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COMPETITIVE TRENDS IN SOUTH TEXAS

COMPETITIVE TRENDS IN SOUTH TEXAS . John A. Adams Jr. PhD EDA and Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service 6 May 2014 . 15 County R egional F ocus. South Texas Focus. Competitiveness Regional Position Trends Branding. Trends and Challenges . On Shoring Eagle Ford Labor

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COMPETITIVE TRENDS IN SOUTH TEXAS

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  1. COMPETITIVE TRENDS IN SOUTH TEXAS

    John A. Adams Jr. PhD EDA and Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service 6 May 2014
  2. 15 County Regional Focus
  3. South Texas Focus Competitiveness Regional Position Trends Branding
  4. Trends and Challenges On Shoring Eagle Ford Labor Supply chain Infrastructure
  5. On-shoring Silent returns Quality Market Suppliers
  6. Eagle Ford Long term Multiplier input Jobs Infrastructure Mexico – “Aguila Sur”
  7. Well Costs Dropped from $14 mil. to $6 mil. Source: UTSA Economic Impact of the Eagle Ford Shale Study
  8. Labor Skilled in high demand Coastal Bend Boom Eagle Ford: Just the start! Central Texas
  9. Supply Chain Crunch Tight Regional Security concerns Technology
  10. Infrastructure Across South Texas Ports: Land and Sea Corridors Capacity Concerns
  11. Jobs Profile Construction Drug test Light manufacturing Oil field services Health care IT-Design – Product Development
  12. Demographic Patterns Aging - Mitigated somewhat in Texas by in-migration Shrinking youth in skilled jobs Migration - Cross-border Urbanization – Housing, food, water
  13. Manufacturing Precision tooling Design and build Off-shore oil and gas Metal fabrications Transportation services Medical products
  14. Top 10 Trends Eagle Ford drives inbound investment Demand for skilled employees Region wide infrastructure demand Coastal Bend boom Increase in suppliers relocation in region
  15. Top 10 Trends cont. On-shoring of returning manufacturers Small-businessgrowth Ongoing demand for health-care services Continued need to improve educationat all levels Regional Collaboration
  16. John A. Adams, Jr., PhD John.adams@teex.tamu.edu Tel 979.458.6710 Toll free. 800.541.7149
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