If they move to an area like Austin or some of the other places where we're expanding, they might have an opportunity to live that American dream a little sooner in their lives.'' For the Villegases, the lure of the American dream came about the same time they were planning their early February wedding. George Villegas had been working for Trend Technologies Inc., a manufacturing company that builds internal casings for personal computers, in San Jose, managing accounts with Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard, Cisco Systems and others. Delia Villegas had been working as an accounts payable supervisor at Sanmina Electronics in San Jose. When the company approached him last fall about managing the account of Austin-based Dell, Villegas saw an opportunity and the future. New schools have opened in the area.
Shopping centers are in the works.
In 1999, only about 1 percent of the people moving into Austin came from San Jose, according to the chamber's 2000 State of the Regional Economy Report. And that's caused some concern. Average salaries, in contrast, reflect the higher-paid employees in the region. Locals are griping, she said. People who've lived here their whole lives can't buy a house because the high-tech workers are inflating the prices.