Actually, there are several.  Austin, Atlanta, Denver, Raleigh-Durham,
Boston, and several others are centers for high-tech industries.  I expect
the power problems in California may lead to further decentralization of
these industries, rather than centralization in another city.

-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Clark [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 2:17 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: OT: rotating blackouts ordered for Northern California


<<stuff snipped>>
> And to top it all off, Intel said last week that it was
> shelving all plans to
> further expand or build new plants in California until the
> current situation
> is straightened out -- which could be five to ten years from now.
>
> Wirt Atmar
>


Could we see a 'silicon valley' emerging in another part of the country????