. Las Vegas 83.3% 1,563,282
2. Naples, Fla. 65.3% 251,377
3. Yuma, Ariz. 49.7% 160,026
4. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas 48.5% 569,463
5. Austin-San Marcos, Texas 47.7% 1,249,763
6. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Ark. 47.5% 311,121
7. Boise City, Idaho 46.1% 432,345
8. Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz. 45.3% 3,251,876
9. Laredo, Texas 44.9% 193,117
10. Provo-Orem, Utah 39.8% 368,536

Best regards, Spehro Pefhany

Hi, Phoenix is growing fast, it just passed Philly in size. Lots of construction, and lots of medical opennings (and probably training). Construction work in Phoenix in the summer is not pleasant. This summer one overnight low was 96! and that was with dew points in the upper 70's. Step out your door at sunrise to get the paper and it is already UGLY. Thanks Roger Haar

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Cut a step off the process. Move to a booming area and start out with a handyman business or the like. I live in Las Vegas. People here have a ton of disposable income. That means they can buy things like maid service, yard service, repairmen, home improvement installers, etc, easier than a place where people don't have a lot of extra money. There is even a guy here who picks up dog poop and who does a huge business. I think he gets $10-$12 a call.

My point is this:

In my town, anyone who has ambition can find a niche. All you need is a vehicle, tools, licenses, and the drive to get up every day and get out there. Just be dependable, competitively priced, and honest. If you don't drink, gamble, or have other secret obsessions, you can live here as reasonably as anywhere. If you do these things, the town will grind you up into little pieces. Many people here make substantial livings cleaning houses, vacuuming pools, detailing cars, being handymen, and 1,000 other things that people need done.

As per picking a place to live, that is up to the person. Some people like the desert, some people hate it. Some people love the seacoast, others hate it. Some people like cold and snow, some hate it. You get my point. Be happy inside, because no matter where you go, there you are.

There is so much more on which to base happiness than money. I believe that the Department of Labor puts out statistics you are seeking, but am unsure what they are called.

Steve

I'll second that. Lafayette, Louisville, Brighton, Windsor, Ft. Collins, Loveland, even Greeley are doing right well just now, to say nothing of all the smaller towns along the way. Fairly mild summers, winters aren't too bad either. Besides we're, if not used to, at least resigned to Californians moving in.

TK

-- Cogito ergo bibo

Includes lots more of Minnesota. Draw a ring from 1/2 hour to one hour drive from the Twin cities, short on help everywhere. Try to find inside work, January is a real bitch for steel workers and carpenter framers.

Karl

The boom area is bigger than that - goes all the way from south of Los Banos to the Marysville/Yuba City area. The population growth rate is incredible. A few years ago it was driven by the price differential between the CV and the coast, but now that the high tech bloom is off the rose, the CV growth is feeding off local changes like the new UC campus near Merced. I don't know how long the boom will last, but right now things are red hot.

-- Robert Sturgeon

Proud member of the vast right wing conspiracy and the evil gun culture.

On Tue, 9 Sep 2003 06:46:50 -0700 (PDT), snipped-for-privacy@webtv.net (dann mann) pixelated:

Yeah, San Diego's North County is rapidly becoming a part of the San Angeles metroplex. (That's the city which encompasses the area between Tijuana and Santa Barbara, a 250x50 mile coastal strip.) I moved from there after Vista went from 14,000 people in '67 to 90k+ people in 2002. Yeah, move there! Construction worker's heaven with a couple weeks a year of rain, 70°F average days, and 40° nights.

His goal is to make as much money as he can, then

Almost every system admin and help desk person displaced by an offshore Indian worker is now looking to do the EXACT same thing.

In this area most of the foreign MD's who can's pass the US test are now taking up the slots for radiology tech, ultrasound tech, etc.

Even the nursing programs are highly impacted by all the techies trying to get into a field that is difficult to outsource.

Just be aware that India is on a crash program to train and export up to 100,000 nurses and allied healthcare people like Xray techs and ultrasound techs to the US in the next few years.

He may enter the field with student loan debt just as wages are being depressed by "medical H1-b's" flooding the country.

tell him to walk in a big circle straight to "Shit for Brains," USA.

Supply is never going to be able to keep up with demand there, and it's here, there, everywhere.

And the GOOD thing is, he don't have to get used to ANYWHERE new.

It's not where you are, it's what you're selling.

Gunner,

Has your friend looked into Iraq? Perhaps Halliburton or Parsons are hiring or can furnish leads to subcontractors who may be hiring. The conditions *will* really suck, but the pay should be generous since there's little incentive to squeeze labor on cost plus government contracts. Transportation and living expenses will be paid, and there are tax benefits when working abroad.

Las Vegas or Texas... -O