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Sixteen of the 18 manufacturing industries anticipated revenue improvement. They predicted that capital expenditures would increase 5.2% year-on-year, compared to a 5.6% rise reported for 2024.
Texas counties by GDP in 2021 (chained 2012 US$) The economy of the State of Texas is the second largest by GDP in the United States after that of California. It has a gross state product of $2.694 trillion as of 2023. [7] In 2022, Texas led the nation with the most companies in the Fortune 500 with 53 in total. [8]
The U.S. manufacturing industry employed 12.35 million people in December 2016 and 12.56 million in December 2017, an increase of 207,000 or 1.7%. [3] Historically, manufacturing has provided relatively well-paid blue-collar jobs, although this has been affected by globalization and automation.
Camden, Texas, owned by the W.T. Carter & Brother Lumber Company and its successors; Sugar Land, Texas, once owned and run by the Imperial Sugar Company, transformed into an upscale suburb of Houston; Thurber, Texas, owned by a coal-mining subsidiary of the Texas and Pacific Railway.
John Green drew inspiration for this book from his experience and knowledge of "paper towns" during a road journey through South Dakota. [4] It debuted at number five on the New York Times bestseller list for children's books [5] and was awarded the 2009 Edgar Award for best young adult novel. [6] A film adaptation was released on July 24, 2015.
Kuusankoski in Finland, formerly also known as "the paper capital of Finland", is a prime example of the decline many company towns have had to deal with when the company itself struggles. The town relied on three paper mills owned by Kymmene Corporation from the 1870s until 2005, when two mills, Voikkaa and Kuusaa, were shut down, leaving only ...
One of the first industries to decline was the textile industry in New England, as its factories shifted to the South. Since the 1970s, textiles have also declined in the Southeast. New England responded by developing a high-tech economy, especially in education and medicine, relying on the region's educated workforce. [55]
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