One of the ways for a city to be distinctive is to continue to add to a list of things that set one city apart from all the others. This is especially true for the four- and five-figure cities.
The 2000 census indicated there were more than 3,300 five-figure cities and over 10,500 four-figure cities.
Asheville, North Carolina, with a population of 68,889 has just added to its list of distinctives. No other city in the country will ever be able to say that it claims the location of the first U.S. golf course designed by Tiger Woods.
In the March 16, 2009 issue of Fortune, Jessica Shambora announces that Tiger’s first three design projects are in Dubai, Mexico and Asheville.
http://money.cnn.com/2009/03/04/magazines/fortune/shambora_tigerwoods.fortune/index.htm
It’s certainly not the only thing that differentiates Asheville, but with Tiger Woods they know they have someone who has proven ability to separate from the pack.
P.S. In the same pages Fortune lists another “Five New Courses to Watch.” Three are in the U.S. – Valentine, Nebraska (population 2,842), Owasso, Oklahoma (population 20,555), and Bandon, Oregon (population 2,819).
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment