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Sili-Hudson Valley?
guttentag writes "The New York Times reports Sematech (the international consortium of computer chip makers that turned Austin, TX into a tech center) plans to turn Albany, NY into a research hub. The consortium, which represents IBM, Intel, Motorola, HP, TI, AMD, Philips and others, will put up $193 million for the project while New York State will supply the remaining $210 million. The really unusual thing about the deal is that the state isn't offering any tax breaks or loans to lure the consortium to its capital. Why are they so excited about a location that is over 100 miles from their nearest constituent company (IBM)?"
Well, everyone knows that the world ends once you go north of the Bronx...
You have to remember that NYC has 8 million people in it, and Long Island has about 850,000. The population density is so much less outside of NYC that most people from the city aren't even aware of what's outside it.
I grew up on western Long Island, and upstate NY was simply not a part of my consciousness. 'Upstate' was anything north of White Plains. We used to make fun of people in college that were from there (Hah! You live in the middle of nowhere!). Now that I'm working and living there (Poughkeepsie), the joke's on me.
Considering how depressed the upstate economy is (and Albany IS upstate), this will be greatly appreciated by anyone that lives there. Even though NYC is still growing population-wise, many other parts of NYS are shrinking. Granted, many of the counties just north of NYC are booming, but that's because the cost of living threre is somewhat less than NYC/LI. (Why else would a 2-bedroom 1-floor house go for $275,000?)
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."
- Evelyn Beatrice Hall
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAA...
The Illuminati is a ruse for the Pentavirate Cabal... or maybe it's the other way around...
The Freemasons do have a good hold on the upstate NY area tho... George Washington (aka. Adam Weischupt) spread his "seed" far and wide in his day...
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SUNY Albany doesn't even have an engineering college--- or even an engineering department!
Back in the mid '80s, SUNY Albany planned to start a school of engineering. When RPI got wind of it, they flexed their political muscle and derailed the effort. Why? Because if you could get a decent engineering degree with yearly tuition of $2000 (circa 1985), why would you go to RPI to pay $10000 per year?
There is no problem in the South. The South is growing at a rapid clip which is evidenced by new home sales, increased traffic, and an increasing number of jobs of varied skill levels. The economy there certainly does not 'suck' any more than other regions of the country during a recession. It is time to stop using the South as a punching bag and start acknowledging what has actually transpired there in the past 15 years as far as progress is concerned.