Now I don't know what kind of commitment Albuquerque made to Intel to get it there in the first place, but El Paso needs to do more of the same thing. It's hard to attract companies, for instance in technology, until we have a trained and educated workforce. In addition, we need to support and grow our existing business structure, which in turn will grow our base. The Leadership Research Committee started by Woody Hunt is a good start. We're focusing on education and other issues.
Education is a huge part of the equation.
Also, the Chambers do a good job. More and more people need to get involved, and it shouldn't always be the same people. In some larger metropolitan cities it's much harder to get involved. Here, people will welcome you into the community unlike other cities. If you talk to someone who's lived other places, they'll tell you it's harder to get involved there.