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Quarter of Wealth Gap Between Latino-White Households Comes from Housing

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Quarter of Wealth Gap Between Latino-White Households Comes from Housing. A quarter of the wealth gap between white and Latino households stems from housing wealth disparities, reports Zillow. White households have nearly 50% more wealth than Latino, and much of that boils down to housing disparities. in San Antonio, 11.8%

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Losing the Broadband Race

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Based on Ookla’s findings, a recent report in The New York Times calculated that it takes nearly three times longer to download a two-hour high-definition movie in San Antonio, TX than it does in Riga, Latvia’s capital. The average time in Riga was 13 minutes, compared to 35 minutes in San Antonio.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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In addition to the 800 jobs that will be created at the Baton Rouge facility over the next four years, LSU estimates the project will result in approximately 542 new indirect jobs, for a total of approximately 1,342 new, permanent jobs in the Capital Region. Total investment for the combined development is estimated to be $55 million.

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Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

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Atlanta, GA; San Antonio, TX and Phoenix, AZ are the top-ranked large metros in this flagship category, respectively. The Austin region also is able to benefit from the incredible work going on at Capital Factory, a “center of gravity for entrepreneurs” that houses startups focused on developing disruptive technology.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Texas – Innovation Moves Front And Center In Austin

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Collectively, SXSW is the highest revenue-producing event for the Austin economy, with an estimated economic impact of $167 million in 2011. Largest Cities (2011): Houston, 2,145,146; San Antonio, 1,359,758; Dallas, 1,223,229; Austin, 820,611; Fort Worth, 758,738. TEXAS FAST FACTS. Population (2011 Est.): 25,674,681.

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40 Under 40: Champions of Construction 2022

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He helped educate almost 80 new in-house inspectors on how to use cutting-edge construction tools in their projects. “He Sue believes the industry needs to dismantle and rethink who can estimate. She has trained and mentored Junior Estimators, Project Engineers, and Field Engineers, helping them work in preconstruction roles.

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COVER STORY: Global Biotech Report

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The project partners estimate a total volume of approximately 130 million Euros. Numbers for 2012 are not available yet, but it can be estimated that external funding will be higher after a rather meager year. Luxembourg’s House of BioHealth. Luxembourg’s most recent research facility is the House of Biohealth.

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