Transcript Competitive Trends in South Texas

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COMPETITIVE TRENDS IN
SOUTH TEXAS
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15 County
Regional Focus
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South Texas Focus
• Competitiveness
• Regional Position
• Trends
• Branding
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Trends and Challenges
• On Shoring
• Eagle Ford
• Labor
• Supply chain
• Infrastructure
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On-shoring
• Silent returns
• Quality
• Market
• Suppliers
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Eagle Ford
• Long term
• Multiplier input
• Jobs
• Infrastructure
• Mexico – “Aguila Sur”
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Well Costs Dropped from $14 mil. to $6 mil.
Source: UTSA Economic Impact of the Eagle Ford Shale Study
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Labor
• Skilled in high demand
• Coastal Bend Boom
• Eagle Ford: Just the start!
• Central Texas
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Supply Chain Crunch
• Tight
• Regional
• Security concerns
• Technology
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Infrastructure Across South Texas
• Ports: Land and Sea
• Corridors
• Capacity
• Concerns
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Jobs Profile
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Construction
Drug test
Light manufacturing
Oil field services
Health care
IT-Design – Product Development
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Demographic Patterns
• Aging - Mitigated somewhat in Texas
by in-migration
• Shrinking youth in skilled jobs
• Migration - Cross-border
• Urbanization – Housing, food, water
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Manufacturing
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Precision tooling
Design and build
Off-shore oil and gas
Metal fabrications
Transportation services
Medical products
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Top 10 Trends
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Eagle Ford drives inbound investment
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Demand for skilled employees
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Region wide infrastructure demand
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Coastal Bend boom
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Increase in suppliers relocation in region
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Top 10 Trends cont.
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On-shoring of returning manufacturers
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Small-business growth
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Ongoing demand for health-care services
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Continued need to improve education at
all levels
10. Regional Collaboration
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John A. Adams, Jr., PhD
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