The Rise of Southern Football -- WSJ

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In recent years, the South has undergone rapid growth. Twenty-seven of the 50 fastest-growing metropolitan regions in the country in 2007 were in the South, while personal-income growth in the region outpaced the national average over the past decade.

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This part is spot on. Why? Well for an example,,Huntsville, Alabama (aka The Rocket City AND the birthplace of NASA- Houston, the Cape, etcc.. are spin-offs from Marshall Space Flight Center on Redstone Arsenal) boasts the 2nd LARGEST RESEARCH PARK in the United States.