Downtowns Blazar, William A. Satellite Cities.
Satellite cities are small rural cities with bright futures.
Each satellite city has a three-dimensional job base originating from natural resources, regional services and export services. Most owe their birth to one or both of the first two dimensions. Their strength, and in some cases, prosperity, comes from a mix of all three, but most noticeably for this article, export services. This article describes satellite cities, focusing on the features of their job base that make them different from and more successful than other rural cities. It also provides development strategies for export service businesses, a vital part of the three-dimensional job base that makes these cities successful.