Sentences with phrase «small boom towns»

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For example, a business is more likely to sell for a higher value in a major metropolitan area that is booming, versus a similar sized business in a small regional town that is having it really tough.

A recent study revealed that a small, oil boom town in North Dakota fetches rents that are, on average, $ 2,400 for a one - bedroom apartment.

Hutton's first documentary feature was Crude Independence, a portrait of small - town life during the present - day oil boom in North Dakota.

A booming city anxious to shed its small town skin.

When a small town in North Dakota suddenly becomes the center of an oil boom, it turns into a modern Deadwood.

With oil prices now below $ 50 a barrel, I think it's safe to say that TV has missed its chance to come up with a relevant, compelling drama about the Bakken shale boom and the fascinating rush mentality it brought to small cities and towns in North Dakota and eastern Montana.

Jane Nutter, Kensington: Nutter believes the booming small - town trend is beginning to fade away, simply because there are so many similar series going at the same time.

Patricia Polacco's magical retelling of a meteor landing and a small town's oversized reaction to this family event booms, blasts and marches through this earthshaking production.

«Frankly, some people in small towns have a negative opinion of people who move there from the big city,» says Lynn Biscott, a certified financial planner in Toronto and author of The Boomers Retire.

From the capital's small - town history to a booming tech city and all the phases in between, Austin Motel has stood privy to it all.

I start of my travel in Scottsdale visiting downtown, otherwise known as «Old Town,» the very walkable central part of the city full of small shops and a booming restaurant scene.

Bucerias Villas: This is the next small village to the North and is Vallarta's «boom town.»

In even the smallest towns you can find picturesque buildings — the small coastal town of Retalhuleu, for instance, has a charming central plaza — while larger coffee - boom towns such as Cobán and Quetzaltenango maintain vestiges of their glory days in their cathedrals, town halls and other public buildings.

The biggest horse racing event takes place in the village of Burrell Boom near Belize City but in the twin towns of San Ignacio and Santa Elena there is also a lively smaller event.

Many small towns are experiencing a comeback these days; a combination of aging boomers and the green movement, combined with technology that lets people work just about anywhere make them a viable alternative to urban and suburban life.

Boomers want to live in a walkable urban downtown, a suburban town center or a small town, according to a recent survey by the National Association of Realtors.

All corniness aside, this small Cornhusker town has boomed over the past two decades — a population surge of nearly 50 %.

A small town in Washington, Wenatchee, is seeing a Bitcoin mining boom due to low power prices and cooler temperatures.

Originally a small rural town, the introduction of a railroad station created an agricultural boom.

About... Located in northern Nevada, Reno has a well deserved reputation as a booming metropolis with the down home atmosphere of a small town.

It works like this: High prices force home buyers to move to the suburbs, smaller towns, or across state lines, giving new locales a taste of the housing boom.

She is also marketing director for the Stone & South condo development in Gananoque, Ont., one of the small towns that is benefiting from the real estate boom.

Thirty - nine percent of baby boomers say they want to live in a rural community, such as a farm or small town; 27 percent say they desire a traditional retirement community, such as a 55 + exclusive neighborhood; 26 percent say they want to live in an urban community.

But for empty nesters whose retirement dreams include leaving the city for a small town, the real estate boom is providing retirement options they never dreamed possible.

Survey responses are categorized by generation — Millennials, Generation X, Baby Boomers, War Babies and the Silent Generation — as well as by ethnicity, income, and location (large or medium cities, suburbs, rural or small towns).