What are some challenges unique to Dallas because of its geography?
Tare: Well, let’s put it this way; IKEA for example, loves cities that have ports and we have two, in fact. I think that some people see that we have other ways of moving things, not necessarily by boat. Transportation, getting different services is a huge thing; of course we are also on one of the biggest interstates in the country, I35, which goes all the way up to Canada; so, it’s a challenge to meet the demands of the volume of transportation that is coming through this area. The potential construction that seems to be going on, on the interstate is just incredible, and I think that speaks volumes about the need for extremely good roads and reliability to move volumes of goods. I don’t know if that says anything about a challenge; and then also water is a big challenge. Fiffick: There are a lot of lakes in the area. One of the interesting histories of Dallas is that in 1950’s, we actually ran out of water. There was a terrible drought, and the city officials said that it would neve
