small businessperson was forced to find other sources of financing for expansion and growth. As more and more banks stop befriending the small bussinesperson, factoring is becoming an increasingy popular

San Francisco's economy has diversified away from finance and tourism towards the growing fields of high tech, biotechnology, and medical research. Technology jobs accounted for just 1 percent of San

Wall Street means finance; Broadway, the theater; Fifth Avenue, fine shopping; Madison Avenue, advertising; and SoHo, art " Information for the state of New York Schenectady, Albany, and New York City,

Service, retail, finance, insurance, shipping by air and sea, national defense, professional sports, tourism, and real estate all play a vital role in the area's economy. Hillsborough County alone has

though the city has struggled with finances, it issued bonds in 2008 to provide funding for ongoing work to demolish blighted properties. In 2006, downtown Detroit reported $1.3 billion in restorations

and utilities, to commercial banking and finance.The city's cultural attractions include the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Cleveland Orchestra, one of the country's most highly acclaimed symphony orchestras.

important industries include electrical equipment and finance as well as printing and publishing. It continues to be a major railroad hub Information for the state of Nebraska The Bureau of Economic

finance, and publishing (especially religious publishing). .Nashville is also known for some of their famously popular Southern confections, including (which have been made in Nashville since 1912).

Factors contributing to the growth in sales-per-acre include more intensive use of active farmlands and technological improvements in crop production.[107] In 2008, California's 81,500 farms and ranches

Houston has become a major center of finance with a large number of banks, many of them foreign. The Medical Center is the world's largest hospital complex and a leading medical research facility. Houston