TEEX-CS 890330Lou Duggan
Mayor
The City With A Beaut' u Fuu
March 30, 1989
RO. Box 478
Coppell, Texas 75019
214 - 462 - 0022
James Bradley, Director
Texas Engineering Extension Service
The Texas A&M University System
College Station, Texas 77843-8000
Dear Jim,
On behalf of the City of Coppell, and the Coppall
Independent School District, I would like to personally
thank you for being present at the press conference held
Wednesday March 29, 1989.
I understand this project has become a top priority and
sincerely appreciate you bsing here to address the public
and news media concerning Texas A&M'a plans for this
Jim, attached is a copy of business data concerning the
Dallas/Fort Worth market place which I obtained from the
North Texas Co~mission. I am passing it along to you to
help your staff evaluate the specific training needs of
the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
Warm regards,
Lou Duggan
Mayor
City of Coppell
Table 22
Manufacturing Employment in Five Texas SMSAs
(In percentage)
Area
Manufacturing
as percentage of
total employment 1983
Distribution of 1983 manufacturing employment
High ~echnology Standard
Petrochemical
Austin ~.~ ~8.~ 32.6 3.0
Dallas-Fort Worth -- ; 65.2 6.4
El Paso 13.3 86.7 --
Houston 12.6 9.2 48.5 42,3
San Antonio 104 166 808 2.6
Source: Figures denved from I983 Texas Employment Commission un?ublished data.
Table 23
Distribution of High-Technology Firms in Five Texas SMSAs
(Percentage of high-technology firms in the SMSA)
Indus,,'lw Npe DalIa$-Fsrt Worth Houston Austin San Anlonio El Paso
Drags 2.8 23
Ordnance and accessones, except ~ ehides
and gutded missiles 1.7 02
Office computing and accou~ting machines 6.9 5 )
E!ecmc transmission and dismbunon eqmpment 2.8 55
Elecmcal indusma~ apparatus __ $.~ - 13 7
Electric lighting and wiring equipment 9t~. 9 2
Radio and television receiving equipment.
Communication equipment - ~ / i5..{.~ 69
and suppEies 4.1 3.7
Guided m~ssiles and space vehicles and parts 1.9 03
Miscellaneous ,'ransportation equipment 3.8 20
Engmee.qng, laboratory, sciennfic, and research
instruments and assoc:.ated equipment 3.3
"078
and supplies 5.1
Opthalrnic goods 0.9
Photographic equipment and supFiies 2.7
Watches, clocks, clockwork operated devices,
and parts 0.9
49
276
52
1.7
1.3
0.2
23 5.3 --
-- 1.I 2.9
12.6 6.3 5.8
2.3 I.i 2.9
2.9 8.4 7.2
5.1 13.7 4.3
2.9 4.2 --
13. I 8.4 14.5
194 7.4 18.8
3.4 6.3 11,6
2.3 4.2 2.9
5.7 3,2 2.9
18.3 I1.6 11.6
2.3 -- 2.9
4.6 13.7 5.8
Source: Derived from 1984 Directory ot Texas ,Manutact:trers i Austln: Bureau of Business Research, 1984).
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