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Arky SEC Commuting Champs 2003
Posted on 2/21/14 at 5:02 pm
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Posted on 2/21/14 at 5:36 pm to Projectpat
Illinois is probably so long because their speed limits are insanely low and if you don't live in chicago then you live in the middle of fricking nowhere.
it really is one of the most underrated states when shitty states come up.
it really is one of the most underrated states when shitty states come up.
This post was edited on 2/21/14 at 5:37 pm
Posted on 2/21/14 at 5:43 pm to Projectpat
I'm thinking it's because people in other states actually have jobs to commute to.
(A Missourian who wishes she still lived in Georgia making fun of Arkansas. I need a hobby. Sigh.)
(A Missourian who wishes she still lived in Georgia making fun of Arkansas. I need a hobby. Sigh.)
Posted on 2/21/14 at 5:44 pm to Projectpat
There appears to be a direct correlation between short commutes and shitty places to live
Posted on 2/21/14 at 7:46 pm to Projectpat
That's probably doubled in 10 years. We have rush hour traffic now, not amused.
Posted on 2/22/14 at 7:32 pm to Projectpat
I quit my job in NW Plano with a commute of 1 hr each way, and have been back in Fayetteville with my 10 minute commute ever since. Hell, I come home for lunch most days.
Posted on 2/22/14 at 7:36 pm to CtotheVrzrbck
We have some traffic, but our job centers are also fortunately in lots of places that people like to live.
People who commute to Bentonville or Rogers (huge corporate presence) are doing so for reasons other than escaping shitty school districts and crime, for example. You can just as easily live 10 minutes away from the office.
Little Rock sprawls but not all that much. And upper middle class and upper class working folks still live in Little Rock in larger percentage than in other southern cities.
I had a boss in Plano who commuted to Cedar Creek Lake every fricking day. It was insanity to me.
People who commute to Bentonville or Rogers (huge corporate presence) are doing so for reasons other than escaping shitty school districts and crime, for example. You can just as easily live 10 minutes away from the office.
Little Rock sprawls but not all that much. And upper middle class and upper class working folks still live in Little Rock in larger percentage than in other southern cities.
I had a boss in Plano who commuted to Cedar Creek Lake every fricking day. It was insanity to me.
Posted on 2/22/14 at 7:50 pm to wmr
I just moved out to West Texas and I can go home for lunch as well. It's awesome. Unfortunately most everything else besides that and the economy out here isn't great 
Commuting 2 hours a day in Houston or Dallas fricking sucks.
Commuting 2 hours a day in Houston or Dallas fricking sucks.
Posted on 2/22/14 at 7:53 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
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Commuting 2 hours a day in Houston or Dallas fricking sucks.
It does. And you're right, the key is to find a small enough place but also be able to make a good living. I wouldn't move back to DFW for same money as I make here. It'd honestly probably take 50% more at this point.
It's just a lot of struggle to live in a freeway/suburbs city.
Posted on 2/22/14 at 7:55 pm to wmr
Yeah finding that 250k-750k sweet spot metro with lots of stuff still to do is great. Midland is great for making money but its ugly as sin and there isn't shite to do. NWA does seem like it has the best of both worlds
This post was edited on 2/22/14 at 7:56 pm
Posted on 2/22/14 at 8:01 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
We brag a lot on NWA, but it is unique. Show me another city like Bentonville where two huge companies like WM and Sam's Club are HQ'd. The town next door of 50k people has another Fortune 500 company in it (J.B. Hunt).
Throw in Ozarks, lakes, and a big college town down the road, and that's NWA.
I just hope it doesn't outgrow me.
Throw in Ozarks, lakes, and a big college town down the road, and that's NWA.
I just hope it doesn't outgrow me.
Posted on 2/22/14 at 8:04 pm to wmr
No doubt. It really does sound like what Austin was in like the 70s. And that definitely outgrew people
Posted on 2/22/14 at 8:08 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
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And that definitely outgrew people
That's kinda my nightmare scenario, honestly.
We're just right at 500k metro now. I doubt we pass 1 million in my lifetime. I fricking hope not.
Posted on 2/22/14 at 8:16 pm to wmr
One reason why Austin grew so much was because its centerpiece industry went through a massive boom. The way NWA economy is it doesn't seem like a possibility
Posted on 2/22/14 at 8:24 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
No, probably not. Start ups here are more brick and mortar and lean towards providing services to retail companies.
The crystal ball here says that the merchandise vendor community is unprecedented in its scope an concentration, so companies may choose to relocate here or put up branch offices to be nearer to a concentration of multiple vendors.
Amazon.com, for example, would have access to a very high concentration of their vendors if they chose to put an office here. Its mostly about riding Wal-Mart's wake. For example, we get packaging companies, etc who want to innovate and hope to get their products into the Big One someday. Its all still very hands on and small town how all of the businesses here are interconnected, so being in the local business scene definitely helps. I personally know people who have invented/patented products that went global quickly because someone at WM they knew did them a favor and considered putting it into their lineup.
The crystal ball here says that the merchandise vendor community is unprecedented in its scope an concentration, so companies may choose to relocate here or put up branch offices to be nearer to a concentration of multiple vendors.
Amazon.com, for example, would have access to a very high concentration of their vendors if they chose to put an office here. Its mostly about riding Wal-Mart's wake. For example, we get packaging companies, etc who want to innovate and hope to get their products into the Big One someday. Its all still very hands on and small town how all of the businesses here are interconnected, so being in the local business scene definitely helps. I personally know people who have invented/patented products that went global quickly because someone at WM they knew did them a favor and considered putting it into their lineup.
This post was edited on 2/22/14 at 8:26 pm
Posted on 2/22/14 at 8:47 pm to wmr
Yeah, all those companies setting up shop there for proximity to one retailer is still crazy to me. It obviously makes sense, just that one place can be that big for it to make sense is nuts
Posted on 2/22/14 at 9:00 pm to wmr
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Its all still very hands on and small town how all of the businesses here are interconnected, so being in the local business scene definitely helps. I personally know people who have invented/patented products that went global quickly because someone at WM they knew did them a favor and considered putting it into their lineup.
They mint local millionaires all the time
Hell they basically put Tyson on the map
Posted on 2/22/14 at 9:06 pm to Projectpat
Commute U
Posted on 2/22/14 at 11:04 pm to Projectpat
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